General Information
Department of Cultural and Leisure Activities
- To organize cultural and extracurricular activities for students, faculty, and university staff.
- To provide operational support for significant student-led initiatives, hobby clubs, interest groups, and university organizations.
- To conduct cultural-educational programming that fosters student development – aesthetically, intellectually, and ethically – and encourages engaged citizenship.
- To enhance the methodology and operations of clubs, studios, and student associations.
- To establish an environment for personal growth and constructive leisure for the entire university community and guests, promoting an appreciation for the historical and cultural heritage of Polotsk.
- To research and implement best practices for organizing cultural, leisure, and tourism programmes.
- To offer methodological guidance and support to university staff responsible for planning and executing major cultural events.
- To actively involve students in creative endeavors and support the continuous operation of all university clubs, studios, and associations.
- To administer supplementary education programs for students across various disciplines.
- To coordinate and host events on the university campus, which includes festivals, competitions, concerts, and theatrical performances, while ensuring that these events are of high quality and align with the university's institutional values.
- To manage key services, including guided tours of the historic Jesuit Collegium complex (Building No. 5), tourism coordination, cultural event planning, and souvenir sales, as well as to oversee the university’s Tourism Center.
Address: 211400, Belarus, Vitebsk region, Polotsk,
4 Streletskaya Street,
Room 119D
E-mail:
Web-site: tourcentr.psu.by
VK: vk.com/tourcentrpsu
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tourcentr_psu
Tours of the former Jesuit Collegium Complex
Tourism Center
Tourism Center
One of the most important tasks of the Tourism Center is to enhance the prestige of Polotsk University by introducing visitors to its history and traditions. This vision is realized through the joint efforts of the university administration and various departments, resulting in unique projects such as the sculptures of a medieval student and professor, the Rector's Entrance, the musical clock with an academic procession, and the distinctive exhibition "Reconstruction of Gabriel Gruber's Project 'The Mechanical Head'".
To establish the Collegium as a major tourist attraction, the staff of the Tourism Center take part in key industry events every year, including meetings, seminars, and specialized exhibitions at both national and international levels. This active engagement helps them build valuable industry networks, which in turn leads to the monument's inclusion in the standard tour itineraries offered by travel agencies.
The systematic efforts to improve service quality and implement numerous initiatives have yielded strong operational results. Today, the university's tourism center collaborates with over 100 travel companies in Belarus and Russia.
"Belarusian Hogwarts"
Today, the Polotsk Collegium is one of the most important tourist attractions in the region. This high status is largely due to the long-term work of the Tourism Center of Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University of Polotsk. Since 2013, the Tourism Center has provided guided tour services and has continuously advanced in the field of tourism, contributing to the expansion of the historical and cultural context within the region's higher education sphere. In 2024, the number of visitors exceeded 20,000, reaching a total of 26,886 people, 9,637 of whom were foreigners.
The university's historic buildings draw interest beyond tourism, capturing regular attention from the media as well. The work of the university and its Tourism Center, deeply connected to the area's heritage, is often covered by leading international, national, and local press and TV networks. The Polotsk Collegium itself has been showcased as a central subject in numerous documentaries, news features, and travel series. With its distinctive atmosphere and wealth of historic sites, the former Jesuit Collegium complex has earned a reputation as an informal "university-museum".
Tours at the Polotsk Collegium
Mini-Tour
“A Conversation with the Talking Mechanical Head and the University Courtyard” (30 min.)
*Price:
Schoolchildren, students: 5.00 BYN
Adults: 7.00 BYN
(*Prices are effective from December 1, 2025)
Guided tour
"Polotsk Collegium: From History to Modernity" (60 min.)
*Price:
Schoolchildren, students: 7.00 BYN
Adults: 10.00 BYN
(*Prices are effective from December 1, 2025)
