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Grodno State Agrarian University


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Educational Establishment "Grodno State Agrarian University" is the largest educational and scientific center of the Western region of Belarus. It was founded in 1951. More than 26,000 specialists have already graduated from the University, and about 50,000 managers and experts of the agro-industrial sector got their professional development and fulfilled the retraining and qualification improvement courses here.

To come to the Republic of Belarus, foreign applicants have to get an invitation to study (for citizens with visa regime). To get an invitation to study, you have to provide documents as follows:

  1. Translation copies (in case the documents are not in Russian) of the documents with supplements of the studied subjects and the marks given (secondary education certificate/higher education diploma and its supplements)
  2. Passport copy valid for the time of studies with the translation into the Russian language (in case the document is not in Russian).

The Educational Institution "Grodno State Agrarian University" offers international students the training programs of pre-University preparation (Preparatory Department), principal (I stage of higher education, bachelor's degree), and postgraduate (Master and Ph.D. programs) education.

Foreigners residing in the Republic of Belarus must have a valid document for travel abroad (passport), migration card and other documents that prove that these foreigners reside (live) in the Republic of Belarus on legal grounds, and to present them at the request of officials of the bodies of internal affairs, state security and the border service of the Republic of Belarus.

At present, the University trains specialists at eight faculties and in 11 specialties of agricultural, engineering, technological, and economic profiles. Innovative methods and educational technologies (new information bases) are used here. Grodno State Agrarian University carries out several joint educational and research projects, thus providing the University scientists, teachers, and students with a unique opportunity to experience and scientific information exchange. The geography of the partner universities and research centers is quite extensive. We cooperate with agro-industrial and educational institutions of England, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Switzerland, etc.

More than 340 teachers work at the 32 university chairs. Over 50% of the academic staff has scientific degrees of Candidate of sciences or Doctor of sciences. About 8000 young people study at Grodno State Agrarian University today. The University created excellent conditions for continuous and second higher education. The Agrarian University trains academic personnel of high qualification. We offer magistracy, postgraduate and doctoral studies. The Dissertation Defense Council works successfully here.

There are six educational buildings, seven hostels, a canteen, a stadium rest center, a library, a museum and a sports club at the University. The students take an active part in the circles of amateur art activities, in various festivals.

There is publishing - polygraphed department, were textbooks, methodical and training appliances, working exercise books are published. The students of senior courses do practical work on the Republic of Belarus' best farms and in 8 European countries.

The students have got favorable conditions for sports skills at the University. During studies, 43 students have performed the standard of "Master of Sport of the USSR", five students - "Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus". Among graduates are champions of the world, the Europe of the USSR and the Republic of Belarus. The newspaper headed "The Uniagro" is published monthly at the University.

The educational institution, "Grodno State Agrarian University," provides all international students places in hostels.GSAU has seven student hostels at disposal. International students, studying at the Preparatory Department, live in the hostel №7. Every faculty has its hostel attached. All the necessary conditions for a comfortable stay are created: equipped kitchens, showers, restrooms, and self-studies. The cost of living in the hostels is $450 for one academic year (on 08.07.2015). International students may wish to rent a private apartment. The minimum cost of renting an apartment in Grodno is $200 a month.

The primary purpose of the ideological and educational work is to bring up young people the fundamental values, ideas, beliefs, reflecting the essence of the Belarusian statehood and promoting active, civic, and personal positions during the educational process.

Since 1995 at the head of the University is its graduating student, an Associate Member of National Academy of Sciences, a Doctor of agricultural sciences, Professor Pestis Vitold Kazimirovitch. On November 21, 2001, he was awarded the rank of a "Honored worker of education of the Republic of Belarus".

The priority direction of the present-day educational work of the University is to develop civic maturity, social optimism, careful and objective reality accession in students, enabling every young person to feel social, morally, politically, and legally protected. Grodno State Agrarian University teaches its students to act consciously and actively, perform their civic duties, the duty to the state, society, and people to honor and respect the Republic of Belarus's law.


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