Assignment “evasion” goes up in price by 23 millions in four years

“Practically everyone has reached their destination”, - said the deputy Minister of Education Kazimir Faryno answering a question about the results of the assignment of 2010. ERB has asked the head of the BSU staff department Natallya Nyapeunaya about the number of students who have evaded assignment this year:

"...their number keeps decreasing every year. Most of them are graduates who are automatically exempt from assignment – those who study for their Master’s degree or candidates... They are exempt from compensation for the period of their studies”.

Belarusian State University does not present a detailed statistics. However, the situation in the pedagogical university is similar – only 2 graduates have not reached their “destination” this year.

"910 people have been assigned, - says the deputy head of the staff department of BSPU Valery Alavyannikau. – 69 of them have started studying for their Master’s Degree. 16 have been drafted. 1 person is on maternity leave. And two people have not reached their assignment destination”.

The compensation commission has not discussed their cases yet: the graduates have received letters asking to explain why they have not come to work:

"There was a case last year, - continues Valery Alavyannikau. – One of our graduates went on vacations to Thailand and broke her leg there. She was taken to hospital. Her mother explained it to us and we sent her a letter asking to explain the situation. She arrived in October. We knew about it and did not take any decision about the compensation”.

By the way the sum of the compensation in the pedagogical university has not changed since the last year.

Valeryi Alavyannіkau: "It is difficult to tell you the exact sum but it may total form 17 to 22 million rubles including all expenses”.

According to unofficial information, the sum may total 40 million rubles in BSU this year – it will depend on the faculty and a number of other circumstances. ERB has talked to Natallya who is dissatisfied with her assignment so much that she is considering the possibility “to pay off” to the state.

Natallya: “They told me I would have to pay about 40 or 50 millions. But I do not think it can be that much!”
“Assignment evaders” from BSU had to pay about 17 million rubles for exemption of the 2-year labour-rent for their “free” higher education.  The sum increased to 30 million the year before last and to 40 millions – last year. Naturally, the jitters are not included in it.