Yanka Kupala
Yanka Kupala, also spelled Janka Kupała ( be, Янка Купала; – 28 June 1942), was the pen name of Ivan Daminikavič Lutsevič (), a Belarusian poet and writer.
Biography Early life
Kupala was born on July 7, 1882, in Viazynka, ...
State University of Grodno (russian: Гродненский государственный университет имени Янки Купалы, be, Гарадзенскі дзяржаўны унівэрсітэт імя Янкі Купалы) is а higher education institution located in
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
. It is the largest regional higher education institution in the Republic of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
, university complex integrating all levels of education.
According to the international Webometrics ranking (July 2011), YKSUG ranks second among Belarusian universities and 3103 among 12 000 world universities.
It is the second (after BSU) education institution in the Republic of Belarus where the system of electronic student identification card was introduced.
University Rectors
* Samuił Raskin (1940)
* Dziamiencij Kardaš (1940-1941)
* Mikałaj Ułasaviec (1944-1949)
* Josif Malukievič (1949-1955)
* Dźmitry Markoŭski (1955-1973)
* Alaksandar Badakoŭ (1973-1994)
* Leanid Kivač (1994-1997)
* Siarhiej Maskievič (1997-2005)
* Jaŭhien Roŭba (2005-2013)
* Andrej Karol (2013-2017)
* Iryna Kiturka (since 2017)
History
On February 22, 1940, by the decision of the Council of People's Commissars of the BSSR Teachers' Training Institute was founded in Grodno. It ceased its development because of the German-Soviet War. Already in 1944 the studies continued, and the Teachers' Institute was reorganized into a pedagogical (with three Faculties – Physics and Mathematics, Faculty of Literature and Foreign languages Faculty). In 1957 the institute was honored with the name of Janka Kupała. In 1967 the first defence of doctoral thesis took place in the institute, and in 1969 postgraduate studies were introduced. On May 1, 1978, Pedagogical Institute was reorganized into the Janka Kupała State University of
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
.
In 2011, it was the first university, among higher education institutions of the country, which became the winner of the national contest "Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for achievements in quality".
In 2011, the Janka Kupała State University of Grodno received the status of scientific organization.
In 2010, the Janka Kupała University was the first university, among the regional universities of Belarus, which received national and international certificates of quality management system meeting the requirements of STB ISO 9001-2009 and ISO 9001:2008 (series of standards ISO 9000)
The University today
At present, there are: 17 098 students, 284 master students, 162 post-graduate students, 40 professors, 261 associate professors and 316 candidates of sciences. The university comprises 17 faculties and 79 departments. The university research library has more than 700 000 books.
Faculties
Faculty of Biology and EcologyMilitary FacultyFaculty of Arts and DesignFaculty of History and SociologyFaculty of Mathematics and Information ScienceFaculty of PedagogyFaculty of PsychologyFaculty of Tourism and ServiceFaculty of Physics and EngineeringFaculty of Physical TrainingFaculty of PhilologyFaculty of Economics and ManagementFaculty of LawFaculty of Engineering and ConstructionFaculty of Innovative Mechanic EngineeringAssociation of Socio-Humanitarian DepartmentsFaculty of Professional skills upgrading and retraining «School of Tourism and Hospitality»
In addition, the university comprises the Regional Centre for Testing and Youth Career Orientation
the Institute for Professional Skills Upgrading and Retrainingand colleges:
* Vaŭkavysk College
* Humanitarian College
* Technological college
* Lida College
Logotype of the university and faculties
The logotype of the university and faculties is a stylized letter “У” of the Cyrillic alphabet with certain symbols in the centre.
Site map , Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
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Alumni
* Danuta Bičel-Zahnietava - poet
* Ivan Cichan - athlete
* Alaksiej Karpiuk - writer
* Volha Korbut – gymnast
* Ivan Lepiešaŭ - linguist
* Alaksandar Milinkievič
Alaksandar Uladzimyeravič Milinkyevič ( be, Аляксандар Уладзімеравіч Мілінкевіч, translit=Alyaksandar Uladzimyeravich Milinkyevich, russian: Александр Владимирович Милинкевич, trans ...
– politician
* Michas Tkačoŭ - historian
* Vadzim Sarančukoŭ - politician, a member of BPF in Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
See also
* Mikola Silčanka — former professor
Photos
File: Студенческое подворье на VII Фестивале национальных культур в г.Гродно.jpg
File:Открытие галереи профессоров.jpg
File:ГрГУ им. Янки Купалы на городской первомайской демонстрации.jpg
File:Вручение ГрГУ им. Янки Купалы Почётного государственнго знамени Беларуси.jpg
File:Акция ГрГУ им. Янки Купалы Память.jpg
File:Акция ГрГУ им. Янки Купалы Мы ветеранам.jpg
File:Вручение сертификата соответствия СМК университета ISO 9001-2009.jpg
File:Вручение ГрГУ им. Янки Купалы Премии Правительства РБ в области качества.jpg
References
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Buildings and structures in Grodno Region
Educational institutions established in 1940
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