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Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University

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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
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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 Novopolotsk and Polotsk, Belarus.

The university is named after Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, the daughter of the prince of Polotsk.

History

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

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.

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

Symbols

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The university's seal features the original buildings of the Jesuit College in Polotsk.[5] The university's anthem was written by Belarusian poet Hienadz Buraukin in 2003.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Polotsk State University - About Polotsk State University". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ Study Programs for Bachelor Degree // PSU
  3. ^ Master's programmes // Website of PSU for Foreign Students
  4. ^ Post-graduate programs // Website of PSU for Foreign Students
  5. ^ "University Symbols". Полоцкий государственный университет имени Евфросинии Полоцкой. Retrieved 30 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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