Belarus… If translated, the name means “White Russia, a tender and poetic name that befits this country in the best way. It is surprising that right here, in the very center of Europe time seems to have considerably slowed down its pace. People remain human and values stay eternal. Belarus is an island of calmness in the swirl of seeing time, a place of wise harmony of the body and soul.

Quiet, benevolent and very friendly city of Vitebsk gains your favour and attention from the very first sight. Vitebsk is one of the oldest and most ancient towns in Belarus; it stretches on both banks of the river Western Dina and has a very picturesque and glamorous site. Vitebsk today is a major industrial, scientific and cultural center of Belarus. It has a lot of colleges of different types, 4 of them are establishments of higher education.

Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University is one of the most distinguished higher medical educational establishments in the Republic of Belarus. The foundation history of Vitebsk State Medical Institute dates back to November, 1934. In the beginning of 1999 it was accredited to a University status. For the large merits in training of physicians for foreign Public Health services Vitebsk State Medical Institute was awarded with the Order of Peoples’ Friendship and nowadays still keeps leading position in medical education.

At present more than 7 thousand students are studying here. High standards of quality accepted at the university are confirmed by the Certificate of Conformity to Requirements ISO 9001. Vitebsk State Medical University is rated high in the world-rating systems, its Degrees are recognized by World Health Organization (WHO), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG, Philadelphia, US), Lithuanian Center for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (Lithuania), Ministry of Education and Higher Learning (Republic of Lebanon), Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS, Dallas, US), Medical Councils of India, Sri-Lanka, Ireland etc.

The teaching is supported with great pedagogical experience, highly-qualified research activity and academic means of training.

The training process meets high international standards, provides the combination of deep theoretical knowledge with fundamental practical training.

Degrees, awarded after graduation, are rated high in the world-rating systems and recognized by World Health Organization (WHO), Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG, Philadelphia, US), Lithuanian Center for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (Lithuania), Ministry of Education and Higher Learning (Republic of Lebanon), Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS, Dallas, US), Medical Councils of India, Sri-Lanka, Ireland etc.

The departments are equipped with modern automatic devices for training, sets of plastic models and phantoms, complex medical-diagnostic equipment.

Ration and 3-stage system of students’ knowledge assessment is practiced at the university:

computer testing

practical skill

interview

The university offers traditional European schedule of training:

lectures
seminars
laboratory and practical classes

The unique electronic library was founded in 2003. It is equipped with new computer equipment with high internet speed connections.

There is a perfect library at the University, available to all students and having a large number of books in Russian and foreign languages.

The majority of city clinics with necessary modern medical-diagnostic equipment are clinical bases of the University. The university has its own Clinic which offers a wide range of medical service.

There are 14 scientific-pedagogical schools in medical-biological, clinical, pharmaceutical disciplines. Students scientific society has rich traditions and wide experience in the field of young scientists preparation. The average age of persons working for doctor’s degree is 42, candidates of sciences – 27 years of old.

Cultural life in the University is multinational in character. The immense number of cultural festivals, celebrations and sport events take place all year long.