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Polotsk State University
Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University ( be, Полацкі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Ефрасінні Полацкай; russian: Полоцкий государственный университет имени Евфросинии Полоцкой) is a Belarusian public-owned university based in Novopolotsk and Polotsk. The official seal of the university portraits the buildings of Jesuit College in Polotsk, respectively, which gave rise to the university in 1581. The university bears the name of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, daughter of the Prince of Polotsk, the nun, abbess and educator, the first saint woman in the Belarusian lands. History The higher education in Polotsk has old traditions. In 1581 the Jesuit College was founded in Polotsk. On January 12, 1812 the College was reorganized into Polotsk Jesuit Academy according to the Ukaze of the Emperor of Russia Alexander I. The Academy was functioning during 1812-1820 and was the first h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Polytechnical Institute
Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) is the major technical university in Belarus. History * 1920 — establishment of ''Belarusian State Polytechnic Institute'' on the basis of a ''Minsk Polytechnic school''. * 1922 — reorganised in ''Belarusian State Institute of Agriculture''. * 1933 — ''Belarusian Polytechnic Institute'' after adjunction of Horki Institute of Land Amelioration and Minsk Institutions of Peat, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Food Industry. * 1991 — ''Belarusian State Polytechnic Academy''. * 1997 — granted a leading engineering educational institution status in Education in Belarus, Belarusian educational system. * 2002 — ''Belarusian National Technical University''. Faculties * Automotive and Tractor * Mining Engineering and Engineering Ecology * Mechanical Engineering * Mechanics and Technology * Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship * Power Engineering * Information Technologies and Robotics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |