The Belarusian Agricultural Academy

The Belarusian Agricultural Academy is one of the oldest higher agri­cultural establishments in the Republic of Belarus.

About 1000 freshmen are enrolled every year in nine faculties: agron­omy department, agricultural ecological department, zoo-engineering de­partment, land use planning department, farm mechanization department, hydro melioration and construction faculty, economics department and business and law, bookkeeping department. Foreign students make up about 2-3 per cent of the total, The Academy occupies sixteen study buildings. Numerous tutorial rooms, lecture halls, an assembly hall, laboratories, a polyclinic. a hospital, a well-stocked library with a reading hall, a canteen are at students disposal. There is also a computer cen­tre.

Teaching is maintained at a very high level. More than ten thousand students study at the Academy. A lot of students get scholarships, many of them are provided with hostel accommodation. There is an extra-mural department at the Academy too.

The Academic year is divided into 2 terms: winter and summer. Termi­nal examinations are held in January and June. Final exams are held at the end of the course of studies. The period of study at the Academy lasts from 4 to 5 years. According to the Academic curriculum the 5-year period is divided into: 1) two years of general study when students are taught different subjects of general nature; 2) three years of professional training when students learn special subjects, quite necessary for the given profession. The Academy provides students, future specialists with a high standard of theoretical and practical knowledge. They acquire fundamental knowl­edge in social science and special subjects. But students not only study well, they rest merrily as well. They pay much attention to sports. There is a sports complex with a whiter swimming pool and a stadium. The Academy has a good deal of contacts with foreign educational es­tablishments and it also co-operates with research institutes abroad.

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