Lukashenko Has Decided To Put An End To Private Education In Belarus
- 10.09.2026, 12:47
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The governor called for “putting an end to it.”
At a regular meeting on September 10, Lukashenko, in his usual manner, demanded that the issue of educational licensing be “settled once and for all”—that is, to tighten the screws completely wherever there was still even the slightest trace of private initiative in this sector.
“Let me emphasize: we are fine-tuning the system, not tightening the screws, as the unscrupulous media or pseudo-experts who have fled abroad sometimes try to portray it. Under no circumstances should we look around too much. We must do what is in the best interest of our state. Of course, we will always take opinions into account,” Lukashenko stated.
Next—without mincing words—a direct demand to finally resolve the licensing issue:
“The main requirement in this matter is to protect our children from all kinds of charlatans and to ensure equal operating conditions for both state and private entities,” said the dictator.
The “equal conditions” Lukashenko refers to, in the Belarusian context, most often mean one thing: private tutors and schools will have to play by the rules dictated exclusively by the regime.
An ideological framework was also included—education, according to Lukashenko, is a “state-forming” sphere, which means it will be regulated “with national interests in mind.”
As a reminder, a bill on independent professional activity in the field of children’s education was previously submitted for public discussion; it called for, among other things, the creation of a special registry for tutors—essentially, a tool for comprehensive tracking and control of those who earn a living by teaching privately.
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