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Online preparatory training courses in English or Russian for foreign citizens

Distance is not a barrier.

Prepare for admission to the university without leaving your country.

Choose training at the remote preparatory department of VSMU right now to become a student at VSMU or another university of the Republic of Belarus in a while.

Take 3 steps to start training at the preparatory department (PD).

1^st step. Write an application, attach all necessary documents (link), send them to our email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , get confirmation from the university. The deadline for submitting documents is up to September 30, 2020.

2^nd step. Sign an official contract with the university.

3^rd step. Pay for training.

Study only those subjects and in the amount necessary for admission.

The training course includes major subjects (chemistry, biology) and the language of study (Russian, English) in the amount sufficient to study at the university. The training period on PD from September/October 2020 till May 2021.

Join the class without leaving home.

Training is provided by highly qualified teachers of VSMU in the form of online classes.

Get a state-recognized certificate on the PD completion.

Students who have mastered the PD program and successfully passed the final exams receive a state-recognized certificate that allows them to enter any specialized university of the Republic of Belarus.

No more exams.

Students who have received a state-recognized certificate on the PD completion can enter any specialized universities of the Republic of Belarus without additional entrance tests. Graduates of PD who want to enter the 1st course of VSMU, get an advantage in enrollment.

Any questions left? Call us on the phone +375 212 61 09 19 or email us This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Good luck! We'll be glad to see you among our students!

Online roundtable for foreign students - suggestions for system of distance learning and official website of VSMU

Dear foreign students!

You can express all your questions and suggestions about improvement of work of system of distant learning (do2.vsmu.by) and official website of VSMU (vsmu.by/en) via this forum.
This online roundtable is available for comments till 31.03.2019.

Thanks in advance for your attention and suggestions!

Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project Association "Global Universities"

International Olympiad Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project invites graduates interested in free University tuition at the best Russian Master`s programs.

The application deadline is 31^st of January.

There is the second year of supporting by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Cultural Cooperation of the “International Open Doors Olympiad». The project is organized by the Association "Global Universities".

Opening of a New Hostel №8

On February 16, a long-awaited event for all of us was held - a new 16-storey students’ hostel №8 was officially opened. This is a real gift for students and their parents, for our university and our city. 470 students of our university will find their new home in this large, beautiful, modern-equipped building. Honored guests were present at our holiday: Minister of Health of the Republic of Belarus Valery Malashko, Deputy Chairman of Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Vladimir Penin, Chairman of Vitebsk City Executive Committee Viktor Nikolaykin, Head of the Health Department of Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Yuriy Derkach, Chairman of Vitebsk Regional Organization of the Union of Health Care Workers Vladislav Muzhichenko, General Director of the company “Zhilstroy” Alexander Litvinov.

Opening of the school "Into medical science from the first year"

On 15/02/2024, the opening of the school “Into medical science from the first year” took place on the basis of the Vitebsk State Medical University.

The Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs Elena Asiryan addressed the students with a welcoming speech. The work of the school began with a lecture by the Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Ivan Zhiltsov. Participants became familiar with the main sources of biomedical information. Within the framework of this school, students will be able to learn about various scientific areas being developed both around the world and at VSMU, about options for achieving results in scientific activities, about ways to implement ideas and projects with the help of startup grants, funds, etc.

Our congratulations!

buketi cvetov 17 The Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus has approved the dissertation of Vitebsk State Medical University’s staff:
Candidate’s thesis:

Balashenko Nadezhda Sergeevna – a senior lecturer of the №2 therapy Chair of the FAT and SR (scientific adviser: Prof. Podpalov V.P.);
Buyanova Svetlana Valerievna – a senior lecturer of the Chair of General and Clinical Biochemistry (scientific adviser: Doctor of Medical Science Osochuk S.S.);
Lebedeva Elena Ivanovna – a senior lecturer of the Chair of Histology, Cytology and Embryology (scientific adviser: Prof. Myadelets O.D.).

University administration, Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies Department congratulate on the successful defense of dissertations and wish further scientific success!

Overseas Students Training Faculty’s Deputy Dean Appeal to Alumni

Dear alumni!

The years pass by, more and more experience you gain, more confident you find yourself in the profession you have chosen, higher and higher you climb the career ladder of success, and, no doubt, you recall with sadness and gratitude the university, the city of Vitebsk, and those people you spent 5 or 6 years together on Belarusian land.

In our thoughts, we also look back at the past, looking through old photos, remembering the most memorable moments, and we feel a great desire to know how the study at VSMU influenced your further life and professional activity, how your career developed, what goals you have already achieved and what plans you still pursue.

Participation of VSMU international students in the conference in the VSAVM

On April 20, 2018, III International Scientific and Practical Conference of foreign students and Master’s students “Foreign Students to Belarusian Science” was held in Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. 9 students of the Faculty of Overseas Students Training of VSMU participated in it. The students provided abstracts for publication in the electronic collection in advance. At the conference the students made presentations and very interesting reports in English. They presented reports in the following areas: social and humanities sciences and biological sciences. Students from Sri Lanka, Cote d'Ivoire and Kazakhstan: Sriganeshalingam Srishangna, Woleedh Amani, Udamuhandiram Kethmi Navodya, Mohamed Nazwan, Albert Joel, Xavier Chrijit Samjeevan, Raveendran Ume Gayathrie, Djohore Elvis Armone, Perepelitsa Valentina - received I, II and III degrees.

Peoples' friendship and strength – our cherished and sunshiny pathway

On 14 November 2018, a festive atmosphere prevailed in the hall on the ground floor in front of 3 and 4 lecture halls of the medical-theoretical building of Vitebsk State Medical University. Here an unusual journey into the world of multiple cultures began.

Students in national costumes, sounds of ethnic musical instruments, unique objects, the smell of fragrance, laughter and countless selfies in exotic jewelry - all this filled the festival with special charm. It seemed that you could travel around the world within the same floor of your native university.

Online preparatory training courses in English or Russian for foreign citizens

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