18. Make up sentences using the following words:
1) in 1942, was founded, the Technical University, as the Omsk Machine-Building Institute.
2) one of the leading educational institutions, Omsk State Technical University, in the Western Siberian Region, has become.
3) for thousands, it is alma mater of professionals, of Siberian region, who work at industrial enterprises, now.
4) the University, that trains , has, with giving reserved lieutenancy, in 5 military specialties, a Military Faculty.
5) is, 2,5 years, from the second year, starting, of training at the university, the term of studies.
6) simultaneously, students, to get two higher educations, have an opportunity.
7) working at the University, and 360 Doctors of Philosophy, there are, 50 Doctors of Science, over.
8) is also paid, to improving the training-&-educational process, special attention, and radical improving the content of education, to the system approach.
9) the university, using these curricula, giving them the following three degrees, a bachelor (term of training is 4 years), has been training students, a specialist (5 years) and a master (6 years).
10) the computer and telecommunication technologies, the university, in introducing, in the educational process, is persistent.
11) develops, the university, distance training, steadily.
12) for persons, Post-Graduate Study, who got Higher Education, is available.
13) are possible, and extramural (4 years) courses, both Full-time (3 years).
19. Answer the following questions.
1. When was the Omsk Technical University founded?
2. Which faculty was the first one?
3. In what year the Institute became Omsk State Technical University?
4. Who can call the OSTU their alma mater?
5. How many institutes and faculties does the University have? Name them.
6. Does the University have a military faculty? What can you say about the training in this faculty?
7. What faculty attached to the chair of the Foreign Languages does the University have?
8. What can you say about the teaching stuff of the University?
9. Which degrees does the University give the students?
10. Is Post-Graduate Study available to the students?
11. Which courses are possible?
20. Read the text about the higher education in Great Britain and be ready to answer the questions. Higher Education in Great Britain
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here
are about 90 universities in Britain. They are divided into three
types: the old universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh
Universities), the 19th
universities such as London and Manchester, and the new universities.
Universities accept students mainly on the basis of their “A”
level results, although they may interview them as well.
At present, students who have been accepted by universities or other institutions of higher education receive a grant from their local authority, which covers the cost of the course.
A university consists of a number of faculties: divinity, medicine, arts (philosophy), law, music, natural sciences, economics, engineering, agriculture, etc. After three years of study a university graduate gets the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Science, Engineering, etc. Later he may proceed to the Degree of Master and then a Doctor’s Degree. The first post-graduate degree is that of Master, conferred for a thesis based on at least one year’s full-time work. Everywhere the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy is given for a thesis, which is an original contribution to knowledge. Research is an important feature of university work.
Colleges of Education provide two-year courses in teacher education or sometimes three years if the graduate specializes in some particular subject.
Some of those who decide to leave school at the age of 16 may go to a further education college where they can follow a course in typing, engineering, town planning, cooking, full-time or part-time. Further education colleges have strong ties with commerce and industry.
In 1971 the Open University was started. Nearly all students are studying part-time. The Open University's style of teaching is called “supported open learning”, also known as “distance learning”. Your course may use any of the following different media that you will use from home (or wherever you choose to study): printed course materials, set books, audio cassettes, video cassettes, TV programmes, cd-rom/software, web site.