Pre-higher Education System
Duration of compulsory
education
Age of entry: 6
Age of exit: 15
Structure of school
system
Type/level of education:
Primary
Type of school:
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Length of program (years): 4
Age level:
from 6 to 10
Type/level of education:
Basic or General Basic
Type of school:
BASIC SECONDARY SCHOOL
Length of program (years): 5
Age level:
from 10 to 15
Certificate awarded:
SVIDETEL'STVO O BAZOVOM OBRAZOVANIII (CERTIFICATE
OF BASIC EDUCATION)
Type/level of education:
Secondary
Type of school:
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Length of program (years): 3
Age level:
from 15 to 18
Certificate awarded:
ATTESTAT O SREDNEM OBRAZOVANII (CERTIFICATE OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION)
Type/level of education:
Vocational
Type of school:
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Length of program (years): 3
Age level:
from 15 to 18
Certificate awarded:
DIPLOMA OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Type/level of education:
Specialized Secondary
Type of school:
SPECIALIZED SECONDARY SCHOOL
Length of program (years): 4
Age level:
from 15 to 19
Certificate awarded:
DIPLOM O SREDNEM SPETSIALNOM OBRAZOVANII (DIPLOMA
OF SPECIALIZED SECONDARY EDUCATION)
Description of secondary
school system
The secondary school system consists of general secondary
education and vocational education. General education has three stages
: primary, basic and secondary. Stages of primary and basic school education
are compulsory. General secondary education is provided by secondary schools,
grammar schools, lyceums and vocational schools. Vocational schools provide
secondary education in parallel with job training. General secondary study
programmes lead to the Certificate of Secondary Education (School Leaving
Certificate). Specialized secondary education takes place in 3-4 years
in a broad network of specialized secondary institutions (technical schools,
higher vocational school). A Diploma of Specialized Secondary Education
in awarded at the end.
Higher Education System
Structure of system
At present, there are 38 state higher education institutions
including 15 universities, 8 academies, 12 institutes, 2 higher colleges,
1 higher school. Four universities offer a traditional
range of subjects. More specialized universities and other higher education
institutions provide training in technology (11), education and teacher-training
(5), medicine (4), agriculture and veterinary medicine (4), arts and music
(3), sports (1), foreign languages (1) and economics (2). There are three
military and militia higher education institutions. Besides the state higher
education system, a sector of private higher education institutions has
been active since 1991. At present, the reform of the higher education
system is being carried out. The reform includes: a gradual transition
to a two-level higher education system, a review of the register of
specialities and a greater autonomy for higher education
institutions.
Main types of higher
education institutions in country
Type of institution:
UNIVERSITY
Type of institution:
ACADEMY
Type of institution:
INSTITUTE
Type of institution:
HIGHER COLLEGE
Type of institution:
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Main laws/decrees governing
higher education
Name of law/decree: Law
on Education in the Republic of Belarus.
Date:
22 October, 1991
Institution type: All
higher education institutions.
Name of law/decree: Regulation
on Certification and Accreditation of Educational Institutions.
Date:
7 February, 1994
Institution type: All
education instutions
Name of law/decree: Regulation
on the Multi-level System of Belarus' Higher Education System
Date:
4 August, 1994
Administrative structure
of higher education
Name of body: Ministry of
Education of the Republic of Belarus
Role:
Provides state education policy, controls quality of education, finances
educational establishments.
Address:
Street: Sovietskaya 9
City: Minsk
Postal code: 220010
Telephone: 375-17-2274736
Fax: 375-17-2208057
E-Mail: root@minedu.minsk.by
Name of body: National
Institute of Higher Education
Role:
Responsible for educational research & information on higher education,
the Institute also provides training
courses to new rectors, deans
& department heads.
Address:
Street: Moskovskaya 15
City: Minsk
Postal code: 220001
Telephone: 375-172-22815
Fax: 375-172-228315
E-Mail: root@study.minsk.by
Academic year
Classes start:
September
Classes end:
July
Long vacation:
from 0 July, to 0 August
Languages of instruction
Byelorussian, Russian
Stages
and Organization of Higher Education Studies
Higher
vocational/technical studies
In Belarus, specialized vocational education is not part
of the higher education system. It belongs to the secondary education sector.
Date:
1996/1997
Source:
National Institute of Higher Education, Minsk, 1997
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