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Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University

Coordinates: 56°25′59″N 29°16′38″E / 56.4331°N 29.2772°E / 56.4331; 29.2772
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Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University
Полацкі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Ефрасінні Полацкай
Former name
Branch of Belarusian Technological Institute, Novopolotsk Polytechnical Institute named after Leninist Young Communist League of Belarus
MottoDocendo discimus (Latin for "We learn by teaching")
TypePublic
Established1968
RectorDr. Yury Ramanouski
Administrative staff
500
Students10,500 (2016[1])
Undergraduates45 study programs for Bachelor's Degree,[2] 22 study programs for Academic Master Studies, 3 Master Programs of Double Diploma and 8 Practically Oriented Master Programs[3]
Postgraduates20 study programs [4]
Address
29 Blokhin Street, 211440, Vitebsk Oblast
,
Novopolotsk
,
Belarus
Websitewww.psu.by

Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University (Belarusian: Полацкі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Ефрасінні Полацкай; Russian: Полоцкий государственный университет имени Евфросинии Полоцкой) is a public university in Belarus, located in Novopolotsk and Polotsk, Belarus.

The university's official seal features the buildings that originally housed the Jesuit College in Polotsk. These historical buildings were partially reconstructed and transferred to Polotsk State University in 2005.

The university is named after Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, the daughter of the Prince of Polotsk. She was a nun, abbess, and educator, and is recognized as the first female saint of Belarus.

In 1580, the Jesuit College was founded in Polotsk.[1] On January 12, 1812, an ukase issued by Emperor Alexander I of Russia reclassified the college as the Polotsk Jesuit Academy. The academy operated from 1812 to 1820[2] and was the first higher education institution in Belarus.[3]

On July 14, 1968, the Novopolotsk branch of the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute (BPI) was established. It was renamed the Belarusian Technological Institute on February 10, 1969. Later, on January 1, 1974, it became the Novopolotsk Polytechnic Institute, named after the Leninist Young Communist League of Belarus. On September 14, 1993, the institute was reorganized as Polotsk State University.

Since 2005, the Faculty of History and Philology has been located in the former Jesuit College in Polotsk, followed by the Faculty of Information Technologies in 2008.[4]

As of 2016, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Physical Training and Education have been based in Mezhdurechye.[5]

University symbols

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Polotsk State University (PSU) has three official symbols: the flag, the emblem, and the anthem.

The lyrics of the PSU anthem were written by Belarusian poet Hienadz Buraukin.[1]

Academics

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Polotsk State University (PSU) has a faculty of approximately 500 professors, including 19 Doctors of Sciences and 167 PhDs.[citation needed]

The university also publishes the Vestnik of Polotsk State University.[1]

Faculties

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  • Humanities[5]
  • Civil Engineering[6]
  • Mechanics and Technology[7]
  • Radio Engineering[8]
  • Information Technologies[9]
  • Finance and Economics[10]
  • Law[11]
  • For International Students[12]
  • Pre-University Training[13]

Rectors

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  • Ernst M. Babenko
  • Petr I. Shved
  • Dmitry N. Lazovsky
  • Yury Y. Romanovski

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Polotsk State University - About Polotsk State University". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  2. ^ Study Programs for Bachelor Degree // PSU
  3. ^ Master's programmes // Website of PSU for Foreign Students
  4. ^ Post-graduate programmes // Website of PSU for Foreign Students
  5. ^ Humanities
  6. ^ Civil Engineering
  7. ^ Mechanics and Technology
  8. ^ Radio Engineering
  9. ^ Information Technologies
  10. ^ Finance and Economics
  11. ^ Law
  12. ^ For International Students
  13. ^ Pre-University Training

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