On November 30th, Mr. Zhao Tao, teacher of China Office of Belarusian State University, was invited by the International Office to hold a lecture for junior and senior students of Belarusian State University in room Z408.

Belarusian State University (BSU), founded in 1921 in Minsk, is one of the world's leading public research universities, ranking 295th in the QS World University Rankings 2022. It’s also one of the four famous state universities in the former Soviet Union, one of the top universities in the Commonwealth of Independent States and the best university in Belarus. The university has 27 faculties and 60 research institutes. Physics and computer science enjoy high reputations in the world, and physics and mathematics rank first in Europe. Biology and literature are also highly influential in European academia, producing several Nobel Prize winners.

Mr. Zhao mainly introduced the graduate programs taught in English in cooperation with our university. Belarusian State University offers a wide variety of one-year or one-and-a-half-year English-taught Master Programs, which are open to students from all over the world. Belarus and China signed an agreement on mutual recognition of academic qualifications, all the diplomas of Belarusian State University are recognized by the Ministry of Education of our country. After introducing the basic information of Belarusian State University, Mr. Zhao gave a detailed introduction to the students on studying abroad and living costs in Belarus. With relatively low tuition fees and commodity price, the overall cost of living in Belarus is almost half that of Beijing, making it one of the best choices for students from ordinary families to study abroad.

In the end, Mr. Zhao Tao introduced some famous alumni and dormitory environment of  Belarusian State University, as well as the application materials required for studying abroad. Mr. Zhao also answered students' questions about the application, helping students to better understand Belarusian State University. The teacher hopes that the students will embrace the big world and realize their dreams.