Human capital: Belarus’ Higher Education in Cross-Country Run

Purpose of this study is to come closer to an objective assessment of the Belarusian system of higher education in a cross-country perspective based on a series of comparative parameters and indicators, and, building on its findings, evaluate the quality of human capital reproduced by the national education system. This study and the rest of the ‘human capital’ cycle studies will underlie BISS’s policy paper comprising direct recommendations for the government. This survey analyzes such comparative parameters as i) educational attainment indicators, including those broken down by the levels of the education system and specialization; ii) architecture of the system of education; iii) expenditure on education; iv) internationalization of education, including export of educational services and balance of student mobility.