Francisk Skorina Gomel State University (Russian: Гомельский государственный университет имени Франциска Скорины; Belarusian: Гомельскі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт імя Францыска Скарыны, romanized: Homielski dziaržaŭny ŭniversitet imia Francyska Skaryny) is a medium-sized university situated in Gomel, Belarus.

It employs over 1300 individuals, including professorial-teaching staff (PTS) (excluding part-time employees), of which there are more than 600.

Throughout its short history from 1930 up to 1939, it was headed by directors: I. F. Ermakov; A. O. Stashevskiy; A. P. Elman; S. Y. Lebedev, M. F. Lozben; M. F. Alekseichik; S. F. Azhgirey and N. M. Ivashenko.

[6] During the Great Patriotic War, many members of the teaching staff and students joined the Red Army, and the institute was evacuated to Kirov oblast, now located in the Russian Federation.

[8] In 1968, the decision was made to found Gomel State University on the basis of the Pedagogical Institute.

In 1973, a scientist, academician and participant of the Great Patriotic War, B. V. Bokut was appointed the second rector.

In the late 1970s and in the first half of 1980s, for the first time in the Republic, Gomel State University began to create branches of its departments.

Scientists of the Research Institute held classes in specializations, supervised work practices, course projects, diploma theses and organized counseling for post-graduate students.

[6] In 1988, the Council of Ministers of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (the Decree as of 29 November 1988) made a decision to name Gomel State University after Francisk Skorina.

[6] L. A. Shemetkov, a mathematician, the creator and leader of a new and promising Scientific School of Algebraic System Formation Theory was appointed to the post of the rector by the University Council on 19 September 1989.