On April 16, 2025, a meeting with representatives of the public association BRYU, one of the key organizations implementing the state youth policy in the country, was held at the UIIP NAS of Belarus. The first secretary of the Pervomaisky District Committee of the BRYU of Minsk, Aleksey Andreevich Pikus, told the youth and employees of the institute about the goals, objectives and areas of activity of the BRYU. As part of the meeting, young scientists were shown a film about the 17th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition - an inspiring example of scientific initiative and true patriotism.