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Another Polish school in Belarus is closing

06.01.2024 10:30
Under pressure from the authorities in Minsk, one of the largest private Polish language schools in Belarus has been closed.
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This is yet another Polish language school in Minsk closed by the authorities in recent days, Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported.

The school has operated for nine years in partnership with the Polish company PanProfessor. They have also collaborated with the Polish embassy and the Association of Poles in Belarus. A significant number of graduates from this school have successfully secured admission to esteemed higher education institutions in Poland, according to officials.

In December 2023, Belarusian security services raided all private foreign language schools in Minsk. The officers conducted searches and detained several lecturers and directors of the institutions. They demanded that the school authorities stop teaching Polish due to alleged "financial improprieties"

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SOURCE: IAR