Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is a young heart of Grodno, one of the most beautiful cities of Belarus. It's a major regional University in Belarus. The present success of the University is deeply rooted into its past.
1940 |
the building on 22 Ozheshko str. welcomed the first students of the Teachers' Institute. |
1944 |
the Institute was reorganized into Grodno State Pedagogical Institute. |
late 1950s |
the Institute was named after a famous Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala. |
1978 |
Yanka Kupala Grodno State Pedagogical Institute was awarded the status of the University. |
1998 |
Institute for Professional Skills Upgrading and Executive and Specialists Retraining was organized. In 2007 it was renamed into Institute for Professional Skills Upgrading and Personnel Retraining. |
2001-2006 |
four colleges were included into Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno: the Volkovysk College, the Lida College, the Humanitarian College, the Technological College. |
2010 |
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was the first among regional universities of Belarus to receive national and international certificates of compliance of quality management system to the requirements of STB ISO 9001-2009 and DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 (series of standards ISO 9000); and the University was awarded the Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for achievements in the field of quality. |
2015, 2018,
2021 |
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno confirmed the title of laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for achievements in the field of quality. This Prize was established by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated 05.11.1998 No. 1705 in order to increase the competitiveness of products, works performed, services rendered manufactured in the Republic of Belarus, and to ensure recognition of achievements in the field of quality of products (works and services). |
2023 |
By the decision of the Accreditation Council of the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating IAAR dated January 27, 2023, Yanka Kupala State University received international institutional accreditation for a period of 5 years and international program accreditation for 16 educational programs. |
