Belarusian State Medical University (educational establishment “Belarusian State Medical University” – BSMU ( be, Беларускі дзяржаўны медыцынскі універсітэт — БДМУ)(russian: Белорусский государственный медицинский университет — БГМУ) is a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

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. It specialises in

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and

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

History

The beginning of the university's history dates back to 1921, when it was announced the opening of the

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, which at that time included the medical faculty, which was separated in 1930 as an independent educational institution. In 1930, the Belarusian medical Institute was founded on the basis of the faculty. During the

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, from June 1941 to October 1943, the Institute did not function, and then its work resumed in the city of

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(

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). In 1944, the Belarusian medical Institute returned to its former location in the city of Minsk. In 1960, the faculty of dentistry was established. In 1995, the military medical faculty was established as part of the institute. In September 2011, the faculty of pharmacy was opened.

Political repressions, sanctions

On 21 June 2021, Siarhei Rubnikovich, Rector of the Belarusian State Medical University, was added to the EU-led

list of people and organizations sanctioned in relation to human rights violations in Belarus Since the 1990s, Belarus has been actively criticized by the United States, the European Union, the OSCE and the United Nations for Human rights in Belarus, human rights violations and electoral fraud. Various Belarusian officials, businesspeople ...

. According to the official decision of the EU, "In his position as the Rector of the Belarusian State Medical University, whose appointment was approved by

Alexander Lukashenka Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко, Aleksandr Grigoryevich Luka ...

, Siarhei Rubnikovich is responsible for the decision of University administration to expel students for taking part in peaceful protests. The expulsion orders were taken following Lukashenka's call on 27 October 2020 for expelling from universities students taking part in protests and strikes."COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/997
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, 21.06.2021

Campus

File:BSMI2020.jpg, Administrative building File:Labaratoriniy.jpg, Laboratory building File:Obshaga.jpg, Student residence

Faculties

* Faculty of Pediatrics * Faculty of General medicine * Faculty of Military Medicine * Faculty of Preventive Medicine * Faculty for International Students * Faculty of dentistry * Pharmaceutical faculty * Faculty of Career Guidance and pre-University Training

Transport connections

Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...

Pyatrowshchyna (Minsk Metro) Pyatrowshchyna ( be, Пятроўшчына; russian: Петровщина) is a Minsk Metro The Minsk Metro ( be, Мінскі метрапалітэн, russian: Минский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves M ...

0,4 km *

: Malinawka (Minsk Metro) 1,4 km *

: Mikhalova (Minsk Metro) 2.0 km *

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: 84, 74c *

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: 10, 25

References

External links

Belarusian State Medical University website

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