The Belarusian State University — the largest educational, scientific and cultural center in the Republic of Belarus — was founded on October 30, 1921. On November 1st 1390 students began attending

The Belarusian State University — the largest educational, scientific and cultural center in the Republic of Belarus — was founded on October 30, 1921. On November 1st 1390 students began attending regular classes at its three faculties: workers', medicine and social sciences. At that time the teaching staff consisted of 49 persons including 14 professors and 25 associate professors.

Such prominent scholars as professor M. N. Pokrovsky, professor V. P. Volgin, academicians E. F. Karsky, K. A. Timiryazev, D. N. Pryanishnikov and others were among the founders of the first Belarusian University.

Considerable contribution to the establishment of the University shaping its traditions was made by the first Rector of the University academician Vladimir Ivanovich Picheta.

The war did great damage to the University. The University campus was destroyed almost completely, the archives, library funds, laboratories and study-rooms were plundered. But despite the ravages of the war regular classes at its six faculties began at the station of Skhodnya near Moscow right in October, 1943. After the liberation of the capital of the Belarus in August 1944 the University reopened in Minsk.

The pre-war education and material base of the University had been restored by the end of 1950. By that time University had enrolled more than 2000 by that time. A new period in history of the Belarusian State University began, the period of its rapid development, creative teaching and scholarly research.

The Belarusian State University deservedly occupies a honorable place among the leading universities of the country. Its international prestige considerably increases, scientists and professors actively participated in international scientific symposiums and conferences, in sessions of the UN General Assembly and UNESCO. The real proud of the University is the fact that two of its professors — U. M. Pertsev and F. P. Shmygov signed the UN Charter. The Belarusian State University became one of the first members of the International University Association.

The order of the Red Banner of Labor awarded to the University on January 7, 1967 was the evidence of the achievements of the University in development of science, education and culture and training highly qualified specialists or leading branches of national economy. In 90s the Belarusian State University was the largest scientific and educational center not only with impressive achievements, traditions of its own, but also with a number of problems caused by serious contradiction in the development of society.

Today the University comprises 125 departments, three museums, 51 research laboratories, three Scientific Research Institutes and two Refresher Faculties for school and University teachers.

There are 19 faculties at the University Physics Mechanics and Mathematics Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. Radiophysics and I Electronics. Chemistry Biology Geography. History lave Philology. Journal ism Philosophy and Economy. International Relations in extra-mural faculty and others.

I here are post-graduate courses at the University Specialists in 83 specializations are trained here. The University students do not only study but carry out various research work, take pari in educational and scientific expeditions I hey make reports on carious problems of modern science at symposia and conferences.

The students are provided with everything necessary - for their studies. The University has an excellent library which is one of the oldest in the Republic.

Great-attention is paid to physical training and sport. The students regularly do sports at the University sport clubs.

I here are 147 amateur societies at the University where more than 4 thousand students can develop their gifts and talents. The People's choir, the People's dancing ensemble, the People's orchestra of folk instruments and an amateur students theatre are very popular with spectators. They perform not only in cities and villages of our country but in Poland.,Bulgaria.,Austria, Angola, Australia, New Zealand and others.

Much attention is paid to the living conditions and the way students spend their spare time. They live in comfortable halls of residence. Many students receive treatment at the University rest-homes.

A lot ot the University graduates have become state and public figures, prominent scientists, teachers

and writers.

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