Study in Belarus

Belarusian education practices coupled with comprehensive development, modern approaches and attractive tuition prices contribute to the popularity of Belarusian education among foreigners.

Regular surveys reveal that foreigners are also attracted by a high level of security in the country, friendliness of Belarusians, and a possibility to work in their specialty areas while studying.

The majority of foreign students are nationals of China, Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka, Russia, India, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Nigeria, Kazakhstan.

One of the main objectives of the Education Ministry is the expansion of the legal framework of international cooperation.

In 2019, the Education Ministry signed international agreements with China, Turkey, Syria, the UAE, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Serbia; an interdepartmental program to develop cooperation in higher education in 2019-2021 with Cuba. International agreements with Brazil and Moldova entered into force. Educational institutions concluded 628 direct agreements with universities and colleges of 44 countries.

Belarusian educational institutions joined efforts with foreign partners to set up joint educational facilities and develop joint programs. In 2019, two joint university departments were established in Uzbekistan, one department in Tajikistan; the Center of Belarusian Education was opened in Syria.

New academic programs in the English language also help promote Belarusian educational services on the international market.

The inclusion of Belarusian universities in international educational rankings enhances their competitiveness and recognition in the international educational space making studies in Belarus more attractive.

The authorities are doing their best to raise the competitiveness of the national education system and improve positions of Belarusian universities in international rankings.

As of 1 July 2024, Belarusian State University held the 1,161^st position in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities featuring the world’s top 5,000 universities (an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain). Belarusian State Medical University was ranked 3,270^th, Yanka Kupala Grodno State University – 3,465^th, Francysk Skaryna Gomel State University – 3,481^st, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics – 3,928^th, Belarusian National Technical University – 4,301^st, Belarusian State Technological University – 4,835^th, Pyotr Masherov Vitebsk State University – 5,004^th, Vitebsk State Medical University – 5,190^th, Grodno State Medical University – 5,205^th.

The QS World University Rankings of the British company Quacquarelli Symonds featured Belarusian State University (387^th position) and Belarusian National Technical University (position 801^st – 850^th), Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (position 1,201^st – 1,400^th).