It should be mentioned that not many children from the working-class families are able to receive the higher education as the fees are very high.

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Today BMSTU is a well-known educational institution. Teaching and research — with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle — continue to be its primary purpose. Its 18 faculties encompass numerous academic departments, divisions, and degree-granting programs, as well as interdisciplinary centers and laboratories.

The 14 faculties provide effective teaching according to diverse academic syllabuses. The faculties include Fundamental Sciences; Radioelectronics and Laser Technologies; Biomedical Engineering; Informatics and Control Systems; Engineering Business and Management; Materials and Technology; Special Machinery; Robotics and Complex Automation; Power Engineering and others. I study at the “Radioelectronics & Laser Technology”.

Currently two types of diplomas are officially recognized as ones of completed higher education. They are a diploma of a Specialist and a diploma of a Master. Both degrees enable graduates to start research and write a dissertation.

Founded in 1929, the “RL” faculty has a proud history of being involved in the technical community of the country through technological leadership and research innovation. Its task is to train highly-qualified specialists in the fields of Optoelectronics, Applied Optics, Radioelectronics. The course provides students both with the knowledge of general engineering subjects basic to all engineering professions and with the knowledge of specialized subjects.

All senior students master such subjects as elements of machines, fundamentals of electronics, radio engineering, informatics, theory of optoelectronic systems.

Students take an active part in research in various areas of science.

My specialty is “Laser equipment and laser technology”.

A laser is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

A laser consists of a gain medium inside a highly reflective optical cavity, as well as a means to supply energy to the gain medium. The gain medium is a material with properties that allow it to amplify light by stimulated emission. In its simplest form, a cavity consists of two mirrors arranged such that light bounces back and forth, each time passing through the gain medium. Typically one of the two mirrors, the output coupler, is partially transparent. The output laser beam is emitted through this mirror.