Grodno State Medical University

Grodno State Medical University

Abbreviation: GrSMU
E-mail: ief@grsmu.by
Telephone : +375 (152) 44-36-52, +375 (152) 44-67-28
Fax: +375 (152) 44-68-06
City: Grodno
Address : 80, Gorky str., 230009 Grodno, Republic of Belarus
Form of education: full-time
Language(s): Russian, English
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Year of foundation

1958

Total number of students

4844

Number of teachers

607

Doctors of Science

44

Candidates of Science

216

Number of faculties

6

Faculty Names

There are 6 faculties: 

The faculty for international students provides educational services in English and Russian languages. More than 90% of the Faculty’s students are currently study in English.




Key Achievement

On August 9, 1958 Grodno State Medical Institute, now Grodno State Medical University (hereinafter referred to as GrSMU) was founded. GrSMU is the successor of the first institution of higher medical education in Belarus - Grodno Medical Academy (1775-1781). Today GrSMU is a universally recognized medical, educational, scientific, and diagnostic and treatment center of the Republic of Belarus, guided in its activities by the principles of freedom of science, humanism, ethics and justice.
More than 90% of the students of the Faculty for International Students study in English.

The university offers:
  • 5 specialties of higher education
  • 40 specialties clinical residency
  • 6 specialties master's degree
  • 33 specialties postgraduate studies
  • 13 specialties doctoral studies
There are 59 educational programs of professional advance training, 5 specialties of retraining (ultrasound diagnostics, functional diagnostics, healthcare management, general medicine, and radiology).

The university academic staff consists of:
44 doctors of sciences (including one corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus, a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences), 216 candidates of sciences, 38 professors, 168 associate professors. The total number of teaching staff of the university is 607, full-time teaching staff – 528, the academic degree holders rate is 49.24%. There are 2 Dissertation Advisory Committees at the University. Two journals included in the list of scientific publications of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) of the Republic of Belarus are published: "Journal of Grodno State Medical University" and "Hepatology and Gastroenterology" journal. 15 scientific educational schools are created at the university.

Educational and material base:
  • 8 academic buildings 
  • 5 dormitories
  • 4 museums
  • 4 gymnasia, 5 sport halls
  • Vivarium
  • Canteen
  • Snack bars

Scientific library:
  • Total library stock consists of 470 797 copies
  • Scientific literature – 253 733 copies
  • Educational literature and guidance manuals – 175 282 copies
Access to full-text and abstract databases of academic publishers is available by subscription: Springer, Oxford (collection of medical literature), Scopus (Elsevier), EBSCO Publishing, The British Medical Journal, the new England Journal of Medicine, Polpred.com, patent information system (EAPATIS), information aggregator BioOne, etc.

116 international cooperation agreements have been concluded with universities and research organizations from 21 countries

University in world ranking:
GrSMU is represented in the world rating systems: Webometrics Rankingof World Universities, UniRank, ARES, Times Higher Education, MosIUR.
GrSMU was the first medical university in Belarus to receive accreditation for compliance with the standards of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME).
GrSMU is the first university in Belarus to receive a positive assessment by an external expert commission.
According to the results of the Global Aggregate Ranking for 2023, GrSMU entered the TOP-10% of the best universities in the world.
According to the international ranking of universities Webometrics as of January 2024 GrSMU ranked 5242 in the world group (among 28 000 ranked). Among Belarusian universities GrSMU is on the 12th place, among medical universities of the Republic of Belarus - on the 3rd place.
In the international rating UniRank according to the data for February 2024 among 47 ranked universities of the Republic of Belarus GrSMU takes the 12th place (4971 - in the world rating).
In the Moscow International Ranking "Three Missions of the University" (MosIUR) in August 2023, the University is included among the leading universities representing the Republic of Belarus, and is ranked 5th in the Republic and 1501-1750 - in the world. The rating included 10 universities of the Republic of Belarus (a total of 2000 universities from 112 countries).

Citizens from more than 30 countries are studying at the university.
Over 65 years, Grodno State Medical University trained more than 30,000 qualified doctors.

University Awards:
Grodno State Medical University is the only medical university of the Republic of Belarus that became a four-time Laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for achievements in the field of quality (for 2011, 2016, 2019, 2022).
GrSMU is the first and the only university of the Republic of Belarus - Laureate of the Award of the Commonwealth of Independent States for achievements in the field of quality (2017).
Our university is the winner of the contest "Best Exporter-2019" in the nomination "Education".
GrSMU twice became a Laureate of the International Business Award "Leader of the Year" in the nomination "Educational Services" (2019, 2023).
The university twice became a winner of the Grand Prix of the International Business Award "Leader of the Year 2020" in the nomination "Educational Services" and "Leader of the Year 2021" in the nomination "Education".
"WPW" student team became a winner in the V All-Russian Student Olympiad in Cardiology, held on the basis of FGBU "Almazov NMIC" as part of the Almazov Medical Youth Forum (2023).


Contact information of departments responsible for admission to training of foreign citizens

Faculty for International Students

+375-152-44-68-24

+375-152-44-68-42

e-mail: foreign@grsmu.by

 

Preparatory department

+375-152-68-09-88

e-mail: fdp@grsmu.by

 

International Affairs Department

+375-152-44-68-12 

e-mail: ief@grsmu.by