{"id":144694,"date":"2025-06-30T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144694\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-universities-to-offer-1000-tuition-free-places-for-russians-this-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144694\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian universities to offer 1,000 tuition-free places for Russians this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarusian universities will offer 1,000 tuition-free places this year for Russian applicants who have passed Russia\u2019s standardized test, Education Minister Andrej Ivaniec said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made the announcement after today\u2019s meeting between Belarusian Prime Minister Alaksandar Tur\u010dyn and Russian Science Minister Valeriy Falkov, the cabinet\u2019s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ivaniec, \u201cquite a broad spectrum of universities, more than 30\u201d is available for Russian applicants. In addition, Russians can also enroll on an equal footing with Belarusians if they pass Belarus\u2019 standardized test, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Belarus also allocated 1,000 tuition-free places for Russian applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 2,000 Russians studied at Belarusian universities this year, while about 13,000 Belarusians studied in Russia, according to statements by officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shkola_sb.by_-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shkola_sb.by_-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shkola_sb.by_-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shkola_sb.by_-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shkola_sb.by_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shkola_sb.by_.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> The Viewer<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">The Viewer<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 education in crisis: isolation, repression, Russian influence<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Belarus&#039; education system is currently experiencing perhaps the most challenging period in its history. 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