6. Complete the following sentences.

1. Secondary education in Russia is

2. There are three basic kinds of higher education institutions in Russia

3. Universities offer

4. Academies provide

5. Institutes are independent parts of universities or academies

6. Engineering education is now the largest

7. Transformation of the engineering education system into the sphere of

8. As the world becomes more global

9. Now, many institutions offer

10. After completing higher education, one may

11. Unlike the countries who are pioneers of this type of education, there is no

12. Taken as a whole, the Russian system of higher education is

7. Final discussion on the text.

1. What can you say about the structure of Russian system of education?

2. What are three basic kinds of higher education institutions in Russia?

3. Why is it so important to our country to improve engineering education now?

4. What types of engineers can you mention according to types of training?

5. What are the peculiarities of foreign language study in Russia?

6. Tell everything you know about Russian higher education?

8. Comment upon the following statements.

1. We live in a special moment of history.

2. It is extremely important for our country to accept the fact that education today is an integral part of the national development strategy.

3. Now all over the world in engineer's training, radical transition from "the school of memory" to the institute in which the student is taught to use his own thinking is being carried out.

4. In order to more closely correspond with educational systems in the USA in Europe, the Russian system has begun to change.

5. Nowadays the requirement for English proficiency in non-language specialties has become evident.

6. The Russian system of higher education is one whose reputation has survived many governmental forms, and international and financial crises.

9. Think about a good or bad learning experience you have had (at school or at university). Kazan National Research Technological University (knrtu)

The Kazan industrial college was opened in 1897. It was transformed into the Kazan Polytechnic Institute in 1919. Then, on May 13, 1930 on the basis of the chemical faculties of the Polytechnic Institute and Kazan State University the Kazan chemical Institute was founded.

Kazan National Research Technological University is an innovational scientific educational complex. The University runs over 100 Specialist, Bachelor’s, Master’s Degree and Ph.D. programs; enrolls over 27 thousand undergraduate and graduate students.

The partner institutions of Kazan National Research Technological University are 24 universities, research centers and international educational organizations in 13 countries. The University is one of the 6 Russian Universities, members of Eurasia Pacific University Network (UNINET).

The University comprises 13 academic and research institutes. Institutes consist of faculties, which, in their turn, include academic departments.

The academic Institutes are as follows:

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Institute of Petroleum, Chemistry and Nanotechnologies

Institute of Mechanical Engineering for Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

Institute of Polymers

Institute of Light Industry, Fashion and Design

Institute of Automated Control Systems and Information Technologies

Institute of Administration, Economics and Social Technologies

Institute of Food Engineering and Biotechnology

Institute of Military Education

Institute of Additional Professional Education

Institute of Lifelong Education

Corporate University

At the University there are day-time, night and extramural faculties headed by deans.

The academic year is divided into two terms. At the end of each term the students pass the tests and examinations.

Every student should remember that being a student is a full-time job and like any other job requires time, effort, concentration.