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Internationalisation of Higher Education in
Belarus: External Survey
Research conducted n frames of HARMONY project, KA2
Erasmus + Programme – Capacity Building
REPORT
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Introduction
This report is prepared in the framework of HARMONY project (Development of
approaches to harmonization of comprehensive internationalization strategies in
higher education, research and innovation at EU and Partner Countries) funded by
the Erasmus + Programme (KA2 Erasmus + Programme – Capacity Building) of the
European Union.
HARMONY Project No: 561561-EPP-1-2015-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP
The questionnaire was prepared with the purpose of analysing the level of
internationalisation of higher education, research and innovation in countries
participating in the project. The questionnaire development was achieved through
methodological workshop on questionnaire drafting. The questionnaire drafting was
produced by partners for each Partner country: Armenia, Belarus and Russia as well
for EU countries in order to address the peculiarities of each side.
This report analysis the current state of higher education internationalization in
Belarus based on the study outcomes.
Implementation:
The questionnaire developed within the HARMONY project was sent to the
universities by the Ministry of Education of Belarus to all higher education
institutions, the responses were collected by the Belarus State University staff.
General information
The data is provided for 2015-2016 academic year.
38 universities answered the external questionnaire in Belarus out of 51
universities.
Specialized institutions have not been covered (such as the Academy of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs etc.)
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Questionnaire to evaluate the internationalization of HEIs: breakdown and qustions
• 1.1. Number of enrolled full-time (all levels)
• 1.2. Number of academic staff
• 1.3. Number of staff in international office
• 1.4 Do you have strategic internationalization plan?
• 1.5. Do you have legal frameworks to manage international activity?
General Information and internationalization of
management
• 2.1. Number of students (all levels) sent abroad
• 2.2. Top 5 host countries for students
• 2.3. Number of international students (all levels, both degree-seeking and exchange)
• 2.4. Top 5 countries of origin of international students
• 2.5. Do you assist your staff and students in participation in mobility programs?
International Mobility
• 3.1. Number of international teaching staff ( both temporary and permanent)
• 3.2. Number of staff (all categories) sent abroad
• 3.3. Number of international joint/double/multiple degrees programs (All levels)
• 3.4. Do you offer programs in English or other foreign languages?
• 3.5. Do you offer financial incentives for staff to learn foreign languages and to carry out teaching activities in foreign languages?
• 3.6. Do you have strategy and special funding to support international staff recruitment?
• 3.7. Do you have study programs where mobility windows are incorporated into the curriculum?
Internationalization of teaching and academic
programs
• 4.1. Do you have web-site in English
• 4.2. Number of international fairs (education, research, R&D, etc.) where institution has been presented
• 4.3. Number of international partnerships
• 4.4. Number of memberships in international associations and networks
• 4.5. Do you have internal unit / working group to deal with international rankings?
International Impact and Visibility
• 5.1. Number of international research projects
• 5.2. Number of international educational projects
• 5.3. Do you assist your staff in participation in international programs and projects
Research and Education projects
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Name of your Institution Acronym
1 Belarusian State University BSU
2 Belarusian National Technical University BNTU
3 Brest State Technical University BSTU-Brest
4 Brest State University named after A.S. Pushkin BRSU
5 Belarussian-Russian university BRU
6 Belarusian State Academy of Arts BSAA (Arts)
7 Belarusian state academy of aviation BSAA (Aviation)
8 Belarusian State Academy of Communication BSAC
9 Belarus State Economic University BSEU
10 Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts BSUCA
11 Grodno State Agrarian University GSAU
12 Gomel State Medical University GSMU
13 Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel GSTU
14 Gomel State University named after Francisk Skorina GSU
15 Private Institute of Management and Business MBI
16 Institute of Parliamentarism and Business PBI
17 International Humanitarian and Economic Institute IHEI
18 International University «MITSO» MITSO
19 Mozyr State Pedagogical University named after I.P.Shamyakin MSPU
20 Mogilev State University named after A. Kuleshov MSU
21 Mogilev State University of Food Technologies MGUP
22 Vitebsk State Medical University VSMU
23 Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov VSU
24 Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine VSAVM
25 Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala GRSU
26 Vitebsk State Technological University VSTU
27 Grodno State Medical University GSMU
28 Belarusian State University of Physical Education BSUPC
29 Belarusian State Medical University BSMU
30 Minsk Innovation University MIU
31 Belarusian State Pedagogical University Named after Maxim Tank BSPU
32 Belarusian State Academy of Agriculture BSAA- Agriculture
33 Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics BSUIR
34 Institute of Modern Knowledge named after AM Shirokov IMK
35 Minsk State Linguistic University MSLU
36 Belarusian Trade and Economics University of Consumer Cooperatives BTEU
37 Belarusian State Technological University BSTU
38 Private Establishment of Education "BIP-Institute of Justice BIP
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Analysis of section 1. General Information and internationalization of management
Based on the data the largest respondent university in Belarus with the highest
number of student population is Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU)
with 16,890 full time students, 1,902 academic staff (Table 1). Belarus State
University (BSU) follows with almost the same student cohort (16,494), but
interestingly, both the number of academic staff and the number of staff in the
international office is twice larger in comparison to BNTU (See Table 1 and Chart 1).
Table 1. General Information
Name of your Institution Number of enrolled
full-time students
(of all academic
cyrcles)
Number of
academic
staff
Number of
staff in the
International
Office
Student
and
academic
staff ratio
BSU 16,494 2,439 23 7
BNTU 16,890 1,902 13 9
BSTU-Brest 4,153 466 6 9
BRSU 4,115 490 5 8
BRU 5,974 374 4 16
BSAA (Arts) 966 204 3 5
BSAA (Aviation) 1,125 138 0 8
BSAC 460 74 0 6
BSEU 8,431 1,065 4 8
BSUCA 2,703 361 5 7
GSAU 1,616 337 3 5
GSMU 3,900 464 0 8
GSTU 2,382 319 3 7
GSU 5,752 643 6 9
MBI 99 77 4 1
PBI 68 33 0 2
IHEI 50 41 1 1
MITSO 2,259 135 6 17
MSPU 1,857 209 4 9
MSU 2,767 343 5 8
MGUP 5,133 279 4 18
VSMU 5,225 679 5 8
VSU 3,937 486 5 8
VSAVM 2,454 323 2 8
GRSU 7,590 727 18 10
VSTU 1,822 300 3 6
GSMU 4,169 493 3 8
BSUPC 2,332 362 4 6
BSMU 6,968 1,009 4 7
MIU 680 130 1 5
BSPU 5,489 737 7 7
BSAA- Agriculture 4,120 553 4 7
BSUIR 10,000 700 10 14
IMK 572 92 0 6
MSLU 6,992 714 5 10
BTEU 4,584 231 5 20
5
BSTU 5,917 630 5 9
BIP 1,294 195 1 7
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA- Agriculture
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 1. Number of staff in the International Office
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Availability of Internationalization Strategic Plan
Out of 38 respondents, 14 universities have reported that have internationalization
strategy available (see Chart 2). Only 7 universities have attached an
internationalization strategy though, which is in most cases incorporated in the
University Strategic Master Plan, as a separate section. Among the universities that
have submitted a document on internationalization strategy are BSU, BTEU, GRSU
and BSEU. The other three universities have incorporated internationalization
strategy in the overall strategic plan of the university.
Provided strategies are lacking concrete key performance indicators though (process,
outcome and/or impact indicators) and targets, which makes the monitoring and
quality assurance, as well as enhancement unrealistic.
The Strategic plans are also lacking strengths and weakness analysis (only two
universities have SWOT on internationalization), risks and assumptions, timeframe,
resource planning, policies etc.
yes
37%
no
63%
Chart 2. Availability of Internationalization Strategic Plan
Strategic Planning of internationalization Does your HEI have a strategic plan of internationalization? Please, attach
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Availability of Internal Procedures and Regulations on Management of
International Activity
23 universities have responded positively on the availability of regulatory
framework on managing international activity and procedures (Chart 3.). Most
universities did not provide concrete examples though.
Among the common regulatory mechanisms and regulatory frameworks are
mentioned the availability of learning agreements, three party mobility plan,
Regulation on the structural division, Regulation on the order of sending employees
and students on business trips etc.
Several universities have referenced the Belarusian legislation and see no need for
developing regulatory internal framework.
Three universities, including Mogilev State University of Food Technologies,
Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov, Belarusian State Medical
University have undergone ISO 9001 certification. International activity is included
in the scope of certification of the quality management system for compliance with
the requirements of ISO 9001.
In general, there is lack of well-coordinated set of formal policies, procedures and
guidelines for guiding the management of international activities institution‐wide
and concrete regulations, procedures and guidelines on managing international
projects, incoming and outgoing mobility and other programs, benchmarking,
research, innovation, dissemination etc.), with only several exceptions.
yes
61%
no
39%
Chart 3. Availability regulatory framework
Does your HEI have a regulatory framework for management of international activity? Plaese, give a brief description of the ongoing
work in this direction.
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Analysis of section 2. International Mobility
Outgoing and incoming student mobility
Chart 4 Illustrates the absolute numbers of incoming and outgoing students in the
respondent universities. Big differences and imbalances are observed among
universities, as well as between the number of incoming and outgoing students.
There are several universities (including BSU, BNTU, BSMU and VSMU), which
could be considered top sending when observing the absolute numbers. When
observing the total number of inbound mobility in comparison with the total
student cohort (%), the highest scores safeguard IHEI (a small private university
with only 50 full time students), BSMU and VSMU (all three universities have above
20 % inbound student mobility). The outgoing mobility percentage is quite low in
most universities.
A detailed information on the top hosting countries, as well as top countries of
origin of international students are provided in the table 3 and 4 respectively.
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 4. Student mobility
Number of incoming students (of all academic
cyrcles, including full-degree students and exchange
students)
Number of outgoing students
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 5. prcentage of international students in the total
student number/%/
% of incoming students % of outgoing students
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Table 3. Top five host countries by universities
Name of your Institution 1 country 2 country 3 country 4 country 5 country BSU Russia Germany Poland China Sweden
BNTU Russia China Poland Germany Spain
BSTU-Brest Russia Poland Turkey Germany South Korea
BRSU Germany Poland Switzerland Spain Greece
BRU Russia Italy 0 0 0
BSAA (Arts) Germany Russia Poland Austria Lythuania
BSAA (Aviation) 0 0 0 0 0
BSAC Latvia China Russia Бразилия Финляндия
BSEU Germany Russia Poland Spain Italy
BSUCA Russia 0 0 0 0
GSAU Germany Poland Sweden 0 0
GSMU Russia Greece China 0 0
GSTU Russia 0 0 0 0
GSU Germany Poland Russia Romania Japan
MBI Norway 0 0 0 0
PBI 0 0 0 0 0
IHEI Britain Spain Russia Ukraine Lythuania
MITSO Russia Latvia Poland Germany USA
MSPU China Germany Russia Ukraine 0
MSU Russia France Poland Estonia Armenia
MGUP Italy Poland Russia Germany Czeck Republic
VSMU Russia Poland 0 0 0
VSU Russia Poland Czeck Republic Sweden
VSAVM Germany Estonia 0 0 0
GRSU Poland Russia Lythuania Latvia Ukraine
VSTU Bulgaria 0 0 0 0
GSMU Poland Russia Lythuania Germany Britain
BSUPC Latvia 0 0 0 0
BSMU Russia Poland Japan Hungary
MIU Russia China 0 0 0
BSPU Austria Armenia Russia China Italy
BSAA (Agriculture) Poland Latvia Italy 0 0
BSUIR Russia China Singapore Austria Poland
IMK Russia Germany Czeck Republic Poland 0
MSLU China South Korea Oman Spain
BTEU Russia Czeck Republic Portugal Greece France
BSTU Russia Poland Ukraine China Germany
BIP 0 Poland 0 China 0
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Table 4. Top sending countries by university
BSU China Turkmenistan Russia Kazakhstan South Korea
BNTU Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan China Iran
BSTU-Brest Turkmenistan China Nigeria Pakistan Bangladesh
BRSU Turkmenistan Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Azerbaijan
BRU Turkmenistan China Syria Vietnam Ukraine
BSAA (Arts) China Russia Syria Turkmenistan Latvia
BSAA (Aviation) Turkmenistan Tajikistan Russia Uszbekistan Gerogia
BSAC Russia Turkmenistan 0 0 0
BSEU Turkmenistan КНР Iran Russia Turkey
BSUCA China Russia Turkmenistan Ukraine Kazakhstan
GSAU Turkmenistan Nigeria Iraq Russia Эквадор
GSMU Turkmenistan India Sri-Lanka Russia Nigeria
GSTU Turkmenistan Russia Ukraine Egypt Iraq
GSU Turkmenistan China Russia Azerbaijan Iraq
MBI Russia Ukraine 0 0 0
PBI 0 0 0 0 0
IHEI Russia Latvia Ukraine Azerbaijan Lythuania
MITSO Russia Kazakhstan Ukraine Azerbaijan Armenia
MSPU Turkmenistan Russia China Ukraine Azerbaijan
MSU Turkmenistan China Russia Ukraine Turkey
MGUP Turkmenistan Azerbaijan Ukraine Latvia Pakistan
VSMU Turkmenistan Sri-Lanka Livan Nigeria Russia
VSU Russia China Poland 0 0
VSAVM Turkmenistan Russia Ukraine Livan Uszbekistan
GRSU Turkmenistan Russia Azerbaijan Ukraine Kazakhstan
VSTU Turkmenistan Russia Iraq 0 0
GSMU Nigeria India Turkmenistan Russia Sri-Lanka
BSUPC Turkmenistan China Russia Ukraine Azerbaijan
BSMU Iran Turkmenistan Livan Iraq Russia
MIU Russia Azerbaijan Ukraine Uszbekistan Turkmenistan
BSPU Turkmenistan КНР РФ Azerbaijan Lythuania
BSAA (Agriculture) Turkmenistan China Монголия Iraq Руанда
BSUIR Kazakhstan China Tunisia Czeck Republic Serbia
IMK Russia Ukraine Lythuania Estonia Moldova
MSLU Turkmenistan China Turkey Russia Ukraine
BTEU Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Turkey Russia
BSTU Turkmenistan Livan Russia Cameroon Bangladesh
BIP Russia Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Ukraine Serbia
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Methodological assistance to the students and employees
The vast majority of universities questioned (32 out of 38) provide methodological
assistance to the students and employees to participate in academic mobility
programs. The universities have clearly mentioned number of services and types of
support activities during the mobility, including but not limited to assistance during
the nomination and application procedure, visa, orientation meetings, credit
transfer, trained support and monitoring of training in a foreign university, ongoing
consultations etc.
Analysis section 3. Internationalization of teaching and academic programs
Incoming academic staff
BSU and GRSU are leading by the number of academic staff with a temporary visit.
The statistics on formal employment is quite low in all of the respondent
universities: most universities have 0 international staff with formal contract and
only several universities have reported 1 or 2 %. See Chart 8 and 9 for detailed
statistics.
Yes
84%
No
16%
Chart 7. Availability of methodological assistance
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 8. Number of Incoming faculty
who are employed under formalemployment contract in your institution
who temporary visit your institution tocarry out teaching activity
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Academic staff sent abroad
The universities that have reported a higher percentage of academic staff send
abroad are (Chart 10):
MITSO (52%)
BSUIR (51%)
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BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 9. Percentage of Incoming faculty in total faculty
who are employed under formal employment contract in your institution /%/
who are employed under formal
employment contract in your institution
/%/
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BSU (38%)
BSUCA (37%)
BSTU (32%)
Seven universities have either no or very small number of outgoing mobility of
academic staff.
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 10. Academic staff (of all categories) sent abroad
/%/
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Strategy to attract foreign professors
Based on the data provided 53 % (20 universities) of respondent universities declare
the existence of strategy to attract foreign professors and distinguished academic
staff, or has separate funding. Most universities have mentioned national and
international funds, as a major source to finance the academic staff mobility, with
only several exceptions (e.g. Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala)
that also have allocated internal budget.
There is dependence from the international and intergovernmental funds and
programs, absence of clear strategy and efforts, as well as lack of concrete policies to
attract international faculty.
Yes
53%
No
47%
Chart 11. Strategy to attract foreign professors
Does your HEI have a strategy to attract foreign professors and distinguished
academic staff or a separate funding?
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System of rewards for teaching in English
Several universities claim of having system of financial rewards of employees who
study and teach foreign languages. The universities have mentioned the individual
bonuses, two-fold increase in an hourly rate, 25% increase in wages. One university
has mentioned that when hiring the priority is given to academic staff able to teach
in English.
The rest of the universities have reported no information on the reward system, or
any mechanism to distinguish the faculty teaching in foreign languages.
Yes
50%
No
50%
Chart 12. The availability of system of rewards for teaching in
English
Does your HEI have a system of financial rewards for employees who study
foreign languages and teaching in foreign languages?
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Internationalization of academic programs
The BSEU is leading with the number of joint/double/multiple degrees and academic
programs (9 degrees), followed by MITSO, GSU, MSLU. 16 respondents have no
available program and collaborative initiative (Chart 13).
The vast majority of the universities (see Chart 14) have available academic
courses/programs in English or in other foreign languages (26 out of 38), but it is
unclear how many courses are offered, as the universities haven’t attached the list
(as requested).
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 13. Number of Joint/double/multiple degree
academic programs
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Only 14 respondents report on the availability of training program available at the
university within any mobility window (Chart 15). The rest of the universities have
no program available.
Yes
68%
No
32%
Chart 14. Availability of courses and programs in foreign languages
Does your HEI offer academic courses/programs in English or in other foreign
languages? Please, attach a list of the courses/programs and give a brief
description of the ongoing work
Yes
37%
No
63%
Chart 15. International training though mobility window
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Analysis section 4. International Impact and Visibility
Most of the respondent universities have utmost four languages available to promote
the website internationally. Out of 38 universities 8 have part of the website (not
total translation) available in 5 or more languages.
MSLU has reported quite high number (14) of languages to promote the web-site
worldwide. Apart from the Russian and English, the university has several pages
available in other languages taught at the university (Chart 16).
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 16. Web-site languages
Number of foreign languages used
to promote a web-site of your
institution. Please, list below and
give a grief description of the
ongoing work in this direction.
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The highest participation number in international fairs has reported the BSU (53)
followed by the BSUIR (40). 8 universities have participated on no international
fairs and the rest of the universities have very limited experience in this domain (see
Chart 17. for further details).
The highest number of international agreements among the state universities has
reported BSU. 121 universities have more than 100 agreements. The study is limited
to only quantitative data, and there is no information on the number of active
agreements and other qualitative data (Chart 18).
53
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BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 17. Participation in international fairs
Number of international fairs
(education, research, R&D, etc)
where your institution has been
presented
22
BSMU is in a leading position with the number of international associations and
networks (135). The rest of the universities have reported a number below 15 (Chart
19).
418
108
130
57
103
42
4
37
103
82
60
36
58
136
14
4
3
46
87
67
42
61
103
65
136
55
59
63
90
40
92
112
135
16
133
41
177
15
0 100 200 300 400 500
BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 18. International agreements
Number of international
agreements / partnerships
23
Although 17 universities have a separate division/working group responsible for the
participation in the international rankings (Chart 20), only two university (BSU and
BNTU) are represented in top 1000 in international rankings (THE, QS etc).
13
9
3
1
2
3
2
3
6
1
1
1
2
7
0
1
0
12
2
3
4
9
17
1
11
2
5
1
135
3
4
3
6
0
4
5
10
5
0 50 100 150
BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 19. Number of memberships
Number of memberships in
international assosiations and
networks
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Analysis section 5. International research and educational projects
Chart 21 depicts the drastic differences among the universities on the availability of
research and educational projects. BSU and BSUIR have almost the same number of
international research projects, but in comparison to BSU, BSUIR has quite low
number of international educational projects. In most of the universities huge
imbalance between research and educational projects is observed and only MITSO
and BSU have balanced number of two types of international projects.
Yes
45%
No
55%
Chart 20. Working group for International ranking
Does your HEI have a separate division/working group responsible for the participation on the international rakings?
25
36
9
3
7
3
2
1
4
0
1
3
0
2
7
2
1
1
26
1
2
2
2
6
2
15
4
1
2
16
1
3
4
12
2
14
3
3
2
40
5
5
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
5
28
0
0
1
26
0
4
9
2
4
1
12
4
3
0
21
0
2
0
44
0
7
2
15
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
BSU
BNTU
BSTU-Brest
BRSU
BRU
BSAA (Arts)
BSAA (Aviation)
BSAC
BSEU
BSUCA
GSAU
GSMU
GSTU
GSU
MBI
PBI
IHEI
MITSO
MSPU
MSU
MGUP
VSMU
VSU
VSAVM
GRSU
VSTU
GSMU
BSUPC
BSMU
MIU
BSPU
BSAA (Agriculture)
BSUIR
IMK
MSLU
BTEU
BSTU
BIP
Chart 21. Research vs. educational projects
Number of international
educational projects
Number of international
research projects
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The last question on methodological assistance to employees for participating in the
international programs and projects was equaly splitted to positive and negative
responses (Chart 22). The universities claiming availability of methodological
assistance have provided several examples of support.
Some examples of the methodological assistance given by the universities are as
follows:
- project search,
- info sessions on different grant opportunities,
- invitations of different experts on regular basis,
- internal guidelines on running and monitoring the projects,
- support for filling in the applications forms of programs and for the
preparation of the other required documents,
- organization of seminars, trainings etc,
- in case if the project gets funding, the centres support in allocating staff also
from international office,
- dissemination information about the on-going projects and major outcomes,
- administrative support upon the project implementation etc.
Yes
50%
No
50%
Chart 22. Methodological assistance
Do you offer methodical assistance to employees for participating in
the international programs and projects?
27
References
www.edu.gov.by
www.studyinbelarus.com