EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

This article gives a concise description of the educational system of the Belarus Republic. It covers preschool education; general education which includes three stages: primary schooling, basic schooling, and secondary or vocational education; and professional education which includes higher, postgraduate, and continuing education. Further sections are devoted to the reform of higher education, to the international activities of Belarussian higher education, and to programmes for gifted children and young people.