Today is Knowledge Day in Belarus

A symbol of generational continuity, kindness, knowledge and memory. Today is Knowledge Day in Belarus. The President congratulated students, postgraduates, teachers and scientific and pedagogical staff on the holiday. On 1 September, 2025, 1.050.000 students will start studying. The first bell will ring for more than 90.000 first-graders, each of whom, according to tradition, will receive a printed edition from the President of Belarus as a gift. There will be 3.600 institutions in the country that implement pre-school education programs, and 2.629 institutions of general secondary education. 17 of them are institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Culture and other departments. Private institutions will also operate — there are six of them. This academic year, 7 modern schools will open. Among them are those that have undergone reconstruction — together they are ready to accept more than 5.000 students.