MA courses at the Academy of Public Administration are offered by the Institute of Managerial Personnel in the following majors:

• Politics (for the degree – Master of Politics)
• Law (for the degree – Master of Law)
• Economics (for the degree – Master of Economics)
• World Economy (for the degree – Master of Economics)
• Finance, Monetary Circulation and Crediting (for the degree – Master of Economics)
• Economics and National Economy Management (for the degree – Master of Economics)
• Social and Economic Systems Management (for the degree – Master of Management and Economics)

The duration of courses:

Full-time – 1 year
Part-time – 1 year 10 months
The fees for MA courses are covered either at the expense of the national budget of the Republic of Belarus or on a contract basis.

Official Invitation for Education

To receive an official letter of invitation for education international citizen should file the following documents to the Academy of Public Administration for their further consideration:

• application letter (according to the established format)
• notarized copies of educational certificates validated in compliance to the rules set by the Belarusian legislation with a list of learned disciplines and grades (if other is not stipulated in international agreements of the Republic of Belarus)
• notarized translation of educational certificates validated in compliance to the rules set by the Belarusian legislation with a list of learned disciplines and grades into the Russian or Belarusian languages (if other is not stipulated in international agreements of the Republic of Belarus)
• copy of passport or notarized copy of birth certificate or any other document verifying applicant’s identity
• notarized copy of medical examination, allowing education in the climate conditions of the Republic of Belarus and corresponding educational establishments, issued by the official health authority of the country of applicant’s residence

• 2 photographs (4x6 format)
• a list and copies of published scientific works, description of carried-out research and development (if available).

Documents should be sent by post to the Centre of International Cooperation and Educational Programmes.

Address:
22, Karl Marx Str.,
220030 Minsk
Belarus
Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Centre for International Cooperation and Educational Programmes
Room 201
Incomplete package of documents, documents sent by fax or e-mail will not be considered.

Documents’ evaluation

Centre for International Cooperation and Educational Programmes takes 5 days to evaluate the filed documents and the Academy’s authorities decide whether the applicant is fit to study at the Academy of Public Administration.
If the decision is positive Centre for International Cooperation and Educational Programmes sends to the applicant an official invitation letter for education, which is required for visa issuing by the consular establishment of the Republic of Belarus in the country of applicant’s residence (for international students from the countries with a visa system of entrance to the Republic of Belarus).

Admission

Applicants, wishing to take MA courses at the Academy of Public Administration should file the following documents:

• visa permission for education in the Republic of Belarus
• educational certificate proving that applicant’s level of education is sufficient for taking MA courses and a list of studied disciplines and grades
• health certificate issued by an official local health authority of the Republic of Belarus (after an obligatory medical check-up on the request of the educational establishment)
• health certificate on HIV-absence issued by the official health authority of applicant’s country of residence
• health insurance in accordance with the legislative norms of the Republic of Belarus
• notarized copy of birth certificate
• 4 photographs (4x6 format)

Identity cards and original documents should be handed in personally by the applicant.

The cost of education for citizens from the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan are equal to the educational fees for citizens of the Republic of Belarus. The cost of education for citizens of other foreign states is set by contracts.