Faculty of International Relations, Belarusian State University
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| Established | 1995 |
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| Affiliations | Belarusian State University |
| Dean | Prof. Viktar Shadurski |
Administrative staff | 250 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | fir.bsu.by |
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The Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University (Belarusian: Факультэт міжнародных адносін, romanized: Fakuĺtet mižnarodnych adnosin) was founded in 1995. The faculty trains specialists in the following areas: international relations, international law, world economy, management of international tourism, customs, linguistics and area studies, modern foreign languages and cultural studies.
The dean of the faculty is Shadursky Victor Gennadievich, a professor of historical sciences.
History
[edit]The faculty was established on 1 October 1995. In late 2003, at the Department of Oriental Languages, the National Center for Chinese Studies "Character" (from the 2006 Confucius Institute) was opened. In 2009, a center was opened at the Faculty of Korean Studies.
Building
[edit]The building is located in the center of Minsk, near the railway station and the main building of the Belarusian State University, on the streets of Leningradskaya. The new 13-story building was erected after ten years in 2012. The opening ceremony took place on 1 September 2012 with the participation of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.[1][2]