Introduction

Vitebsk State Medical University is a public medical higher education institution with a long history and a high reputation in Belarus. It is famous for cultivating high-quality medical professionals and its medical degrees are widely recognized internationally.

Overview

Student size: The school has more than 7,200 students from 43 different countries, forming a diversified learning atmosphere.

Teaching facilities: It has 6 academic buildings, 15 clinical teaching sites, 8 dormitories, 3 canteens, a medical library, and is also equipped with gymnasiums, stadiums, health and fitness centers, scientific laboratories, animal laboratories, university hotels, school clinics, dental clinics, educational pharmaceutical stores, practical skills and medical simulation learning centers, and medical and pharmaceutical technology transfer centers.

History and establishment time

The school was founded in 1934 and originally included 32 theoretical and clinical departments. It began to train overseas students in September 1981 and opened the Overseas Student Training College in 1997.

School strength

Faculty: It has a large teaching team of 500 people, including nearly 50 Professors, 150 associate professors, 70 doctors and 180 associate doctors.

Research strength: The school has 17 educational and research colleges in biomedical, clinical and pharmaceutical disciplines, and has 4 scientific publications of its own, among which the journal "Surgical Abstracts" is included in the Scopus index.

Institutional nature

Public non-profit university.

Educational philosophy

Focus on cultivating students' solid medical theoretical foundation and practical skills, emphasizing the combination of theory and practice, and is committed to cultivating medical professionals with high professionalism, innovative spirit and sense of responsibility for the society, so as to meet the needs of various professionals in the medical and health field and promote the development and progress of medical science.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: It has an experimental transplantation laboratory, which mainly carries out animal surgical skills training, tissue and organ transplantation procedure training, advanced training of medical personnel, and implementation of scientific projects.

Key disciplines: Medicine, pharmacy, and stomatology are the key disciplines of the school, covering multiple professional directions, such as internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, pharmacology, pharmacy, oral and maxillofacial surgery, etc., providing students with systematic professional course learning and practice opportunities.

Department

The school has 8 colleges, as follows:

Preparatory Training College: It mainly provides a 10-month preparatory course for foreign students to help students learn Russian and basic subject knowledge such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and prepare for subsequent professional studies.

General Medical College: It provides comprehensive medical education and cultivates clinical medical professionals with a school system of 6 years.

School of Pharmacy: It focuses on teaching and research in the field of pharmacy and cultivates pharmacy professionals with a school system of 5 years.

School of Stomatology: It is committed to oral medicine education and cultivates oral medicine professionals with a school system of 5 years.

Overseas Student Training Institute: Responsible for the recruitment, teaching and management of overseas students, providing high-quality medical education services for international students.

Advanced Training and Staff Retraining Institute: Provides professional development and skills improvement training courses for in-service medical staff.

Advanced Training Institute for Psychology and Education: Carries out advanced training programs in psychology and education.

People's Health Protection Institute: Focuses on education and research in the field of public health and health protection.

Ranking

According to Edurank, it ranks 8792 out of 14,131 universities in the world, 2087 out of 2785 universities in Europe, 28 out of 49 universities in Belarus, and 3 out of 4 universities in Vitebsk.

In the QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia ranking, it is in the 251-300 range.

Cost

Tuition fees for international students range from US$3750 to US$4800 per year, depending on the major.

Campus

Location: Located in Vitebsk, Belarus, the city has a population of about 359,000. The campus is surrounded by beautiful environment and convenient transportation.

Campus facilities: The campus has a modern library with a total collection of 550,000 books, covering various fields of knowledge in Russian and other foreign languages, and provides teachers and students with online access to research databases, e-books, and e-journals. In addition, the school is also equipped with complete sports facilities, including gymnasiums and stadiums, for students to exercise and leisure activities.