Number of foreign students in Belarus has increased threefold over 10 years

The number of foreign students in Belarus has increased by three times over the past ten years, Belarus deputy education minister Kazimir Farino told reporters. According to the official, from 1961 through 2007 over 53500 foreigners from over 100 countries have graduated from Belarusian universities. This academic year, over 7000 foreign students from over 70 countries are enrolled with Belarusian universities.

Belarusian universities maintain partnership relations with universities in 57 countries. Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Germany and China are the major partners of Belarusian university.

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