30 June 2004
New state university in Baranovichi to cater to needs of Brest region's economy
Aleksandr Lukashenko on Tuesday signed a presidential edict that a state university should be established in Baranovichi, a city of 170,000 in the Brest region.
The edict followed a government conference where the proposal was studied with the participation of all those concerned, said the Belarusian ruler's press office. The future institution would mainly train engineers, educators, financial lawyers and foreign language experts for the region.
Those enrolled would be redistributed among the specializations most requested by the region's enterprises and organizations, with more major courses added as necessary for flexibility. The university will be housed by the premises of Baranovichi State Teachers' Training College, the now-defunct branches of Belarusian National Technical University and Brest State University, and the closed Baranovichi Police College.
The students of the above-mentioned institutions will be transferred to schools across the country or the new university if they wish.
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