Belarus is hosting more than 30,000 international students

More than 30,000 foreign nationals are currently studying at Belarusian universities, Head of the Professional Education Directorate at the Education Ministry of Belarus Sergei Pishchov said in a new episode of the BelTA Nation Speaks project.

Amendments to the Education Code, set to take effect on 1 September this year, will introduce grants for foreign citizens and stateless persons. “Grants have previously been available at higher education institutions and colleges. The new provision allows for grants to be awarded for preparatory education programmes, specifically, for studying Russian as a foreign language to enable future admission to a chosen university, including an additional preparatory year,” Sergei Pishchov explained.

The list of countries sending applicants to Belarus is expanding, with a growing number of students coming from Africa and Asia.
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