Belarusian State University

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Belarusian State University Белару́скі Дзяржа́ўны Унівэрсытэ́т

Image:Logo of Beloruskii GU.jpg
Established	July 2, 1921
Type	Public
Rector	V. I. Strijov
Faculty	3,400
Students	16,700
Location	Minsk, Belarus
Campus	Urban
Website	www.bsu.by/

Belarusian State University (BSU) (Belarusian: Белару́скі Дзяржа́ўны Унівэрсытэ́т; Russian: Белору́сский Госуда́рственный Университе́т), Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921.

Major Belarusian university. In 2006 had 15 major departments, 5 R&D institutes, 24 Research Centres, 114 R&D laboratories. The University employs over 2,400 lecturers and 1,000 research fellows; 1,900 of these hold Ph.D. or Dr.Sc. degrees. There are 16,000 undergraduate students at the university, as well as over 700 Ph.D. students.

1 History
2 Faculties
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Rector's office

The government of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Belarus made the decision to establish a major university in Minsk on February 25, 1919. The university charter was drafted by professor Mitorfan Dovnar-Zapolsky and academic E.F. Karskiy. Also in February, the Presidium Central Committee of the Soviet of Belarus found the proposition “highly desirable”. However all work was halted when the Polish Army occupied the city in the summer of 1919. The university committee resumed its activities in July of 1920.

On July 2, 1921, the Ministry of Education approved the BSU Ruling Council, which included Vladimir Picheta, F.F. Turuk, V.M. Ignatovskiy, and M.Y. Frumkina. The fifth seat on the council was reserved far a representative of the student body. The ceremonial opening of BSU was held on October 30 of the same year and the classes started on November 1. Initially, 1390 started their studies at three departments the Workers' Department, the Medical Department and the Department of Social Studies.

A prominent Slavist historian Vladimir Picheta became a first University rector (from 1921 to 1929). The faculty was formed from the scholars of Moscow, Kazan and Kiev Universities. In 1925 the a prominet Slavist historian Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapolsky joined the University faculty.

The first graduation was held in 1925 and in 1927 the post-graduate school was opened. The student dorms were constructed by 1930.[1]