Lukashenko: University admission rules need to be made straightforward

The dragging uncertainty with the university admission rules should be ended, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said a meeting on 18 August to discuss the state of readiness of the education system for the new academic year, BelTA has learned.

The head of state said that he was briefed on the ongoing university admission campaign, adding that it was proceeding in a constructive manner. Even the recalculation of the centralized exam scores did not become a big problem. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko is to present a detailed report on the preliminary results of the university admission campaign.

“What went well and what went wrong? Maybe you have already developed a vision of how we will further improve the university admission system? As we agreed, this year we should finally made admission rules straightforward and clear. I want to hear how this year’s new-format admission campaign went for employer-sponsored university applicants. How well-prepared are employer-sponsored university applicants this year?” the president outlined the main topics to today’s discussion.