Friends of EHU

For those who understand the importance of academic freedom to a free and prosperous society, the European Humanities University (EHU) is a beacon of hope—the only Belarusian university that has succeeded in escaping the Belarusian government's ideological control—and an engine for the future integration of Belarus into the family of democratic nations.

Based in Vilnius since its forced closure in Minsk in 2004, EHU provides students from Belarus and the region with an education in the humanities and social sciences in a free and democratic environment—an opportunity no longer available in Belarus today.

Friends of EHU are committed to:

• Supporting EHU so that it can fulfill its mission of providing a high quality liberal arts education that stresses personal responsibility, critical inquiry, and academic freedom
• Educating students from Belarus to use their talents to move their country in the direction of openness and democracy so that it could rejoin the family of democratic nations

Please consider joining Friends of EHU, a US-based 501(c)(3) organization registered in Washington DC, by making a gift to support EHU. Your gift can help cover the costs of tuition and accommodations, and provide a monthly allowance for living expenses and health insurance to a promising EHU student.

By joining Friends of EHU and making a donation today, you can give a student from Belarus the gift of academic freedom.

To join Friends of EHU, please contact Development Coordinator Olga Romanenko. To make a donation today, please use the donation form provided by American Councils for International Education, which accepts donations on behalf of EHU, can provide a letter that acknowledges your gift for tax purposes, and transmits 100% of the amount to EHU.

For more information about EHU, please see EHU's website.

Students and faculty to discuss democracy at George Washington University

EHU students, faculty, and leaders will take part in two special events at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC on Monday, April 8. Please join us!

An EHU delegation will meet with GWU law students to discuss the human rights situation and life in Belarus. The delegation will then participate in a panel discussion on democracy building in Eastern European neighborhood.

To inquire about these events, please contact EHU's Development and Communications Department Coordinator Olga Romanenko, olga.romanenko@ehu.lt.

EHU and Belarusian Americans discuss Belarusian identity issues

A delegation of European Humanities University (EHU) faculty, students, and administrators met with representatives of the Belarusian American Association at the Belarusian Civic Hall in New York City. Read more (http://www.ehu.lt/en/news/show/ehu-and-belarusian-americans-discuss-belarusian-identity-issues--)

EHU representatives discuss Belarus at Columbia University and Washington briefings

EHU Lecturer in Political Science Tatsiana Chulitskaya and Maryia Sliaptsova, a second-year international law student, addressed a variety of audiences in the United States in December about their recent experiences while monitoring parliamentary elections in Belarus.Read more (linked to EHU web-site story http://www.ehu.lt/en/news/show/ehu-representatives-discuss-belarus-at-columbia-university-and-washington-briefings)