Notes on the Text

1. Extramural Polytechnical Institute – Заочный политехнический институт

2. you are mistaken – вы ошибаетесь (заблуждаетесь)

3. It takes a lot of effort. – Это требует больших усилий.

4. I have my hands full the whole week. – У меня вся неделя занята.

5. It takes me an hour and a half to + глагол – мне требуется полтора часа, чтобы

6. answer phone calls – отвечать на телефонные звонки

7. round the corner – за углом

Words and Expressions to Be Learnt

study v – заниматься, учиться part-time student n – студент вечернего отделения be mistaken v – ошибаться wake up v – просыпаться alarm clock n – будильник get up v – вставать do one’s morning exercises – делать утреннюю зарядку get one’s morning shower – принимать утренний душ shave v – бриться

clean one’s teeth – чистить зубы brush v – причесываться have breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper) v – завтракать (обедать, ужинать) latest news n – последние новости it takes me – мне требуется sandwich n – сандвич, бутерброд arrive v – прибывать message n – сообщение go to bed – ложиться спать

Days of the Week

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Novosibirsk state technical university (nstu)

Founded in 1953, NSTU gained its status of a technical university in 1992. It is one of the top ten technical universities in Russia and a large scientific and educational centre of Siberia and the Far East. The first rector of NSTU was Professor Georgy Lyshinsky.

NSTU trains specialists and offers additional training in 35 areas at 10 faculties: Automation and Computer Engineering; Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Physics; Physical Engineering; Applied Mathematics and Informatics; Electromechanics; Mechanics and Technology; Aircraft; Business; Power Engineering; and Humanities.

The period of study is 4-6 years, depending on the qualification as follows: Bachelor of Science 4 years, Engineer 5 years, Master of Science 6 years. M.Sc. students are awarded M.Sc. degree in Engineering after defending their Master's theses in the corresponding fields of study. Postgraduate students are offered a 3-year programme of study and research leading to Candidate of Science degree in Engineering.

Graduates from the school of Russian are awarded diplomas in management with Russian. Tuition for Russian citizens is free.

The number of students at NSTU is more than 13000 (including foreign students), 140 post-graduates and doctoral candidates. The number of academic staff is 1080, of which 697 hold Cand.Sc. or D.Sc. qualifications. They work and study in 61 departments.

The direction of scientific research corresponds to the individual areas of specialization of the faculties. The university has its own schools of thought. The most famous of these deal with fundamental research in the following directions: automatic control; creating a new class of measuring facilities; software and data for expert systems; increase in stability; economy and quality of large-scale power systems; new types of electronic and radio engineering devices; hybrid methods and program complexes aimed at the strength of the design and reliability of the calculations and so on.

The students actively participate in all types of scientific research. The university publishes a journal "NSTU Bulletin", scientific works, textbooks, monographs, and teaching manuals. Candidates and Doctors of Science are conferred by 11 specialist councils.

The university participates in the following international programs: TACIS, TEMPUS, INTAS, etc. It has established relations with 12 universities in Europe, Asia, and America. Authorized training centres of leading firms from the USA and Germany, e.g. Sun, DEC, Autodesk, Motorola, and AEG have been opened.

The university has 8 teachings blocks. Its research laboratories are equipped with modern facilities. The campus includes 7 student hostels, two sport centres, a swimming pool and a ski centre. The university has sports camps in the picturesque Altai Mountains and in the suburbs of Novosibirsk.