Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University (Belarusian: Полацкі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Ефрасінні Полацкай; Russian: Полоцкий государственный университет имени Евфросинии Полоцкой) is a
public university
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
in
Novopolotsk
Novopolotsk or Navapolatsk (, ; , ) is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus. Founded in 1958, it is located close to the city of Polotsk and the name literally means "New Polotsk". In 2008, its population was 107,458. As of 2025, it has a populatio ...
and
Polotsk
Polotsk () or Polatsk () is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2025, it has a pop ...
,
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
.
The university is named after Saint
Euphrosyne of Polotsk, the daughter of the prince of Polotsk.
History
In 1580, the Jesuit College was founded in Polotsk. On January 12, 1812, an ukase issued by
Tsar Alexander I of Russia reclassified the college as the Polotsk Jesuit Academy. The academy operated from 1812 to 1820 and was the first higher education institution in Belarus.
On July 14, 1968, the Novopolotsk branch of the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute (BPI) was established. It was renamed the Belarusian Technological Institute on February 10, 1969. Later, on January 1, 1974, it became the Novopolotsk Polytechnic Institute, named after the Leninist Young Communist League of Belarus. On September 14, 1993, the institute was reorganized as Polotsk State University.
Since 2005, the Faculty of History and Philology has been located in the former Jesuit College in
Polotsk
Polotsk () or Polatsk () is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2025, it has a pop ...
, followed by the Faculty of Information Technologies in 2008.
As of 2016, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Physical Training and Education have been based in Mezhdurechye.
Symbols
The university's seal features the original buildings of the
Jesuit College in Polotsk.
The university's anthem was written by Belarusian poet
Hienadz Buraukin
Hienadz Buraukin (, 28 August 1936 – 30 May 2014) was a Belarusian poet, journalist and diplomat.
Biography
He was born in the village Shuliacina in Vitebsk Region. In 1959, he graduated from the Belarusian State University.
During his ca ...
in 2003.
See also
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Education in Belarus
Education in Belarus is free at all levels except for higher education. The government ministry that oversees the running of the school systems is the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. Each of the regions inside Belarus has oversig ...
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Jesuit College in Polotsk
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List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have be ...
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List of universities in Belarus
External links
Official website
References
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Universities in Belarus
Educational institutions established in 1968
1968 establishments in Belarus