Online-course – step forward to become a student at VSMU

During the admission campaign for 2020/2021 academic year, VSMU offers you a unique opportunity for a 50% discount on the tuition fee for the first academic year.

The discount will be granted those best five applicants who will gain more than 90 points per each examination subject (chemistry, biology).

Vitebsk State Medical University is one of the most distinguished higher medical institutions in the Republic of Belarus. VSMU was established in 1934. Currently, more than 6 000 students and listeners are trained at the university, including foreign students from 30 countries all over the world studying at Overseas Students Training Faculty.

Reasons to study medicine at VSMU

• a high level of education compatible with European standards;
• English medium curriculum;
• educational process is organized on the basis of traditional European curriculum (lectures, seminars, laboratory and practical classes);
• focused European standard education with 10:1 students-to-staff ratio;
• 15 hospitals and medical centers are clinical sites of the university where students have practical training;
• availability of electronic library with high-speed Internet access to scientific medical materials and world database.

Benefits of distance learning courses

VSMU is the first medical university of the Republic of Belarus, which has its own preparatory department abroad. The idea of ​​preparatory departments or international educational centers of the university started up long ago, and came from the necessity of internationalization of medical education. At preparatory department students are trained according to the guidelines and programs of the university by qualified specialists of a foreign center-partner. Training lasts an academic year, with compulsory formative assessment. The members of the university admission committee conduct end-of-course assessment directly at the educational center. The results of assessment are equal to the results of entrance examinations and allow applicants to participate in the competition for admission to the Vitebsk State Medical University.

On January 22, a dialogue platform “Electoral system of the Republic of Belarus. Single voting day”, which was attended by Vice-Rector of International Affairs and Organizational and Legal Work of VSMU Denis Lits, Vice-Rector of Educational Work Natalia Boltrushevich, Deputy Dean of Educational Work of General Medicine Faculty Olga Fedchuk, Vice-Rector of Educational Work of VSU named after. P.M. Masherov Svetlana Kostyukova, General Director of Vitebsk Trade and Production Republican Unitary Enterprise “Pharmacia” Ekaterina Boriseevich, representatives of LLC “VitVar”, VSTU, VSMU team.

On July 2, 2024, at an open meeting of the admissions committee of VSMU, the applicants-winners of university olympiads in biology and chemistry were enrolled in the medical, pediatric and pharmaceutical faculties for a budgetary form of education. The winners of the university Olympiads are given the best place in the dormitory and an additional scholarship during the autumn semester. We wish further success to our already enrolled students!!!

In accordance with the planned figures for admission to pursue postgraduate education at the expense of the republican budget for 2017-2018 academic year, established by the order of the State Committee for Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus dated June 08, 2017 № 168, the education establishment "Vitebsk State Medical University" announces the admission for those who wish to pursue I and II-level postgraduate education  in following specialties:

Postgraduate education of  1- level: