In Belarus foreign educational certificates are recognized by the Foreign Credentials Assessment Department (Belarus ENIC) at the National Institute for Higher Education.
Moskovskaya Street 15, office 120
220007, Minsk, Belarus
Phone: +375 17 228 13 13
Fax: +375 17 222 83 15
E-mail: enicbelarus@nihe.by
Web Site: //www.nihe.bsu.by
Contact person: Ms. Maryna Shalupenka, Acting Head of Department.
Steps to be taken to apply for Certificate of Equivalence:
1. Make a copy of your passport and its notarized translation into Russian.
2. Fill in the application form (to be taken at the International students office).
3. Certify educational documents (the original and one copy):
– in the Ministry of Education of your home country;
-in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your home country;
-in the Embassy of your home country.
4. Make a notarized translation into Russian of your legalized educational documents;
– in the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (K. Marksa str., 37a).
5. Pay assessment fee (2.45 BYR), keep the bank receipt.
6. Make two photos (sized 3×4 cm);
7. Take all the documents obtained during the steps 1 to 6 and apply for your documents assessment at the Foreign Credentials Assessment Department, the National Institute for Higher Education.
OFFICIAL NAME is Republic of Belarus
PRESIDENT is Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko
CAPITAL is Minsk – 1 million 982.4 thousand people
State flag of the Republic of Belarus
State emblem of the Republic of Belarus
State languages
belarusian, russian
The territory of coutry is 207,6 thousand sq. km
Population is 9 349 645 peoples (as of January 1, 2021)
National currency
belarusian ruble (Br)
Climate of Belarus
temperate continental with frequent Atlantic cyclones. Winters are mild with prolonged thaws, and summers are moderately warm.
The average temperature varies depending on the regions of Belarus. In July, the average temperature ranges from +17 C in the north to +18.5 C in the south.
The average temperature in January ranges from -4.5 C in the southwest to -8 C in the northeast. In some regions of Belarus, the temperature remains below zero for more than a third of the year.
Emergency phone numbers
101 – Ministry of Emergency Situations
102 – Police
103 – emergency medical service
104 – Gas emergency service
105 – Reference railway station
106 – Air transport background
A significant part of the national Belarusian cuisine is dishes made from grated potatoes: potato pancakes, dumplings, sorcerers, potato casseroles.
Among the widespread meat dishes, bigos (stewed cabbage with meat), zrazy, machanka with pancakes are popular.
Among pastries, pancakes, gingerbread, pancakes are popular.
Belarusian kvass and berry fruit drinks are popular among drinks.
