The Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) is one of the leading technical universities of Belarus and the CIS. The BNTU has been training engineers since 1920. The BNTU today:
• comprises 17 faculties offering high-quality training in 89 specialities and 121 specializations;
• trains over 35 000 students in advanced BA, MA, PhD, and post-doctoral programs;
• numbers over 2000 highly qualified lecturers and scientists involved in teaching and research;
• has 41 research laboratories creating innovations, transferring technologies, and cooperating with production;
• runs 3 institutes offering refresher courses in the newest areas of technology and economics.
Besides, the BNTU provides various facilities for the students’ personal growth and recreation: sports grounds, cultural centers, libraries, student clubs, etc.
The BNTU meets the challenges of the 21st century combining classical university traditions with modern approaches and technologies. According to Webometrics, the BNTU ranks among 9% of the world’s best universities.
Main strategic (long-term) directions of the BNTU activity:
• Introducing innovative training programs taking into account global higher education context and the membership in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) the Republic of Belarus was granted recently. The training programs should be based on integration between training, research, and production lines of BNTU activities, as well as systematic monitoring of the needs of customers and stakeholders.
• Actively embracing best practices in training specialists with the focus on internships and training in prominent foreign universities, as well as enterprises and organizations dominating world market.
• Establishing effective links with the leading industrial organizations, academic and educational establishments and centers, including foreign ones.
• Developing the University resource base and introducing modern equipment, novel information technologies, and telecommunication systems into training process
• Shaping the spirit of leadership and corporate culture in the University; enhancing the ability to be successful in a competitive environment
• Promoting historical, educational, and cultural heritage of the BPI-BSPA-BNTU (or University) with regard to strategic interests of Belarus.