Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University

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Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University (BSATU) is a rapidly growing multi-disciplinary teaching and research center of the Republic of Belarus, which trains highly qualified specialists.
The structure of the University includes the University Administration, eight faculties, 42 chairs, 27 departments, and services. The University has the Republican educational and industrial center of practical training of innovations and development of new machinery complexes. The Republican educational, scientific, and industrial association "Agroengineer" was founded in BSATU in 2007. It comprises 14 agrarian colleges. More than 15000 students are taught there, and 500-600 of them enter the University annually according to the continuous integrated professional education system. The scientific and research Institute of mechanization and electrification of agriculture and the professional development and retraining Institute of agribusiness specialists affiliate with the University.
The Educational Institution «Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University (BSATU) » invites everyone to get a good education. The admission of international students coming to the Republic of Belarus on the legal basis and having the necessary level of the previous education is carried out following the international treaties of the Republic of Belarus, as well as based on the contracts concluded by BSATU with foreign citizens or their representatives (organizations).
Persons who have general secondary education or vocational education, or vocational secondary education proved by corresponding education certificate can enter BSATU. The admission of foreign citizens having the necessary level of the previous education is carried out on the terms of payment following the contract concluded by BSATU with foreign citizens.
Foreign citizens who do not speak Russian will be enrolled in the preparatory department to study the Russian language and the main subjects of the chosen specialty.Foreign citizens enter BSATU on the results of final testing after completing the preparatory department. Those who have not got a certificate of the completion of the preparatory department enter the University on the interview results that evaluate whether the level of the Russian language knowledge is sufficient to study at the University.
Identification documents (passport), appropriate visa, and compulsory medical insurance, completed following the Republic of Belarus legislation, are necessary for admission of foreign citizens and stateless persons to study at the University. Citizens of Russia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic are provided with the additional opportunity to enter higher educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus based on payment as provided for foreign citizens.
Entrance examinations for foreign citizens are held in the form of an interview concerning level knowledge of the Russian language in which the University provides training. If a foreign citizen passes the interview successfully, he becomes a first-year student of the University by the Admission Committee's decision. A contract is concluded with the international student. According to this contract, the Rector issues the order about student's admission.
In case of insufficient knowledge of the Russian language or specialized subjects, the applicant can be trained at the preparatory department with two directions: technical and economic. After completing the curriculum and passing exams, the student is issued the certificate of the completion of the preparatory department. The student is enrolled in the primary faculty of the chosen specialty of BSATU or can continue his study at any university of the Republic of Belarus or Commonwealth of Independent States. The training at the preparatory department takes one year. The students learn the Russian language and other subjects depending on the specialty they are going to obtain.
Professional development and retraining institute of agribusiness specialists is a multifunctional university subdivision that provides professional development of agribusiness specialists throughout their labor activity according to agribusiness labor market demands and raises the professional competence of the managerial staff and specialists in three educational programs of professional development. More than 3000 learners improve their professional skills annually.
Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University (the original name is Belarusian Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture) was founded in October 1954. It started training specialists on "Mechanization of Agriculture" and "Electrification of Agriculture." Two hundred students (150 people to study the Mechanization of Agriculture and 50 people to study Electrification of Farm Production Processes) were admitted in 1954.
During the following period, the Institute was developing and growing, and in 1992 it became Belarusian Agrarian Technical University. Since 2000, the University has been officially named Educational Institution "Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University" (BSATU) by the approval of the Minsk Executive Committee. For success in the training of specialists for the republic's agriculture, the University has been awarded the Diploma of Honour of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the Diploma of Honour of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the Diploma of Honour of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
In 2010 the University was the first among agricultural higher educational establishments of Belarus to receive a Certificate of Conformity of the Quality Management System BSATU that meets the requirements of ISO 9001-2009. In 2013 the University was awarded the Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for achievements in the field of quality in 2012.

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