Address: 33 Moskovsky Avenue,
Vitebsk, 210038, The Republic of Belarus
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Phone: +375 212 37 99 16
+375 33 317 95 10
Fax: +375 212 37 99 16

The Faculty of Foreign Citizens training has a department of Russian as a foreign language. There are 8 teachers at the department, 4 of them have a PhD in Philology.

Dean of the Faculty: Valery Yanch, PhD, Associate Professor.

The Faculty of Foreign Citizens training was established in 2011. Currently, the faculty is the main link in providing training for highly qualified specialists from among foreign citizens at Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov in the following areas:

– pre-university training of foreign citizens;

– training of foreign citizens in educational programs of general higher education;

– training of foreign citizens in educational programs of advanced higher education in Russian, English, using ICT;

– training of foreign students according to educational programs agreed with foreign partner universities;

– distance learning according to the programs of the preparatory department;

– short-term Russian language courses;

– correctional and individual courses in specialized subjects for students of Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, as well as for students of other educational institutions in Vitebsk.

In addition to organizing the educational process, the faculty provides support to foreign citizens on medical care, social and psychological adaptation, accommodation and cultural and leisure activities.

Since September 2012, the Faculty of Foreign Citizens training has been involved in the implementation of a project to teach refugees and asylum seekers the Russian language. Teachers of the Department of Russian as a foreign language conduct classes for internally displaced persons.

 

Educational programs of general higher education

Specialties:

(training in Russian)

Cybersecurity. Qualification: Specialist in cybersecurity Information Systems and Technologies. Qualification: Software Engineer

Applied Computer science. Qualification: Computer scientist. Programmer

Software engineering. Qualification: Software Engineer

Physic and mathematics education (mathematics and computer science). Qualification: Teacher

Physics and mathematics education (mathematics and physics). Qualification: Teacher

Information resource management. Qualification: Information Systems Manager. Economist

Design (of the object-spatial environment). Qualification: Designer

Art education. Specialization: "Fine arts and computer graphics"; "Fine arts, drawing and labor training". Qualification: Teacher-artist. Teacher.

Decorative and applied art. Qualification: Artist. Teacher.

Natural science education (Biology and Chemistry). Qualification: Teacher

Ecology. Qualification: Ecologist. Teacher

Microbiology. Qualification: Microbiologist

Law studies. Qualification: Lawyer

International law. Qualification: Lawyer

Education in the field of physical culture. Qualification: Teacher

Coaching (with indication of the type of sport). Qualification: Coach. Teacher

Romano-Germanic philology. Qualification: Philologist-translator. Teacher

Linguistic support of intercultural communication. Qualification: Specialist in intercultural communication. Translator-referent

Russian philology. Qualification: Philologist. Teacher

Historical education. Qualification: Teacher

Psychology. Qualification: Psychologist. Teacher

Socio-pedagogical and psychological education. Qualification: Social pedagogue. Educational psychologist

Primary education. Qualification: Teacher

Pre-school education. Qualification: Teacher

Special and inclusive education. Qualification: Special Teacher        

Musical education. Qualification: Teacher-musician. Teacher

Education in English

International law. Qualification: Lawyer

Applied Computer science. Qualification: Computer scientist. Programmer

Information resource management. Qualification: Information Systems Manager. Economist

Linguistic support of intercultural communication. Qualification: Specialist in intercultural communication. Translator-referent

Educational programs of advanced higher education

Specialties:

Education in Russian

Scientific and pedagogical activity

Pre-school education

Primary education

Natural science education

Physics and mathematics education

Technological education

Art and aesthetic education. Specialization "Musical art"; "Fine arts"

Educational management

Design

Art history

Art management

History

Linguistics. Specialization: Belarusian linguistics; Russian linguistics; Foreign language

Psychology

Literary criticism

Business administration

Jurisprudence. Specialization: Legal regulation of foreign economic activity; Judicial, prosecutorial and investigative activities; Business law

Biology

Ecology

Geography

Physics

Mathematics and Computer Science

Computer Science and Programming technologies

Physical education and sports

Education in English:

Primary education

Physics and mathematics education

Artistic and aesthetic education (specialization "Musical art")

Artistic and aesthetic education (specialization "Fine Arts")

Educational management

Design

Art history

Psychology

Jurisprudence

Physical education and sports

 

International cooperation: Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov implements over 100 bilateral cooperation agreements with foreign educational institutions and scientific organizations of 22 countries. Within the framework of the agreements, joint implementation of scientific and educational projects, preparation of publications, participation in conferences, summer and winter schools, internships, language courses, training of specialists and highly qualified scientific personnel are carried out.

Successful examples of interuniversity cooperation:

Republican State Enterprise on the right of economic management "Pavlodar State Pedagogical University" of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan);

Hohhot Professional Institute (PRC);

Guizhou Pedagogical University (China);

Anshan Pedagogical University (China);

Berdakh Karakalpak State University (Uzbekistan);

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Pskov State University" (Russian Federation);

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Omsk State University named after F.M. Dostoevsky" (Russian Federation);

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Yaroslav the Wise Novgorod State University" (Russian Federation)

The State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education of the Leningrad Region "Leningrad State University named after A.S.Pushkin" (Russian Federation);

Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Siberian Federal University" (Russian Federation);

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Smolensk State University" (Russian Federation);

State budgetary institution of additional professional education "St. Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education" (Russian Federation).

VSU named after P.M. Masherov is a multinational university and develops the export of educational services. Foreign citizens from such countries as Bangladesh, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, India, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Kazakhstan, China, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Maldives, Morocco, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Sudan, USA study at various educational programs Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka.

Graduates: Zhao Siyuan - Manager of Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited (China, Shenzhen); Fung Chi - Head of the International Department of the Hohhot Professional Institute (China, Hohhot); Metyakubov Ulugbek - Coordinator of operational management in the Maintenance Department of the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan, Ashgabat); Mammadov Mammad - employee of the Ministry the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.