HISTORY OF BSU
When did the first regular lectures at BSU begin?
Answer: On October 30, 1921.
What is the name of the festival created especially for first-year students?
Answer: The BSU Freshman Festival, or YFM.
Name one advanced scientific field in which BSU researchers work.
Answer: Biotechnology, physics, IT or green chemistry. Any one
How many bilateral agreements with universities and research centres does BSU have, according to the text?
Answer: More than 500 agreements in more than 60 countries.
Which BSU graduate founded Wargaming, the company behind World of Tanks?
Answer: Victor Kislyi.
Who was the first rector of BSU?
Answer: The historian Vladimir Picheta.
Name two types of creative clubs
or groups mentioned in the text.
Answer: For example, student theatre studios, vocal ensembles, dance ensembles, photography clubs or literary salons. Any two.
What is the name of the
organisation that helps students
take part in scientific research from their first year?
Answer: The Student Scientific Society.
Name one international
competition in which BSU students achieve strong results.
Answer: ICPC, IMC, NCUMC or the Philip C.
Jessup International Law Moot Court
Competition. Any one.
What three faculties did BSU
have when it first opened?
Answer: Workers', Medicine and Social Sciences.
What is the main goal of the BSU
Pop Song Festival?
Answer: To discover new directions in youth
creativity, encourag ative activity and support talented students.
Name two research areas at the
Faculty of Economics.
Answer: The digital economy, green finance, big data analysis or modern market strategies. Any two.
Which three countries are listed
as the main countries of origin of BSU's foreign students?
Answer: China, Turkmenistan and Russia.
Which BSU graduate became the
first Belarusian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: Svetlana Alexievich, who received the prize in 2015.
Why was it difficult to open BSU
after the official decree in February 1919?
Answer: Because of the Soviet-Polish War, the changing control of Minsk and the lack of resources.
What competitions do first-year
students take part in during
YFM?
Answer: KVEST-Race, BSU Creative, BSU-quiz, vocal and dance competitions, Team Video Profile and team presentations on social media
What can students achieve through the Student Scientific
Society besides taking part in research projects?
Answer: They can participate in international conferences, publish professional articles and win grants for start-ups.
Name two groups of people
whom BSU volunteers support.
Answer: Children in orphanages, people with disabilities, elderly citizens or veterans.
Any two.
Which famous BSU graduate
became the first head of state of independent Belarus in 1991?
Answer: Stanislav Shushkevich.
How did Moscow State
University help BSU during World War II?
Answer: It provided equipment, textbooks, more than 18,000 scientific books and professors who gave lectures.
What does the name "Inversion",chosen by the Economics Faculty's YFM team, mean?
Answer: It means looking at life from a different angle and changing focus to discover new opportunities and move forward
Give two examples of practical results created by BSU
researchers, according to the text.
Answer: Unique medicines, advanced materials for space technology or smart software systems. Any two.
What are two different types of
support offered by the BSU trade union committee?
Answer: Help with dormitories or affordable housing, financial assistance, or free events such as esports tournaments, bowling and water park visits. Any two.
Name one BSU graduate associated with Belarusian
literature and one associated with theoretical physics, as described in the text.
Answer: Ivan Melezh or Ryhor Baradulin for literature; Fyodor Fedorov for theoretical physics. One from each field.