Living in Belarus: a chinese student personal experience

“…feel homey” A plane from Beijing to Belarus boarded at 13:10 on February 24, 2020. I arrived in Minsk, the capital of Belarus for the first time, and it was my furthest voyage, which lasted 9 hours and 10 minutes. Right when the plane landed in Minsk I fell in love with this country. The […]

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Where do journalism students earn extra money?

   A modern student does not always have enough scholarships or pocket money. And some have neither. Therefore, we decided to conduct a survey among seven students of the Faculty of Journalism, and find out where they earn extra money. Katya Nifontova, a 2nd year student of the specialty «Journalism (print media)», shared: — I […]

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MY INTERNSHIP: EXPECTATIONS AND REALITY

Lack of expectations In summer I  had an internship at the editorial office, where I worked before. It is a newspaper «Khoinikskie naviny» (Khoiniki, Gomel region). As  I had practiced writing articles, the editorial staff was familiar to me so I didn’t worry a lot. First task June 28 was my  first working day and […]

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The students told about their first summer practice

After the first year students of the Faculty of Journalism have a summer internship. Someone returns to their hometown, and someone stays in Minsk. Students who have recently finished their first year shared their practice impressions with us. Svetlana Lozhevich, a second-year student, notes: «I did an internship at the republican newspaper «Respublika». I was […]

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WEEKEND INTERVIEW: My Intercultural Experience

Summer is a time of rest and traveling. Therefore, our new issue is devoted to intercultural communication. Today we are conducting our interview in an updated format: there are two interviewers!  Polina Nedvetskaya and Elena Menyailo are talking to Kseniya Petrovskaya, a 1st year student. Ksenia is focusing on important points based on her experience […]

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LIVING IN BELARUS: CHINESE STUDENTS HOBBIES

A fascinating, fabulous experience There are different stages in personality formation process. We become students, we grow up, get our first job and start a family. Therefore there will be many roles in our life.  University life is really important because you get professional training and learn how to find resources which you will need […]

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LIVING IN BELARUS: FOREIGN STUDENTS AND LOCAL FOOD

First impressions of Belarusian cuisine I have been studying in Belarus for 2 years. I arrived in Minsk from China in autumn 2018. I was tired and terribly hungry after a long journey. So I tried  Belarusian food for the first time: Belarusian bread, potatoes and chicken fried meatloaf! Since then I have been enjoying […]

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WEEKEND INTERVIEW: My Formula of Happiness

English Section launches a new project «Weekend Interview» during this semester. The Professors and the teachers as well as the students of the Faculty of Journalism will be invited to our impromptu online studio to share their opinions on different issues. A pilot interview has been conducted by me, Polina Nedvetskaya. I have asked Anna […]

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Living in Belarus: Home Country Traditions that a Foreign Student Misses

Dreams come true I wanted to study in Belarus a lot. It happened! I am doing a course in journalism at the BSU. The first difficulties When I came to Minsk there were a lot of difficulties at the beginning. I could speak Russian only a little. I missed my family, my friends, my native […]

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Как выучить английский язык?

Краткий план того, что нужно сделать чтобы открыть для себя новый язык, а, в последствии, страны, ресурсы, людей и… читайте ниже. Обещаю, будет интересно! Ставьте цели, ну или причины: зачем вам английский? «Ой, ну может пригодиться в будущем» или «Родители настаивают» — не причины! В общем, хорошо подумайте и установите чёткую связь между английским и […]

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