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=== Major higher educational institutions ===

*[[Academy of Public Administration (Belarus)|Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus]]. The Academy was established in 1991 and it acquired the status of a presidential institution in 1995. The Academy has 3 institutes: ''Institute of Administrative Personnel'' which has 3 departments, ''Institute of Civil Service'' which has 3 departments and ''Research Institute of the Theory and Practice of [[Public administration]]''.
*[[Belarusian State University]]. Major Belarusian universal university, founded in 1921. In 2006 had 15 major departments (Applied Mathematics and Informatics; Biology; Chemistry; Geography; Economics; [[International relations]]; Journalism; History; Humanitarian Sciences; Law; Mechanics and Mathematics; Philology; Philosophy and [[Social sciences]]; Physics; Radiophysics and Electronics). It also included 5 R&D institutes, 24 Research Centres, 114 R&D laboratories. The University employs over 2,400 lecturers and 1,000 research fellows; 1,900 of these hold PhD or Dr. Sc. degrees. There are 16,000 undergraduate students at the university, as well as over 700 PhD students. In 2018 [[Olga Chupris]] was the first female Vice-Rector appointed to the institution (Academic Work and Educational Innovations).
**[[Research Institute for Nuclear Problems of Belarusian State University]]
*[[Belarusian State University of Agricultural Technology]]. Specialised in [[agricultural machinery|agricultural technology]] and agricultural machinery.
*[[Belarusian National Technical University]]. Specialised in technical disciplines.
*[[Belarusian State Medical University]]. Specialised in Medicine and Dentistry. Since 1921&nbsp;– Medicine Department of the Belarusian State University. In 1930 becomes separate as ''Belarusian Medical Institute''. In 2000 upgraded to university level. Has six departments.
*[[Belarusian State Economic University]]. Specialised in Finance and Economics. Founded in 1933 as ''Belarusian Institute for National Economy''. Upgraded to university level in 1992.
*[[Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University]]. Specialised in [[teacher education|teacher training]] for secondary schools.
*[[Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics]]. Specialised in IT and radioelectronic technologies. Established in 1964 as ''Minsk Institute for Radioelectronics''.
*[[Belarusian State University of Physical Training]]. Specialised in sports, coaches and PT teachers training.
*[[Belarusian State Technological University]]. Specialised in chemical and [[pharmaceutics|pharmaceutical technology]], in printing and forestry. Founded in 1930 as ''Forestry Institute'' in [[Gomel|Homel]]. In 1941 evacuated to Sverdlovsk, now [[Yekaterinburg]]. Returned to Gomel in 1944, but in 1946 relocated to Minsk as ''Belarusian Institute of Technology''. Upgraded to university level in 1993. Has nine departments.
*[[Minsk State Linguistic University]]. Specialised in [[foreign language]]s. Founded in 1948 as ''Minsk Institute for Foreign Languages''. In 2006 had 8 departments. Major focus on English, French, German and Spanish.
*[[Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts]]. Specializes in [[cultural studies]], visual and Performing Arts. Founded in 1975 as ''Minsk Institute of Culture''. Reorganized in 1993.
*[[International Sakharov Environmental Institute]]. Specialised in environmental sciences. Established in 1992 with the support from the United Nations. Focus on study and research of radio-ecological consequences of the [[Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl nuclear power station disaster]] in 1986, which heavily affected Belarus.
*[[Minsk Institute of Management]]. The largest private higher educational institution in Belarus. Established in 1991. Specializes in Economics, Management, Marketing, Finance, [[Psychology]] and Information technology.

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File:MSLU Minsk 2006.JPG|[[Minsk State Linguistic University]].
File:Ул.Бобруйская - panoramio.jpg|[[Faculty of International Relations, Belarusian State University]].
File:Belarus-Minsk-BSU-Rector's Office-2.jpg|[[Belarusian State University|Belarus State University]] rector's office. 
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