Belarus is a small European country with Poland to the West Russia to the East and North, Ukraine to the South. Latvia to the North and Lithuania to the Northwest. Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until the split up in 1990 and it still has a mostly state run economy. The current Belarussian leadership appears to be committed to the old Communist, state run economic model. Belarussians are different from Russians; thinking that the two are the same would be the same mistake as thinking there’s no differences between Canadians and US citizens.
Belarussians to be wonderful hosts. This is something they appear to pride themselves on. The people are very friendly, and have many questions about the USA. Belarussians describe themselves as "tolerant" and appear to take a lot of pride in being accepting, laid back, and non-aggressive. As Eastern European countries go, Belarus has a very low crime rate.
Education is one of the main priorities of the national policy of the Republic of Belarus. The Republic of Belarus has an advanced system of education. The standard of literacy among adult population is 99.8%. The general basic, general secondary and professional education coverage of the working population is 98%. According to the standard of literacy among adult population and young people as well as to the number of students of the higher educational institutions, Belarus has proven to be up to standard of many developed countries of Europe and America.
Education in Belarus is free at all levels for Belarusian Citizens except higher education. The government ministry that oversees the running of the school systems is the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. The current structure of the educational system in Belarus was established by decree in 1994 act of the republic of Belarus. Belarus is a well-educated country, and there are many universities and colleges for post-secondary education in Belarus. There are medical schools with the world class facilities for medical practices. There are also technical and technological universities in the republic of Belarus, making it attractive to the outside world. In general, Belarusian schools are cheap and relatively affordable compared to other countries in Europe.
Documents Required at the Time of Applying to the Medical University/College
Documents Required at the Time of Applying for Study Visa of Belarus