Belarusian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) and the EaP CSF Steering Committee propose to the Advisory Group “Support for the Belarus Roadmap” to create conditions under which the Belarus higher education system will comply with the EHEA academic freedom and academic autonomy principles.

Belarusian Ministry of Education adopted a number of documents indicating their intention to implement some of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) principles into the higher education system. However, the problem with the implementation of the academic values remains the most vulnerable part of the ministry’s programme. There is no improvement in the Ministry and universities’ transparency. Massive violations of academic freedom and students’ rights to participate in higher education institutions’ (HEI) governance continue.

EaP CSF Belarusian National Platform established an Ad Hoc Commission to control, monitor and ensure the implementation of the Belarus Roadmap for Higher Education Reform.

The Ad Hoc Commission prepared the first report on the incorporation of the EHEA principles into the Belarus higher education system for the period from June 2015 till December 2015.

READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE REPORT in Endlish (PDF)