- •1 Higher Education in Belarus. Our University.
- •The role of knowledge and education in society.
- •Types of higher educational establishments in Belarus.
- •Forms of tuition at Belarusian higher educational establishments.
- •The Belarusian State Economic University: rules of enrolment, schools and conditions for studies, curricula, student life.
- •Institute of Social Liberal Education.
- •2. University Education in Great Britain and The usa.
- •2.1 The procedure of admission to Universities.
- •2.2 Types of Universities in Great Britain and the usa.
- •2.3 Peculiarities of the teaching process.
- •2.4 University degrees.
- •3. The Republic of Belarus.
- •3.1 Geographical position. Natural resources.
- •3.2 State and Government structure and bodies.
- •3.3 Belarusian economy: the economic system, sectors of economy: manufacturing, agriculture, services. Recent economic trends and problems.
- •4. Great Britain
- •4.1 Geographical Position. Natural Resources.
- •4.2 State and Government Structure and the main Bodies
- •4.3 The uk economy: past and present. The main sectors and industries, current trends in the economy.
- •4.4 The City of London
- •4.5 Great Britain and European Integration
- •5.1 The us geography.
- •5.2 Government structure: branches, their bodies and functions. Political parties.
- •5.3 National symbols.
- •5.4 The main public holidays.
- •5.5 The us economy as a mixed economy. The role of the government in the economy. The main sectors of the American economy: manufacturing, agriculture, services.
- •6. Environmental Issues.
- •6.1 Ecological problems caused by the development of civilization.
- •6.2 The consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.
- •6.3 International efforts in solving environmental problems.
- •6.4 The idea of sustainable development.
- •6.5 The Kyoto Protocol.
- •7. Economics as a Science.
- •7.1 The subject of economics.
- •7.2 Microeconomics and macroeconomics.
- •7.3 Three economics issues.
- •7.4 Economic system: market economy, command economy, mixed economy.
- •7.5 The role of money in economy: a brief history and functions of money.
- •8. Employment
- •8.1 Definition of employment and labour.
- •8.2 Types of employment: full-time, part-time work, flexi time arrangements, telecommuting (working from home), self-employment, ect.
- •8.3 Compensation for work.
- •8. 4 Problems at work (discrimination).
- •8.5 Looking for a job, recruitment.
- •9. Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
- •9.1 Keys to success in business.
- •8.2 The features of successful entrepreneurs. How to start one’s own business.
- •8.3 Franchising as a form of business.
- •10. Management as My Major.
- •11. Decision Making.
- •12. Planning.
6. Environmental Issues.
6.1 Ecological problems caused by the development of civilization.
Today Nature Protection is an important problem not only in our country but generally in the world. People use everything that nature gives us but very often they do without thinking about the consequences of their action. The main and the only thing they are really interested in is their own enrichment. Every year the world’s industry pollutes the atmosphere with millions of tons of dust and other harmful substances. The seas and rivers are poisoned with industrial waste, chemical and sewage discharge. Among the other problems are the disappearance of forests, the extinction of different animals and plants, and the depletion of the ozone layer, acid rains and global warming. This all is very serious.
6.2 The consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.
The nuclear accident at Chernobyl has badly affected Belarus. About 18% of the soil in the country is unfit for farming and many districts are dangerous to live in. This is one of the most important problems in our country. There are some problems which one can’t solve. From the accident injured many people. Many have died at once, much later from various diseases (the most common - cancer). Many children are born with deformities. And those consequences will occur for a long time.
6.3 International efforts in solving environmental problems.
The main organization for the solution of environmental problems is the United Nations, World Health Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, World Meteorological Organization, Greenpeace. The main goal of all organizations is to preserve the environment.
6.4 The idea of sustainable development.
Sustainable development is a buzzword found in much environmental and some economics literature these days. Certainly the idea of sustainable development has become increasingly popular in the contemporary world. In this original idea, sustainable means that as a resource is used, it is replaced by growing additional amounts of the resource. But some resources, like oil or iron ore, cannot be grown. If all the oil is extracted, there will not any oil.
Sustainable development is development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Sustainability is a process which tells of a development of all aspects of human life affecting sustenance.
An “unsustainable situation” occurs when natural capital (the sum total of nature’s resources) is used up faster than it can be replenished. Sustainability requires that human activity only uses nature’s resources at a rate at which they can be replenished naturally.
6.5 The Kyoto Protocol.
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement negotiated as an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted at the third session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement under which industrialized countries will reduce their collective emission of greenhouse gases by 5.2% compared to the year 1990 (but note that, compared to the emissions levels that would be expected by 2010 without the Protocol, this limitation represents a 29% cut).
The goal is to lower overall emissions of greenhouse gases averaged over the period of 2008-2012. National limitations range from 8% reductions for the European Union and some others, to 7% for the US, 6% for Japan, 0% for Russia and permitted increases of 8% for Australia and 10% for Iceland.
Most provisions of the Kyoto Protocol apply to developed countries. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed to set a common but differentiated responsibilities.
Different ecological problems affect living, economy working. Recent results from science show that success is only possible when an integrated approach is undertaken. Coalitions between economy and ecology must be very close in order to overcome economic and ecological problems.