Minister of Education of Belarus A. Ivanets and Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia V. Falkov signed an intergovernmental agreement on the terms of operation of the Belarusian-Russian University. Today, the university is a large regional scientific and educational center that trains engineering personnel for the real sector of the economy. About 5.000 students study at the university in 28 Belarusian and 15 Russian educational programs. The agreement will become a new stage in the development of the Union State in the educational and scientific fields.