Foreign students in Belarus can either live in university dormitories or rent flats. Before you come to study, carefully weigh all the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Your living arrangements and leisure activities will have an impact on your learning process.

Dormitories

The most affordable option is university dormitories, available at many institutions including:

• Belarusian State University;v
• Belarusian National Technical University
• Belarus State Economic University
• Belarusian State Pedagogical University Named After Maxim Tank
• Belarusian State Medical University
• Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus
• Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
• Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University
• Belarusian State Technological University
• Belarusian State University of Physical Culture
• Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
• International University "MITSO"
• Brest State Technical University
• Belarusian State University of Food and Chemical Technologies
• Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University of Polotsk
• Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

Typically, rooms accommodate 3-4 students with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. Block-type dormitories have two rooms sharing facilities. Rooms are furnished with beds, desks, chairs, wardrobes, and bookshelves. Many dormitories include gyms, recreation rooms, canteens, libraries, and security services.

Dormitory fees are not covered by the tuition fee!

Students living in dorms have to follow a set of rules. Naturally, they must keep the furniture intact, keep the rooms clean, keep the noise down (blasting music or TV is not allowed), refrain from smoking in the living quarters and communal spaces, consume no alcohol on premises, and notify the Dormitory Supervisor when they are going to be away. Every student receives a detailed guide with the rules when they move in. If you would like to get a place in a dormitory, you need to find out if you are eligible by sending a request to representatives of your university during the application process, or consulting the university website.

Be sure to check the following in advance:

• Location of the dormitories
• Room type (double / single), range of facilities offered
• Price and payment options

You should send a request for a place in the dormitories only if you have received all the information and decided that this option is for you.

IMPORTANT! Only official representatives of your university can allocate places in the dorms, substantiated by a legal contract. Any private firms or intermediaries who offer you rooms in the dormitories are scammers.

Every student living in the dormitory must undergo medical examination in the student clinic (a fee-based service) and provide the resulting medical certificate no later than 3 days after they have signed their education agreement.

Renting a flat

f for some reason you do not want to apply for a place in the dormitory, you need to look for a flat or a room to rent. This will be a lot more expensive, but you will have the freedom to choose the location and quality of accommodation, and even your flatmates. If you go for this option, you will need to select the accommodation yourself and provide your councillor at the university with the contact number of the person who owns your flat or room.