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MINSK, 1 September (BelTA) – Belarusian education should anticipate the needs of the economy, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he visited the Minsk State Auto-Mechanical College named after academician M.S. Vysotsky on 1 September, BelTA informs.

“I have already spoken about it at the recent Nationwide Council on Teaching and will reiterate: education should anticipate the needs of the economy. We should train in-demand specialists. Our country can be a success in terms of tough competition only if it uses all intellectual resources to develop high-tech, science-intensive, and innovative branches,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

According to the president, it is vitally important to train highly-qualified specialists for such industries as construction, processing industry, and mechanical engineering. “These are promising industries, and we will develop them. It means that you will be in demand. We do not need manpower, we need skilled workers who will do their best to make components, units, mechanisms – competitive products of tomorrow,” the head of state said.

Alexander Lukashenko added that he had recently seen a new Polesye harvester. “This is good equipment, it is as good as foreign analogues. But we do not want these machines to be as good as foreign ones, we want them to be better than foreign equipment. We want a super harvester! And an ultra-modern super truck, a tractor, an electric car. Our designers have good ideas, and skilled and devoted people are needed to bring them to life,” he said.

Vocational training plays a leading role in the training of such specialists. “We view it as a school of formation of a professional, a citizen, a patriot. Working people cherish the achievements of their colleagues, enterprises, the entire country more than anybody else. They value peace and accord because working people are not criminals, they need peace and accord for work. Every day they use their best skills and talent to create the national wealth. I am convinced that your abilities, diligence and perseverance will be focused on creation,” the president said.

The main objectives for teachers are to train good specialists, to bring up a harmonious personally, a true working man, the head of state stressed. “This is a noble mission, hard work, and big responsibility at the same time. By teaching youth, you are laying the foundations of the future of our country. The best praise for teachers is the success of their students. I am convinced that your experience, enthusiasm, and zeal for self-improvement will be a good example for the younger generation,” Alexander Lukashenko concluded.

The president wished the students of the college a productive and eventful academic year. He also wished its teachers to have more reasons to be proud of the achievements of their students.