European Humanities University
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EHU, the European Humanities University ( (ЕГУ)) is a Belarusian university
in Lithuania
.
From 1992 to 2004 EHU was a non-state establishment of undergraduate
and post-graduate education in Belarus
. In 2004, due to government opposition, EHU was forced to terminate its activities in Belarus. However, thanks to political, administrative, and financial support from the European Union
, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Government of Lithuania
, other European Governments, NGOs and US and EU foundations, EHU managed to resume its operation in Vilnius
, Lithuania and open bachelor’s
and master’s degree programs for Belarusian students in autumn 2005. In February 2006 the Government of Lithuania granted to the EHU the official status of a Lithuanian university. EHU maintains close ties with the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
, a non-state secondary school also banned by the Belarusian government in 2004, and from which a substantial number of the EHU's students matriculate.
After the mass protests of the Belarusian presidential election of 2010, many students and teachers of the university (for example, Alyaksandr Atroshchankau), were imprisoned by the KGB. The university said it would work with students to help them in their education despite the circumstances.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
.
From 1992 to 2004 EHU was a non-state establishment of undergraduate
Undergraduate education
Undergraduate education is an education level taken prior to gaining a first degree . Hence, in many subjects in many educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a bachelor's degree, such as in the United States, where a university entry level is...
and post-graduate education in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. In 2004, due to government opposition, EHU was forced to terminate its activities in Belarus. However, thanks to political, administrative, and financial support from the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Government of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, other European Governments, NGOs and US and EU foundations, EHU managed to resume its operation in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania and open bachelor’s
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and master’s degree programs for Belarusian students in autumn 2005. In February 2006 the Government of Lithuania granted to the EHU the official status of a Lithuanian university. EHU maintains close ties with the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Belarusian Humanities Lyceum is a private secondary school, formerly located at 21 Kirau Street in Minsk, Belarus.-History:It was founded on January 15, 1991 as the Yakub Kolas National State Humanities Lyceum, by leading Belarusian intellectuals such as the present Belarusian Language Society...
, a non-state secondary school also banned by the Belarusian government in 2004, and from which a substantial number of the EHU's students matriculate.
After the mass protests of the Belarusian presidential election of 2010, many students and teachers of the university (for example, Alyaksandr Atroshchankau), were imprisoned by the KGB. The university said it would work with students to help them in their education despite the circumstances.