I am a student of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. This university is one of the oldest universities of Russia. Its history started in the XIX century. Nowadays this university is one of the most prestigious educational institutions of our country.
University structure
My university is not only one of the best but also one of the biggest universities of Russia. It consists of 8 scientific and educational divisions. Every division includes faculties and research institutes.
Vocational training is also carried on large factories located in Moscow and Moscow suburbs. This is due to the close collaboration of the Bauman University with industrial companies of our country.
I study at the faculty of engineering technology. It is one of the University’s oldest faculties. The faculty prepares specialists in the field of engineering technology. The level of education in the Bauman University meets high requirements of Russian employers.
International work
The University takes an active part in student exchange programs. It also takes part in various research activities, scientific studies and international conferences.
Один из старейших университетов
Я студент Московского Государственного Технического университета им. Н.Э. Баумана. Мой университет – один из старейших в России. Его история началась в 19 веке. Сегодня университет является одним из самых престижных образовательных учреждений нашей страны.
Структура университета
Мой университет является не только одним из лучших, но и одним из крупнейших ВУЗов России. Он состоит из 8 научно-учебных комплексов. Каждый комплекс включает в себя факультеты и научно-исследовательские институты.
Профессиональная подготовка студентов ведется также на базе крупных предприятий, расположенных в Москве и ее пригородах. Все это благодаря тесному сотрудничеству университета с промышленными компаниями нашей страны.
Я учусь на факультете «Машиностроительные технологии». Этот факультет – один из старейших факультетов ВУЗа. Факультет занимается подготовкой специалистов в сфере машиностроительных технологий. Уровень образования в университете соответствует высоким требованиям российских работодателей.
Международная деятельность
Университет принимает активное участие в программах по обмену студентами. Он также участвует в различных научных исследованиях, разработках и международных конференциях.
Topic: Universities of Great Britain
Тема: Университеты Великобритании
Education is a process of teaching and learning, gaining new knowledge, experience, and practice. It is a very valuable possession for every person, as the earlier you start, the deeper knowledge you are going to have. We have been taught for all our life since the birth. Our first teacher is our mum, later we receive useful information in the kindergarten, then we develop our skills at school, but eventually each intelligent person makes a decision to enter a higher educational establishment. If you desire to become a student of the university, you should work hard to prepare for it. Usually the choice of the university is a very serious decision, so no wonder that more and more school graduates want to study in the best educational establishments. Many European teenagers head for Great Britain, as its universities are famous all around the world and their diplomas are valued everywhere.
Образование - это процесс обучения, получения новых знаний, опыта, практики. Оно очень дорого для каждого человека, так как чем раньше вы его начнете, тем глубже знания можно получить. Нас учат всю жизнь, начиная с рождения. Наш первый учитель - это мама, позже мы получаем полезную информацию в детском саду, затем мы развиваем наши навыки в школе, но в конечном итоге каждый разумный человек принимает решение поступать в высшее учебное заведение. Если вы желаете стать студентом университета, вы должны усердно работать, чтобы подготовиться к нему. Как правило, выбор вуза - это серьезное решение, так что неудивительно, что все больше и больше выпускников школ хотят учиться в лучших учебных заведениях. Многие европейские подростки направляются в Великобританию, так как ее университеты известны во всем мире и их дипломы ценятся везде.
British universities have their own peculiarities: all of them but one, receive the State financing and have considerably higher fees, usually students have only a major specialty without a minor one and almost all students attend establishments far away from their native towns, so universities provide students with accommodation.
Британские университеты имеют свои особенности: все они, кроме одного, получают государственное финансирование и имеют значительно более высокую оплату, обычно студенты имеют только основную специальность без незначительных и почти все студенты посещают университеты далеко от родного города, поэтому вузы предоставляют студентам проживание.
There are several types of universities in Great Britain. The first type is the ancient ones. All of them were founded between and are very reputable. The top place of them is divided between two well-known universities: Oxford and Cambridge, both known as Oxbridge. Though they have rivalry, there is also a great cooperation between them. A lot of elite people are the graduates of these universities, though they have differences in educational process. Each of them is divided into more than thirty colleges. Colleges at Oxford suggest only those subjects for the students that depend on the field of their study, but Cambridge colleges give a chance to choose the subjects from the list according to your preferences. Oxford University was founded in 1096 and now more than 20,000 students attend it. It offers a broad array of courses, cooperates with numerous organizations, but a degree there will cost you a pretty penny. Cambridge University is also known as the biggest public research center and was founded in 1209 by scholars, who had escaped to Cambridge from Oxford. There are more than 18,000 students there and some of the colleges admit only women. Students attend not only group teaching sessions, but also have supervisions. Each of the graduates remains a member of the college forever.
Существует несколько типов университетов в Великобритании. Первый тип является самым древним. Все они были основаны в период между 16-м и 19-м веком и являются очень авторитетными. Топовые места делят между собой два известных университета: Оксфорд и Кембридж, известные, как Оксбридж. Хотя у них есть соперничество, существует также отличное сотрудничество между ними. Много элитных людей выпустили из этих университетов, хотя они имеют различия в образовательном процессе. Каждый из них поделен на более чем тридцать колледжей. Колледжи в Оксфорде предлагаю только те предметы студентам, которые зависят от области исследования, но Кембриджские колледжи дают возможность выбрать предметы из списка в соответствии с вашими предпочтениями. Оксфордский Университет был основан в 1096 году, а сейчас более 20 000 студентов посещают его. Он предлагает широкий спектр курсов, тесно сотрудничает с многочисленными организациями, но степень там обойдется вам в копеечку. Кембриджский Университет также известен как самый большой общественный научно-исследовательский центр и был основан в 1209 году учеными, которые бежали из Оксфорда в Кембридж. Там более чем 18 000 студентов и некоторые колледжи принимают только женщин. Учащиеся посещают не только групповые занятия, но также есть личное общение с преподавателем. Каждый из выпускников остается членом колледжа навсегда.
The second type of the universities is red brick ones. They got their name because of the material they are built with and are located in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds. They were established during Queen Victoria’s reign and before World War II. They differ from the ancient ones because of being non-collegiate and they have taught only locals. They used to admit only men and focus only on “practical subjects”. Red Brick Universities were started as preparatory courses, but nowadays they award with their own degrees.
Второй тип вузов – это вузы из красного кирпича. Они получили свое название из-за материала, из которого они построены и находятся в Манчестере, Бирмингеме и Лидсе. Они были созданы в период царствования королевы Виктории и до Второй Мировой Войны. Они отличаются от древних, потому что они не соборные, и преподавание велось только для местных жителей. Они допускали только мужчин к обучению и сосредотачиваются только на “практических предметах”. Университеты из красного кирпича были основаны как подготовительные курсы, но на сегодняшний день они награждают своими дипломами.
New universities are subdivided into two types: the campus and the newer civic ones. They appeared after the Robins Report and the ones founded are considered "Plate Glass Universities". The Campus Universities are situated in the countryside, have enough accommodation for international students, provide teaching in small groups and put an emphasis on relatively new disciplines. The New Civic Universities used to be technical colleges and . Gradually they were given the right to award with the degree. They are known as “polytechnics” and suggest “sandwich” courses ( outside the establishment).
Новые университеты подразделяются на два типа: те, что находятся на территории кампуса и новые гражданские. Они появились после доклада Роббинса, и те, что были основаны в 1960-е годы, считаются "Университетами с стеклянными плитами". Кампус-университеты расположены в сельской местности, имеют достаточно жилья для иностранных студентов, проводят обучение в малых группах и акцентируют внимание на сравнительно новых дисциплинах. Новые гражданские университеты раньше были техникумами и называются университетами После 1992. Постепенно они получили право присуждать степень. Они известны как “политехники” и предлагают “сэндвич”-курсы (возможность обучаться за пределами учреждения).
The last type of the universities is called the Open University. It centers on a distant learning. In 2005 there were more than 180,000 students and it became the largest institution of the UK higher education. The administration of it is based in Buckinghamshire and it has 13 regional offices all over the country. The students of this university get information on TV, radio, in the course-books or the Internet. The students have tutors, who check their works and discuss them. In summer they have short residential courses according to the field of study.
Последний тип университетов называется Открытым Университетом. В центре его лежит дистанционное обучение. В 2005 году насчитывалось более 180 000 студентов, и он стал крупнейшим учреждением высшего образования Великобритании. Его администрация находится в Бакингемшире, и он имеет 13 региональных отделений по всей стране. Студенты этого вуза получают информацию по телевизору, радио, в учебниках или в Интернете. У студентов есть руководители, которые проверяют их работы и обсуждают их. Летом они имеют короткие курсы по направлению обучения.
There are 44 universities (not counting the Open University) in Britain. Although the Goverment is responsible for providing about 80 per cent of universities income it does not control their work or teaching nor does it have direct dealings with the universities.The grants are distributed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science.
The English universities are: Aston (Birmingham), Bath, Birmingham, Bradford Bristol, Brunel (London), Cambridge, City (London), Durham, East Anglia ,Essex, Exeter, Hull, Keele, Kent at Centerbury, Lancaster, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading, Saford, Sheffield, Southhampton, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick and York. The federated University of Wales includes five university colleges, the Welsh National School of Medicine, and the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology.The Scottish universities are: Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Belfast, Glasgow, Heriot-Watt (Edinburgh), St. Andrews, Stirling, and Strathclyde (Glasgow).In Northen Ireland there is Queen"s University, Belfast, and the New University of Ulster in Coleraine.
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge date from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and the Scottish Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. All the other universities were founded in the nineteenth or twentieth centuries.
There are five other institutions where the work is of university standard: the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology ; the two post- graduate business school which are supported jointly by industry and the Government - the Manchester Business School and the London Graduate School of Business Studies, associated with the London School of Economics and the Imperial College of Science and Technology ; Cranfield Institute of Technology for mainly post- graduate work in aeronautics and other subjects ; and the Royal College of Art.
My coming to Cambridge has been an unusual experience. From whatever country one comes as a student one cannot escape the influence of the Cambridge traditions - and they go back so far! Here, perhaps, more than anywhere else, I have felt at one and the same time the Past, the Present and even the Future. It"s easy to see both how the past has moulded the present and how the present is giving shape to the future. So let me tell you a little of what this University town looks like and how it came to be here at all. The story of the University begins, so far as I know, in 1209 when several hundred students and scholars arrived in the little town of Cambridge after having walked 60 miles from Oxford. As was the custom then, they had joined themselves into a "Universitas" of Society - the word "University", like the word "College", meant originally a society of people with a common employment ; it was only later it came to be associated with scholarship.
These students were all churchmen and had been studying in Oxford at that city"s well-known schools. It was a hard life at Oxford for there was constant trouble between the townsfolk and the students. Then one day a student accidentally killed a man of the town. The Mayor arrested three other students, who were innocent, and by order of King John (who was quarrelling with the Church and knew that the death of three clergymen would annoy it) they were put to death by hanging. In protest, all the students moved elsewhere, some coming to Cambridge; and so the new University began.
There took place a new quarrel with the townsfolk, for the University was anxious to be independent of the Town, and the Town was equally anxious for authority over the new student population. "Town" and "Gown" battles were frequent.
The boarding-houses and shopkeepers cheated the students, who very soon organized themselves under an elected leader called a Chancellor, and he fixed prices that should be paid. Gradually the University gained control.
Side by side with the fight for freedom from Town rule was another for liberty from Church rule, until by 1500 the University was its own master at last. Of course there were no Colleges in those early days and student life was very different from what it is now. Students were of all ages and came from every - where. Those from the same part of the country tended to group together and these groups called "Nations" still exist, by the way, at some European Univer- sities.
The students were armed; some even banded together to rob the people of the countryside. Gradually, the idea of the College developed and in 1284 Peterhouse the oldest College in Cambridge, was founded.
Life in College was strict ; students were forbidden to play games, to sing (except sacred music), to hunt or fish or even to dance.
Moscow State University is the oldest and one of the most prestigious Russian institutions of higher education. It was established in 1755. So on 25 th of January (St. Tatiana"s Day) 2015 Lomonosov Moscow State University celebrated its 260 th anniversary . In 1940 it was named after the outstanding Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 - 1765).
Nowadays Moscow State University is a major traditional educational institution in Russia. It offers training in almost all branches of modern science and humanities. Its undergraduates may choose one of 128 qualifications. Post-graduate students may specialize in 18 branches and in 168 different areas. The total number of MSU students is more than forty thousand.
A number of faculties offer four-year Bachelor’s and two-year Master’s degree programs, together with traditional 5-year Specialist degree programs. All the faculties provide the full-time study. Post-graduate studies can be either full-time or part-time . The applicants are enrolled according to the results of entrance examinations (interviews and tests).
Besides its 39 faculties, Moscow University comprises 15 research institutes, 4 museums, the Science Park , the Botanical Gardens, The Library, the University Publishing House, a recreational centre and a boarding school for talented children.
MSU is a centre of research famous for its scientific schools. There have been 11 Nobel Prize winners among its professors and alumni. MSU graduates work in institutes of higher learning, research institutes, in industry, governmental agencies, public organizations and private companies.
Moscow University campus is an extremely complex system, with its 1,000 buildings and structures and 8 halls of residence. Accommodation in MSU halls of residence is provided for those students who are not residents of Moscow.
anniversary [ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)rɪ] – юбилей
outstanding – выдающийся, знаменитый
Branch – отрасль, раздел (науки)
enroll [ɪnˈrəʊl] – зд. зачислять в вуз
Science Park – научный парк,технопарк(обычно при университетах)
recreational centre – зд. профилакторий
boarding school [ˈbɔːdɪŋˌskuːl] – школа-интернат
campus [ˈkæmpəs] – университетский городок, территория университета
accommodation – жилье, место (для временного или постоянного проживания)
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Text e. Our Institute
The Pedagogical Institute is one of the largest and oldest institutions of higher education in Vologda Oblast. In 2008 it celebrated its 90 th anniversary. In 2014 the Pedagogical Institute became a structural educational unit of Vologda State University.
Our Institute has eight faculties which train teachers and specialists in different subjects: Primary Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Management, Social Science, Law, Russian Language and Literature, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, Music, Psychology, Social Pedagogy and others.
About seven thousand students are currently enrolled. The majority of them are full-time students, the rest are part-time and correspondent student s. Besides, some faculties provide post-graduate education. The course of study for full-time students lasts five years for specialists and four or five years for Bachelors. You have to study another two years to be awarded a Master’s degree.
If you are a rather active person you can take part / participate in the work of our Students’ Council and improve the students’ social life. For those who go in for sports there are a lot of sports societies. You can also display your talents and take part in different concerts and contests.
Our Institute has six buildings. The faculty of Russian Language and Literature is situated in Prospekt Pobedy Street. There is a library, two reading-rooms, several computer centers, lecture halls, laboratories and gyms at our Institute. The students and teachers of our Institute usually have dinner at the refectory which is also located in our building. The food there is rather tasty and affordable (cheap). Besides, there are several cafes and food-stalls in other buildings. You can also buy all sorts of drinks and snacks in the drinks machine on the ground floor of every building.
The Institute provides halls of residence for students who are not from Vologda and can’t rent a room or a flat.