History
By 60 years in BSSR light industry widely developed. After the Great Patriotic War the new enterprises sewing, knitted, shoe and other industries have been restored and constructed. In republic there was a requirement for shots for light industry. Ministerial council BSSR from August, 14th, 1959 has confirmed the detailed design on building in Vitebsk of institute of technology of light industry.
The Vitebsk institute of technology of light industry has been opened on June, 25th, 1965 under the Decision of Ministerial council Belorussian the USSR for № 305 from June, 24th, 1965.
On June, 25th, 1965 by the first rector of institute has been appointed, Cand.Chem.Sci., senior lecturer Savitsky Stepan Evdokimovich working managing chair of chemistry at the Belorussian institute of a national economy. 23 years of knowledge, vital energy and experience he has devoted to institute.
Commissioning of the educational case, the first hostel, external communications and subsidiary premises has taken place on September, 1st, 1965.
The first set of students was carried out on five specialities on six chairs of institute. The plan of enrollment of students gradually increased, new chairs, offices, laboratories were created, new specialities opened, the material base replenished. In February, 1995 the institute has passed accreditation on the status of a higher educational institution of university type by the criteria confirmed by the Ministry of Education of Byelorussia, and since April, 20th, 1995 is transformed to Vitebsk state technological university.
Today university a Dr.Sci.Tech., the professor, the honored worker of formation of Belarus, the councilor of Republic of National meeting of Belarus heads Bashmetov Valery Stepanovich.
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