The Belarusian Trade and Economics University of Consumer Cooperatives (BTEU) is the higher educational establishment of Belcoopsoyuz, which has the status of the state higher educational establishment.
  The University executes its activity in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the law "About Education in the Republic of Belarus" and other legal acts of the Republic of Belarus, the Decrees of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, Exemplary Regulations about higher educational establishments, the Charter of the University, Regulations of the Board of Belcoopsoyuz and other normative documents.
  The formation of the Belarusian Trade and Economics University of Consumer Cooperatives began in 1964 with the formation of the educational and consultative branch of the Moscow Cooperative Institute of Central Union of Consumer Societies of the USSR (Centrosoyuz).
  The Charter of the BTEU was adopted by the Board of Belcoopsoyuz in 2000, it was agreed at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. The contents of the Charter corresponds to the requirements of state law of the Republic of Belarus, normative documents of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, Belcoopsoyuz. The University has all necessary licenses and certificates.
  The structure of the University includes 3 departments of the day-time education (Accounting and Finance Department, Economics and Management Department, Commercial Department), two correspondence departments (Economics and Accounting Department, Commerce and Management Department), Institute of Specialists Updating and Institute Retraining. There are 22 chairs at the University.
  There is a post-graduate course and research center at the University.
The University trains specialists in 8 specialities and 16 specialisations of economics. About 9,000 students study at the university (30% study at the day-time department and the others - at the correspondence department). 1,080 specialists work at the University, among them there are 420 teachers.
The educational process is provided with computer technique. There are 10 specialized display classrooms, 2 display laboratories for students independent work, electronic reading-hall.
  Audio and video equipment is widely used at the University. There are 2 linguaphone classrooms, diascopes, TVcomplexes and other technical means. Specialized labs are equipped with different devices and equipment for laboratory and practical classes. Active methods of teaching such as role-plays, situational tasks, "round tables", training at the enterprises are widely used at the University.
  The University has contacts with educational establishments of the USA, France, Spain with the aim of organizing business seminars, publishing educational and scientific literature. The University actively works with all cooperative higher educational establishments of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Kasakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.