Pre-graduation internship for students at the National Historical Archives of Belarus

From March 17 to April 11, 2025, the National Historical Archives of Belarus hosted pre-graduation internship for 4th-year full-time students of the History Department of the Belarusian State University. The main goal of the internship is to give students practical skills in working with archival documents from different eras, which should improve their qualifications as researchers who, after completing their studies, will move on to direct work activities.

The internship supervisors from the NIA of Belarus acquainted the students with the history of archival work in the Belarusian lands, the history of the NIA of Belarus, the composition and features of the institution’s funds, and the possibilities of their use in scientific research. During the internship, the students worked with archival documents from the 19th– early 20th centuries according to the topics of their diploma theses.

The archive staff helped future specialists with practical advice on working with documents, which should help them in preparing their diploma theses for defense.

Working with documents