Темы (шпаргалка) - 2000 / muctr+oxford

MENDELEYEV UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY OF RUSSIA

In a historically short period the Soviet people have not only caught up with the advanced countries in the field of education but even have left them behind. But our educational system is being destroyed now because of bad educational politics of government, so advanced countries have left us far behind in the field of education.

Many new Universities, Institutes have been founded in our country. Among them the University of chemical technology of Russia named after the great Russian chemist D. I. Mendeleyev is to be mentioned.

First our University was a technical school. It was founded in 1898. A technical school was renamed to Institute in 1920 and since that time it has become a big famous Institute. Several years ago the Institute was renamed to University. Every year hundreds of young specialists graduate from the University and go to different cities and towns. They work at plants and research centres. They carry on research work at the Research Institutes. They create new types of materials, they work out new methods of production, they investigate substances.

Many famous chemists in all fields of chemistry have graduated from the University. There are full-day-time students as well as night-class students. The University has the hostel for students which live too far from Moscow. The school year lasts from September till June. The first- and second-year students study such subjects as mathematics, structure of matter, general chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, history of Russia, philosophy, a foreign language and some other subjects. The third-year students study such subjects as analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, political economy and a number of other subjects.

The students have to take their exams twice a year and then they have their vacation. Besides lectures and practical classes the students work in the laboratories. There are some well equipped modern labs and some badly equipped ones where the students carry out their experiments and do their research work. There is a great collection of chemical literature in the library. There is a good reading rooms in the University. Almost all the students go in for sports.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE

Oxford and Cambridge are the two great universities in England. Oxford and Cambridge are almost identical. Oxford is the oldest of these two universities.

A characteristic feature of these universities is their association with the higher ranks of society.

Oxford consists of several colledges. Both in Oxford and Cambridge there is a Tutorial System, that is every student has a tutor, who plans his work, helps him to study.

It should be noted that women couldn’t enter these universities till the end of the 19th century.