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 ...

higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

establishments can be of the following types: *

academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

, conservatory — specialized universities; * classical

university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

; *

institute An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

; * higher

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary sc ...

. They can be either state-owned or privately owned (marked by an asterisk (*) before the institution name). In Belarus there are two leading establishments of higher education in the national education system: * Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus () —

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

Belarusian State University The Belarusian State University (BSU) (, ; ) is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It was founded on October 30, 1921. The university was ranked 387th in the world in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. History 1919–1949 On February 25, 1919, ...

() — Minsk

Classical universities

* Baranavichy State University (Баранавіцкі дзяржаўны універcітэт) *

(Беларускі дзяржаўны універcітэт) - Минск * Brest State University named after A.S. Pushkin (Брэсцкі дзяржаўны універсітэт імя А. С. Пушкіна) * Homiel State (Francysk Skaryna) University (Гомельскі дзяржаўны універсітэт імя Ф. Скарыны) * Hrodna State (Yanka Kupala) University (Гродзенскі дзяржаўны універсітэт імя Я. Купалы) *

Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University is a regional educational and scientific centre situated in Mogilev city, Belarus. Mogilev Republic A. Kuleshov University was founded in 1913. The first president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko was among ...

(Магілёўскі дзяржаўны універсітэт імя А. А. Куляшова) * Palessie State University (Палескі дзяржаўны універсітэт) —

Pinsk Pinsk (; , ; ; ; ) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is located in the historical region of Polesia, at the confluence of t ...

, Brest Voblast * Polotsk State University (Полацкі дзяржаўны універсітэт) —

Navapolatsk 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 population ...

, Vitsebsk Voblast * Vitsebsk State (P. M. Masherau) University (Віцебскі дзяржаўны універcітэт імя П. М. Машэрава)

Professional universities

Agricultural

* Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University (Беларускі дзяржаўны аграрны тэхнічны універсітэт) — Minsk * Grodno State Agrarian University (Гродзенскі дзяржаўны аграрны універсітэт)

Economic

* Belarusian State Economic University (Беларускі дзяржаўны эканамічны універсітэт) — Minsk * Minsk Innovation University (Мінскі інавацыйны ўніверсітэт) * Belarusian Trade-Economic University of Consumer Cooperation (Беларускі гандлёва-эканамічны універсітэт спажывецкай кааперацыі) — Нomiel

Medical

* Belarusian State Medical University (Беларускі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт) —

* Gomel State Medical University * Grodno State Medical University * Homiel State Medical University (Гомельскі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт) * Hrodna State Medical University (Гродзенскі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт) * Vitsebsk State Medical University (Віцебскі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт)

Pedagogic

* Belarusian State Pedagogic (Maxim Tank) University (Беларускі дзяржаўны педагагічны універсітэт імя Максіма Танка) — Minsk * Mаzyr State (I. Shamiakin) Pedagogic University (Мазырскі дзяржаўны педагагічны універсітэт імя І. Шамякіна) * Mogilev State A.Kuleshov University (Магілёўскі дзяржаўны універсітэт імя А. А. Куляшова)

Technical and technological (general)

Belarusian National Technical University Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) is a major technical university in Belarus. History * 1920 – establishment of ''Belarusian State Polytechnic Institute'' on the basis of a ''Minsk Polytechnic school''. * 1922 – reorganised ...

(Беларускі нацыянальны тэхнічны універсітэт) — Minsk * Belarusian State Technological University (Беларускі дзяржаўны тэхналагічны універсітэт) — Minsk * Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (Беларускі дзяржаўны універсітэт інфарматыкі і радыёэлектронікі) — Minsk *

Brest State Technical University Brest State Technical University s situated in Brest, Belarus. It began as Brest State Civil Engineering Institute on April 1, 1966, that was reorganized into Brest State Polytechnic Institute in 1989 and eventually into a university in 2000. H ...

(Брэсцкі дзяржаўны тэхнічны універсітэт) * Pavel Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel (Гомельскі дзяржаўны тэхнічны універсітэт імя П. В. Сухога) * Vitebsk State Technological University (Віцебскі дзяржаўны тэхнічны універсітэт)

Other

* Belarusian-Russian University (Беларуска-Расійскі універсітэт) — Mahilyow * Belarusian State Physical Culture University (Беларускі дзяржаўны універсітэт фізічнай культуры) — Minsk * Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (Беларускі дзяржаўны універсітэт культуры і мастацтваў) — Minsk *

Belarusian State University of Transport Belarusian State University of Transport (BelSUT; ) is a university and a non-profit public higher education institution in Gomel, Belarus. Founded in 1953, this institution has also branch campuses in Orsha and Brest, Belarus, Brest. Until 1993 ...

(Беларускі дзяржаўны універсітэт транспарту) — Homiel * International Sakharov Environmental University (Міжнародны дзяржаўны экалагічны універсітэт імя А. Д. Сахарава) — Minsk * Mahilyow State Food University (Магілёўскі дзяржаўны універсітэт прадуктаў харчавання) *

Minsk State Linguistic University Minsk State Linguistic University (MSLU; '', МДЛУ'') is a public university in Minsk, Belarus. It specializes in language education Language education refers to the processes and practices of teaching a second language, second or forei ...

(Мінскі дзяржаўны лінгвістычны універсітэт)

Professional academies

Armed forces

Military Academy of Belarus Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus (, ) is higher military educational institution in the national education system of the Republic of Belarus and the leading institution in the education system of training, retraining and advanced traini ...

(Ваенная акадэмія Рэспублікі Беларусь) — Minsk *

Ministry of the Interior Academy of the Republic of Belarus The Ministry of the Interior Academy of the Republic of Belarus (; ) is a Belarusian military institution located in Minsk, Belarus. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. History The Minsk High School of the Ministry of I ...

(Акадэмія Міністэрства ўнутраных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь) — Minsk *

Minsk Suvorov Military School The Minsk Suvorov Military School (MnSVU) is one of the Suvorov Military Schools in Belarus and in other former Soviet Republics for military cadets. The MnSVU is a state specialised educational institution that focuses on military subjects an ...

(Мінск Сувораўскае ваеннае вучылішча) - Minsk

Arts

Belarusian State Academy of Arts The Belarusian State Academy of Arts (; ) is a state-owned institution of higher education in Minsk, Belarus. The Belarusian State Academy of Arts has status as a leading institution of the national system of art and cultural education alongside ...

(Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія мастацтваў) — Minsk * Belarusian State Academy of Music (Беларуская дзяржаўная акадэмія музыкі) — Minsk * Novopolotsk State Musical College (Новополоцкий государственный музыкальный колледж) — Novopolotsk

Other

* Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (Беларуская дзяржаўная сельскагаспадарчая акадэмія) —

Horki Horki or Gorki (, ; ) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Horki District. In 2009, its population was 32,777. In 2024, it had a population of 28,961. As of 2025, it has a population of 28,626. Histo ...

, Mahilyow Voblast * Vitsebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine (Віцебская дзяржаўная акадэмія ветэрынарнай медыцыны)

Institutes

Economic

* Belarusian Commercial Institute of Management (Беларускі камерцыйны інстытут кіравання) — Minsk *

Institute of Entrepreneurial Activity An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

(Інстытут прадпрымальніцкай дзейнасці) — Minsk * Private Institute of Management and Business (Прыватны інстытут кіравання і прадпрымальніцтва) — Minsk * Institute of Palimentarism and Business (Інстытут парламентарызму і прадпрымальніцтва) — Minsk * Mahilyow Financial-Economic (V. P. Kavaliou) Institute (Магілёўскі фінансава-эканамічны інстытут імя В. П. Кавалёва)

Emergency control

* Emergency Control Ministry Homiel Engineering Institute of the Republic of Belarus (Гомельскі інжынерны інстытут Міністэрства па надзвычайных сітуацыях Рэспублікі Беларусь) * Emergency Control Ministry Military Engineering Institute of the Republic of Belarus (Камандна-інжынерны інстытут Міністэрства па надзвычайных сітуацыях Рэспублікі Беларусь) — Minsk

Social sciences

* Belarusian Institute of Law (Беларускі інстытут правазнаўства) — Minsk * Institute (A. M. Shyrokаu) of Modern Knowledge (Інстытут сучасных ведаў імя А. М. Шырокава) — Minsk * International Humanities and Economics Institute (Міжнародны гуманітарна-эканамічны інстытут) — Minsk * International Institute of Labour and Social Relations (Міжнародны інстытут працоўных і сацыяльных адносін) — Minsk * Private Women's Institute "Envila" (Жаночы інстытут "Энвіла") — Minsk

Higher colleges

* Higher State Communications College (Вышэйшы дзяржаўны каледж сувязі) — Minsk * Minsk State Higher College of Aviation (Мінскі дзяржаўны вышэйшы авіяцыйны каледж) * Minsk State Higher Radiotechnical College (Мінскі дзяржаўны вышэйшы радыётэхнічны каледж)

University in exile

European Humanities University European Humanities University ( (ЕГУ/EHU), (EHU), (ЕГУ/EGU)) is a private, non-profit liberal arts university founded in Minsk, Belarus, in 1992. Following its forced closure by the Belarusian authorities in 2004, EHU relocated to Viln ...

(Еўрапейскі гуманітарны універсітэт) —

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population w ...

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

, before 2004 - Minsk

Reference

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