STUDY PHD IN BELARUS

It will be the best choice to study for a Ph.D. in Belarus for all foreign applicants who are looking for a study abroad destination in Europe for their Ph.D. program.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION TO STUDY Ph.D. IN BELARUS

To study for a Ph.D. at Belarusian universities, foreign students come from different countries, and these different nationals speak different languages.

Belarus always welcomes foreign students from any country, no matter which language they speak or understand.

There are options for foreign students to study for a Ph.D. in regard to the medium of instruction.

Those foreign students who come from the countries where English is not spoken and understood study in their first year at a preparatory faculty at any university, and upon completion of their preparatory course for the Russian language, they start their Ph.D. .

Those foreign students who come from the countries where English is an official language or well spoken and understood study their Ph.D. directly in English as their medium of instruction.

DURATION OF Ph.D.

A Ph.D. is offered for 4 years for those foreign students who are good at English and prefer to complete their Ph.D. in English as their medium of instruction.

Those foreign students who are not good at English study for their Ph.D. after completing their preparatory program for 10 months, so they study for 10 months and 4 years for their Ph.D. at Belarusian universities.

WHAT QUALIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR STUDYING FOR A PH.D.?

Foreign students who have completed their master’s may apply for admission to Ph.D. programs at universities in Belarus.

ADMISSION PROCESS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

The admission process is very simple. All foreign students who want to study for a Ph.D. at different state universities in Belarus scan their secondary school certificate, bachelor’s degree, and master’s degree in the email of admissions staff for assessment.

They should also scan their international passport copy, and all these admission documents should be scanned in a readable format and be quite visible.

Once the admission documents are received by the admissions staff, they start the assessment process, which takes 2 days to be completed.

Once the assessment is done, foreign applicants for Ph.D. are notified by an email of their admission eligibility.

In case any academic document is missing for eligibility assessment, the admissions staff informs the applicants to scan that document.

Eligible foreign applicants are required to send their admission fee, and after transferring their admission fee, they scan the admission fee slip in the same email to the admissions staff that they used to scan their documents.

WHICH DEPARTMENT ISSUES THE STUDY INVITATIONS?

Those foreign applicants who want to study in Belarus should be aware that official study invitations in Belarus are approved by the migration department no matter which course the applicant wants to study.

In other European countries these admissions are issued by universities and colleges, but in Belarus, the system is quite different.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS STUDYING Ph.D.

From almost every corner of the world, international students arrive in Belarus to join Ph.D. programs; they study for 4 years at one of the Belarusian state universities.

Ph.Ds. are offered in both mediums, English and Russian.

Algerian international students, who have completed their master’s in any area of study, may join a Ph.D. at one of the Belarusian state universities with Russian as their medium of instruction.

Angolan international students also study for their Ph.Ds. in a Russian medium after a Russian language course.

Benin nationals come to Belarus after completing a master’s degree and join Ph.D. programs in the Russian medium.

Botswana nationals love to study for a Ph.D. at Belarusian universities; they always prefer to join a Ph.D. program in English.

Burundi nationals with a master’s degree often join Ph.D. programs at Belarusian state universities.

Cameroonian international students earn their master’s degrees in Belarus or Cameroon, and then they apply for admission to Ph.D. programs at Belarusian state universities.

Cameroonian international students join English-medium Ph.D. programs at Belarusian postgraduate faculties.

Comoros nationals arrive in Belarus every year in small numbers and join Ph.D. programs at one of the Belarusian state universities. They join a Ph.D. in Russian medium after a 10-month language course.

Congolese international students with a master’s degree are eligible to start their Ph.D. programs at one of Belarusian state universities.

Congolese nationals start their Ph.D. programs after completing a Russian language course on arrival in Belarus.

Ivory Coast nationals are welcomed in Belarus who hold a master’s degree and want to join a Ph.D.

Ph.D. programs at Belarusian state universities attract many Egyptian international students every year; they complete a Russian language course on arrival in Belarus and then start studying for their Ph.D. in Russian.

International students from Eswatini always prefer to join a Ph.D. in English in Belarus; they are also required to have a master’s degree at the time of application.

Eritrean international students are warmly welcomed in Belarus for their Ph.D. programs; they normally hold a master’s degree at the time of application, and they prefer to study Ph.D. in English at Belarusian universities.

Belarus welcomes Ethiopian international students for Ph.D. programs at Belarusian institutes; they also prefer to join English-medium Ph.D. programs.

Gabonese international students join a Russian language course before studying their Ph.D. programs at one of the Belarusian state universities.

Ph.D. English medium programs at Belarusian state universities attract Gambian international students every year, but their numbers are small.

Ghanaian international students are always in good numbers coming to Belarus to join Ph.D. English medium programs. They normally join state universities in Minsk.

Ghanaian international students complete a master’s degree in Belarus or Ghana and then become eligible to start a Ph.D. program at one of the Belarusian universities.

A Russian language course is offered to Guinean international students in their first year in Belarus; after completing a Russian language course, they become eligible to study for a Ph.D. at Belarusian universities. Provided these Guinean international students hold a master’s degree at the time of admission to Ph.D. programs.

Kenyan international students with a master’s degree are eligible to pursue a Ph.D. at one of the Belarusian institutes.

Lesotho nationals rarely come to Belarus for Ph.D. programs.

Libyan international students, who have a master’s degree already, are eligible to be admitted to Belarusian Ph.D. programs at one of the Belarusian state universities.

Ph.D. programs at Belarusian state universities always attract many Liberian international students; they present a master’s degree at the time of admission before the admissions staff.

Liberian international students always prefer to join a Ph.D. program in English.

Malawian international students have no presence in Belarus pursuing programs.

Malian international students also have no presence in Belarus studying for a PhD.

We warmly welcome foreign applicants who want to study for a Ph.D. in Belarus for the 2025-2026 intakes, and they may contact us anytime; as for master’s and Ph.D. programs, there are no admission deadlines.

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