Border Guard Service Institute of Belarus
The Border Guard Service Institute of Belarus (Belarusian: Iнстытут пагранiчнай службы Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the educational institution of the Border Guard Service of Belarus.
History
The school dates to August 19, 1993, when, in accordance with the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus № 564 the Minsk Higher Military-Political-Arms School faculty was established for border troops. On May 17, 1995, Presidential Decree 192 created the Military Academy of Belarus, which included the faculty of border troops. The first graduation of officers was in 1997. During its existence, the faculty held 13 graduations for about 1,000 border guard officers; 25 students received gold medals and 69 graduated with honors. The Institute for Frontier Service of the Republic of Belaus was established in accordance with the Decree of the President of Belarus of May 5, 2010 № 237. From July 1, 2010, the institute began as an independent entity and the successor of the Border Guard Service Institute. It is an independent institution of higher education, forming a single integrated system of training, retraining and advanced training of human resources for the border service.