Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University

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Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University

Полацкі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Ефрасінні Полацкай
Former name	Branch of Belarusian Technological Institute, Novopolotsk Polytechnical Institute named after Leninist Young Communist League of Belarus
Motto	Docendo discimus (Latin for "We learn by teaching")
Type	Public
Established	1968
Rector	Dr. Yury Ramanouski
Administrative staff	500
Students	10,500 (2016[1])
Undergraduates	45 study programs for Bachelor's Degree,[2] 22 study programs for Academic Master Studies, 3 Master Programs of Double Diploma and 8 Practically Oriented Master Programs[3]
Postgraduates	20 study programs [4]
Address	29 Blokhin Street, 211440, Vitebsk Oblast , Novopolotsk , Belarus
Website	www.psu.by

Saint Euphrosyne Polotsk State University (Belarusian: Полацкі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Ефрасінні Полацкай; Russian: Полоцкий государственный университет имени Евфросинии Полоцкой) is a Belarusian public university based in Novopolotsk and Polotsk.

The official seal of the university depicts the buildings that originally housed the Jesuit College in Polotsk. The historical buildings were partially reconstructed and transferred to Polotsk State University in 2005.^[5]

The university is named after St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, daughter of the Prince of Polotsk. She was a nun, abbess, educator, and the first female saint in Belarus.

In 1580 the Jesuit College was founded in Polotsk.^[6] On January 12, 1812, the college was reclassified into Polotsk Jesuit Academy by an ukase of the Emperor of Russia, Alexander I. The scademy functioned from 1812–1820^[7] and was the first higher education establishment in Belarus.^[8]

On July 14, 1968, the Novopolotsk branch of the Belarusian Polytechnical Institute was established. On February 10, 1969, the Novopolotsk branch of BPI was renamed the Belarusian Technological Institute. On January 1, 1974, it became Novopolotsk Polytechnical Institute named after Leninist Young Communist League of Belarus. On September 14, 1993, Novopolotsk Polytechnical Institute was reorganized into Polotsk State University.

Since 2005, the Faculty of History and Philology, and since 2008 the Faculty of Information Technologies, have been located in the former Jesuit College in Polotsk.^[9]

Since 2016, the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Physical Training Education have been located in Mezhdurechye.^[10]

PSU has three official symbols: the flag, emblem, and anthem.

The lyrics of the Polotsk State University anthem were written by Belarusian poet Hienadz Buraukin.^[11]

Education and research are conducted by approximately 500 professors (including 19 Doctors of Sciences and 167 PhDs).^{[citation needed]}

Polotsk State University publishes the Vestnik of Polotsk State University.^[12]

• Humanities^[13]
• Civil Engineering^[14]
• Mechanics and Technology^[15]
• Radio Engineering^[16]
• Information Technologies^[17]
• Finance and Economics^[18]
• Law^[19]
• For International Students^[20]
• Pre-University Training^[21]

• Ernst M. Babenko
• Petr I. Shved
• Dmitry N. Lazovsky

• Education in Belarus
• Jesuit College in Polotsk
• List of Jesuit sites

• Official website
• Official hymn
• Digital library of PSU

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