Why do I love BarSU?

Summer Linguistic School (July 2023) for lecturers and students of the Branch of Lomonosov Northern(Arctic) Federal University (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region, Russian Federation), 2023

Dear BarGU! We are on the way home, but we already miss you very much. Two weeks in Belarus - a flurry of emotions! Incredible beauty, scale, warmth and the sincerest Belarusian hospitality! We are very glad that we will bring a part of it to the North of Russia. BarSU absolutely melted the hearts of everyone! The summer linguistic school exceeded all our expectations! We are extremely grateful to everyone who invested their time, efforts and heart. Many thanks to Inessa Guseynova, Head of the Department of International Activities of BarSU, for her titanic work! Nothing would have been possible at all without her! Thanks to all the lecturers - we are impressed by you. And special thanks to the management of BarSU! We were pleasantly surprised that the Rector of the University Alexander Unsovich and the First Vice-Rector Vladimir Klimuk honored the participants of the Summer School with their attention. News about the School on the universities’ websites and in social networks raised a new wave of interest among the students of NArFU. Therefore, we are not saying Good-bye.

BarSU Master students, 2022

LI Hongmei (China)

The University made a very good impression on me. The lecturers here have a spirit of excellence and are responsible for foreign students. When I return to China, I will tell everyone about Baranavichy State University.

DI Yaojun (China)

I have significantly improved my Russian language skills in a short period of time. I really like our Russian teacher Irina Golub. Highly qualified people work in the departments and faculties of the university. Thanks to BarSU and my teachers for a wonderful life experience.

CHENG Xiaoge (China)

Since childhood, I dreamed of seeing a lot of snow, and a heavy snowfall for several days in Belarus fulfilled my childhood dream. The dormitories of BarSU are very clean and tidy, the classes are lively and rich, the students are diligent and hardworking, and the teachers are serious and responsible. I like it here!

WU Qiming (China)

Getting an education at this excellent university, I am charged with the enthusiasm and professionalism of each teacher. Thank you, dear teachers, for your hard work!

WANG Ying (China)

I was born in Qingdao, China, but have long been fascinated by your beautiful country. I am delighted with the well-established work of BarSU. In the future, I will be happy to tell everyone in China about Baranavichy State University. By getting an education here, we are building an educational bridge between our countries.

LIU Xue (China)

Meeting good teachers in life is a great success. I am very lucky to be able to study at this wonderful university!

DE ARMENT Douglas Robert (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), student in the 2022/2023 academic year

I have found that Baranavichy State University offers superior instruction to learn the Russian language, for purposes of either continuing your education in a Russian-speaking country or just to assimilate into a Russian-speaking society, as in my case. The instruction is top quality! You will not find a better quality/price/speed ratio anywhere. I have never seen a better language teacher than our teacher, Irina.

You must be prepared to learn and study after class!

COSSU Claudio (Italy), student of the Russian and Chinese languages in 2021

I want to make a love confession to my university.

Training at BarSU is a great experience for me! I studied the Russian and Chinese languages during 6 months. I am happy that I chose this university and this city. A professional and always ready to help team of international department, highly qualified teachers and hospitable staff of the dormitory. Coherence of work and support of any university staff is simply excellent. My visit to Belarus, training and staying here would not have taken place without them.

The courses I visited were well-organized and structured. The dedication of teachers helped me to improve my knowledge of Russian. Besides training, BarSU gave me an opportunity to make many new friends from different countries as well as to visit the most beautiful places of the Republic of Belarus. Needless to say that BarSU has exceeded all my expectations! BarSU, thank you for this opportunity, support and professionalism!

KHURSANDOVA Visola (Uzbekistan), 3^rd year student of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology in the 2021/2022 academic year

I want to make a love confession to my university.

BarSU is a new page in my life. Here I have made many friends of different nationalities. It is interesting for me to continue studying the Russian language and to comprehend the basics of my future profession – a psychologist. I appreciate my teachers who in such a professional and interesting way introduce me to the world of psychology. I feel comfortable training with my Belarusian friends. I can easily request them at any moment and be confident that they will always respond and help me both in solving life issues and in my studies.

I feel at home at BarSU. Foreign and Belarusian students live here like a family: we study, rest, have fun. I don’t feel lonely here.

Thanks to my favorite University!

Nurmuhammet Ashyrov(Turkmenistan), the graduate of 2020

I want to express my gratitude to the teachers and employees of International Relations Department of Baranavichy State University!

My father helped me with the choice of the country, city, university and the faculty. Thanks to him I came to Belarus and BarSU which fully justified my confidence.

I want to thank Baranavichy, which gave us unforgettable years, hospitable and friendly Belarusian people, who welcomed us with all their warmth and kindness, and I want to thank separately all teachers, who put their souls into us, have given us education for our bright future, and helped us with all their hearts in difficult moments of our life! Low bows to all of you! We love you and will never forget you!

Meerim Subanbekova, Director of the College at the Academy of Labour and Social Relations (Kyrgyzstan)

This summer we were lucky to visit the beautiful country of Belarus under the summer program of BarSU Business School. The program lasted for 2 weeks and during this time we managed a lot: we were able to expand our skills in entrepreneurial activity and project management, to get information about the university education system and make new friends. Not only did we see all the buildings of BarSU, but we also learned a lot about the culture and sights of this amazing country!

I hope that the program will serve as a good bridge for the future cooperation!

Thank you so much for your warm welcome! The team is simply excellent, responded promptly to our requests, and, most importantly, thanks for adjusting to the preferences of the guests!

DEGISMEZ Ece Dicle, DEMIREL Simge Nas, DUZGUN Elif (Turkey), participants of the Summer Russian Language School, July 2018 (in the photo on the left)

Back in July… We came to Baranovichi to attend the Program of the Russian Language Summer School offered by BarSU. 

What an experience it was! The day we arrived two students of BarSU met us at the airport. Little did I know that we would become such good friends. 

Thanks to them, we were able to adapt so soon. Later we met the Head of Department of International and Innovation Activities, Inessa Guseynova, who guided us through the application process long before we arrived. We appreciate all her efforts and help to make sure we get the best of our stay there. We must say that the campus staff, the students and the lecturers were all very friendly, kind and helpful. They made us feel very welcomed. 

The course meets all the opportunities it has to offer. The excursions have really been helpful to not only get acquainted with the history and traditions of Belarus but also to improve our Russian language knowledge at the same time. In three weeks of time we got to spend there, we’ve really enjoyed ourselves sightseeing, getting to know the locals and trying out traditional foods. Here we have many moments to remember and friends to keep forever. 

Thank you, BarSU, for making us feel home!

Sule ERGE, (Turkiye) - Turk Dili Ogretmeni 2017/2018

Baranoviçi – soguk havasi, ancak sicak (samimi) insanlari olan huzurlu sehir!

Türk dili ögretmeni olarak 3 ay önce Türkiye’den Belarus’a geldim. Baranoviç’te beni Baranoviç Devlet Üniversitesinin bilimsel çalisma Rektör Yardimcisi Vladimir Klimuk karsiladi. Kendisine çok tesekkür ederim. Kaldigim yer  sehir merkezine ve okuluma yakin olup, kendimi evimde hissettigim bir yerdir. Katimda Çin ve Amerika’dan gelen ögretmen arkadaslarim var. Bana her zaman yardimci olduklari ve buraya alismami kolaylastirdiklari için onlara minnettarim.

Baranoviç yemyesil, sakin, huzurlu ve güvenli bir sehir. Soguk, karli havasina ragmen buranin insanlari çok sicak ve güleryüzlü. Buraya geldigim ilk günlerimi hatirliyorum, Ingilizce burada çok konusulmadigi ve ben de Rusça bilmedigim  için çok korkmustum. Ancak uluslararasi Büro Görevlisi Inessa Guseynova’nin yardimlari  sayesinde hiç sorun yasamadim. Kendisi çok yardimsever ve nazik biri.

Rektörümüz Vassily Kochurko ile tanisma firsatim oldu. Kendisi çok kibar ve misafirperver biri. Bana Türkçe sinifimi gösteren ve Üniversiteye alismami saglayan Silo Elena’ya da tesekkürlerimi sunarim.

Buraya çok büyük heyecanla geldim. Türkiye’de yabanci ögrencilerim olmustu. Ancak Belarus benim için farkli bir tecrübe olacakti. Türkiye ve Belarus arasinda kültürel olarak benzerlikler bulundugundan buraya alismam kolay oldu.

Belarus’un kültürünü ve insanlarini yakindan tanima firsati buldugum için çok sansliyim. Ögrencilerimi ve okulumu çok seviyorum. Ögrencilerimin Türkçe ögrenmeleriyle mutlu olurken, kendim de Üniversitenin saglamis oldugu Rusça dil kursu ile Rusça ögrenmenin mutlulugunu yasiyorum.

Baranoviç Devlet Üniversitesinde  Türk Dilini ve Kültürünü ögretme sansina sahip olmanin yaninda, misafirperverlikleri ve kendimi evimde gibi hissetmemi sagladiklari için çok mutluyum!

BarSU ve Baranoviçi seviyorum!

Qio Xiaoguang (China), a first-year student of the Faculty of Slavic and Germanic Languages in 2017/2018

I am a businessman, and I work with different countries, mostly English-speaking. But once in 2014 I came to Moscow for work. I did not speak Russian, and I lost many business offers because of it. An I decided to start learning the Russian Language for my business development. First I went to Minsk, had been studying there for a year, but learnt a little. There are many Chinese people there, I communicated in Chinese, that is why learning Russian was very slow. From my friends I knew about Baranovichi. And I decided to come here, because there were no Chinese people at the university, and I could focus on my studies. Baranovichi is a small quiet city with kind and tolerant people.

Seyitliyev Bagtyyar (Turkmenistan), graduate of 2022

I came to study in Belarus for a reason: in Turkmenistan, Belarusian diplomas are confirmed without any problems. I have chosen Baranovichi State University due to the recommendations of my relatives who already studied here. I liked Belarus very much, and Baranovichi too. It is very comfortable here, quiet and calm, nice cool weather, although I am a little scared of the coming winter and frost. We pretty quickly made friends with Belarusian students. After graduating from the university, I will definitely return to my country because we have our own traditions, for which I need to return to the family.

Nzokou Kylian Wildane (Cameroon), graduate of 2021

I had been studying for 2 years for a pharmacist at the University of Cameroon, but then decided to start learning foreign languages, and then continue studies at the university. My dream is to learn as many languages as possible. I already know English, French and German. I came to Belarus to learn Russian. I did not get by accident to Baranovichi: my uncle learnt the Russian Language here, and he advised me BarSU for studies, and I was very satisfied with the price and quality. When I arrived to Minsk, at the airport they examined my passport for a long time. It was rather strange. I traveled much, in no country my passport has been examined for so long. I thought that I had problems, but it turned out that everything was fine. There are few dark-skin guys in Baranovichi, so all people look at me. First I did not feel comfortable, but now I’m used. I live in a student dormitory and I communicate with foreign and Belarusian students. We have much in common and like playing football together.

Ning Junjie (China), a Teacher of the Chinese Language in 2017/2018

Why do I love BarSU!

Green thick grass, gentle wind, bright sun – how beautiful it is in Belarus! But when I arrived, it was very cold. The Head of International Relations Department of BarSU Inessa Guseynova met me at the airport. She noticed how cold I was, and gave me her scarf, and I was very grateful to her.
Baranovichi State University is represented by new majestic buildings. It seems that through a glass roof you can touch the blue sky and white clouds! At BarSU I like students, staff and lecturers!
I fell in love with this university not only because it gives me great opportunities to make my dream to teach the Chinese language true, but also because it gives me a feeling of home, hospitality and warmth.

Jessica MEYERZON (USA), the trainee of the Faculty of Slavic and Germanic languages of BarSU in the 2017/2018 academic year

Two months ago, I departed from the United States and arrived in Baranovichi to work as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. At first, I felt very overwhelmed, because everything seemed new and unusual. However, the teachers who work in the Department of Slavic and Germanic Languages helped me organize my schedule and made sure that I had everything I needed. One of the teachers immediately gave me a tour of the city and also invited me to visit Nesvizh Castle with her. The same teacher visited my dorm three times in one day when I had a fever in order to make sure I was okay. This was my first glimpse of how hospitable people in Belarus are. Additionally, all of the teachers have been very eager to invite me to their classes to speak with the students in English. At first, all of the students were shy to speak with me, because they were probably scared of making mistakes. However, a lot of students began contacting me after the first week. Many wanted to meet with me at a cafe, or somewhere else in the city, simply to practice speaking English and to get to know each other. These students gave me small welcoming gifts as well. In the university, I also help with English Speaking Club. In the first meeting, about 150 students attended. To me, this was very exciting, and I knew that I had to make a good first impression on them so that they could later be comfortable with talking to me. Sure enough, after the first meeting, many students asked me to take a picture with them. I felt like a celebrity and it was quite funny. Although there are major differences between Belarus and the U.S., I know that I will learn a lot here, especially because of the people I work with and the students I teach. I am excited to continue working here for 7 more months, and I hope that I will achieve my goal: to motivate students to learn the English language even if they are too shy or afraid of making mistakes.

Heidi BECK (USA), the trainee of the Faculty of Slavic and Germanic languages of BarSU in the 2014/2015 academic year

Why do I love Baranovichi State University? It is a great place to be a visiting faculty member! How great? Well, I'm from the U.S. but to paraphrase Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Let me count the ways." I love that I can exchange second language teaching ideas with the English language faculty here. I love that many teachers and administrative staff want to communicate with me, and if they don't speak English, then we try to find a language that we do have in common. (Knowing some German has been very helpful!) I love that students I met just once created a special birthday presentation for me my first week here. I love the Voikova Campus staff, who make being here possible.

I love my cozy dorm suite at the BarSU building at Mayakovskogo, 11. It is right in the center of town, and I have comfortable conditions and wonderful neighbors that have become friends; these are the other visiting faculty (from Germany and Turkey) with whom I share the floor. The staff here are also friendly and warm; it is my home away from home!

Alyona VASILENKO (Kazakhstan), the student of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of BarSU in the 2014/2015 academic year

I have been studying at BarSU for the second year, and every day I understand more and more that I've made the right choice. Studies at our university give me great pleasure. BarSU has wonderful teaching staff. Our teachers are kind and sympathetic. Every day they give us a lot of priceless knowledge that we will continue to use in our professional activities. I met a lot of nice people and found true friends at BarSU. I really like that friendly atmosphere at our university. BarSU gives its students the opportunity for creative development. Concerts, different activities are often held at our university.

I love BarSU and I'm happy to be the student of this university.

Inna MURAVYOVA (Ukraine), the student of the Faculty of Slavic and Germanic languages of BarSU in the 2014/2015 academic year

BarSU appeared in my life at the moment of complete uncertainty. It was hard to change the country, university, classmates in a few days. But BarSU met me with open and friendly arms. In a short time I found true friends here, pulled up my English. Now I don't regret that the fate brought me here, it is the place where I will receive my diploma; it is the place where the most funny student years pass.

I would also like to thank the university administration and the whole teaching staff, who gave me the opportunity to connect my next years of study with a beautiful young University - BarSU.

Tszinhuan SU (China), BarSU student of the Faculty of Economics and Law in the 2014/2015 academic year

I really like to study at BarSU and live in the university hostel. BarSU gives me the best time of student life. It gives good opportunities for comprehensive development. So, besides studies, I dance, sing and take part in the cultural and creative life in every possible way.

I love BarsU!

Gulshirin CHARYKULYEVA (Turkmenistan), the graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Law of of 2014

BarSU, to which I dedicated five years of my life, undoubtedly has become a wonderful place for me where I came back again and again with great pleasure! Our teachers left only good and warm memories about BarSU in my soul. They are the people who supported us, experienced difficulties with us and helped to go ahead, opened us wide horizons of our abilities.

The University provides great opportunities for the development of our outlooks and our self-development. It creates good climate for communication and interaction with different people. The University helps to realize and express oneself. I love BarSU for its atmosphere, its ease, for the fact that at national holidays I thought I was at home, and all around was my second big family. BarSU removes the borders in communication between people of different nationalities and cultures. We were in contact in everyday life, in study groups and during lectures, we found like-minded people, for 5 years it changed and broadened our world outlooks, and only for the better!

Student years are the perfect time for a man, each of us will carry them through their entire lives! BarSU is a great university and it doesn't make me regret of my choice of higher education even for a moment.

Tavus BERDINAZAROVA (Turkmenistan), the graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Law of 2012

After leaving school many young people are sometimes on the verge of two worlds: the world of childhood, where there are no worries and responsibilities, and the adult world, where all decisions should be made by themselves. To my mind if there was no such a medium as university, we would probably make more mistakes and have bitter experience on the way to our adulthood. My school of life, my Alma-mater is BarSU.

While being at home, in Turkmenistan, I thought many times about my first meeting with the University, Belarusian students, about communication barriers, if I could learn well and show good performance. It seems that all these questions were in my head only yesterday, but it's been two years since I received my diploma (speciality "Economics and Business Management") and returned to my native Turkmenistan.

Today, looking back into the past through the prism of time, I know that this trip in Belarus cost living apart from my parents, my home, from the usual things for me, as student years are not only the time to gain knowledge and practical skills, it is the time when being still young, we become wiser, learn to hear and understand each other. Whatever language we spoke, whatever religious beliefs we were, or how different were our outlooks on life, all of us were united by BarSU for 4 years, and we will always be its children.

Thilan RANDENIYA (Sri Lanka), the graduate of the Faculty of Engineering of 2013

I love BarSU because of the town where it is situated as well as the people living here. I remember my first days like today. The first person I met at BarSU was Inessa Guseynova, the employee of international office, she is very pleasant and kind woman, ready to help at any moment. She helped me to choose the faculty and speciality; that's why I entered engineering faculty and studied machine building technology. Now I work as a mechanical engineer assistant in my country, but I'm going to continue my career in UAE or Australia. I met many wonderful people at BarSU, who became good friends for me, including my groupmates.

Firstly, I faced difficulties because of low proficiency in language, but my friends and my teachers helped me.

I want to say some words about my faculty. The dean and teachers are wonderful and good there. All these people helped me to get my current career growth.

For the whole period of study I lived in one of the best hostels of Belarus with its comfortable conditions.

Thank you BarSU for nice memories! I will come here again!