engineering study

Study system and university fees

Belarusian universities are among the most prestigious universities in the world. All Belarusian universities and institutes are affiliated with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, and they have a registration with UNESCO to recognize academic qualifications.

Study system in Belarus:


The school year begins on 1/9 September every year and ends on 30/6 June.


The academic year is divided into two semesters.


The summer vacation is for two months, from July 1-7 – August 31, every year.


The winter vacation lasts for one month, from January 15 to February 15.

Study levels in Belarus and the duration of study are:

1. Bachelor’s degree: four or five years + an additional year, language preparatory.


2. Master’s degree: one or two years, depending on the specialization + an additional year, language preparatory.


3. Doctorate: three or four years, depending on the specialization + an additional year of preparatory language.

Student admission system:


Conditions for admission to study in educational institutions in the Republic of Belarus:


1- The student must have a general secondary education certificate or its equivalent in the Republic of Belarus.


2- Payment of tuition fees according to specialization.


3- A student wishing to study in Belarus must study a preparatory year, which is an academic year in which the student studies the Russian language and some introductory materials for the specialization he wishes to study.

The cost of the preparatory year is 1800$ – 2600$, depending on the specialization.

Belarusian National Technical University is the pioneer of engineering education in the Republic of Belarus!

The history of BNTU began in 1920, when the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute was founded. The university has graduated more than 200 thousand specialists and is rightfully one of the largest and oldest in Belarus. Today it is the only university in the country with national university status.

We can say with complete confidence that the majority of Belarusian products – residential complexes, bridges, roads, power plants, subways, cars – are built and produced with the participation of BNTU graduates.

Today, BNTU is a real student city within the capital, with more than 30,000 students receiving education every day, covering almost all possible technical areas. The educational process at BNTU operates within the framework of the “University 3.0” model, which represents a close link between education, science and innovative entrepreneurship.

The geography of international cooperation includes more than 30 countries of the world – Russia, China, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Peru, England, Lithuania, Latvia, etc. BNTU owns the world’s first Confucius Institute of Science and Technology.