Go through the texts and match each student with the Faculty he studies at. Then read the text about your Faculty to discuss the questions that follow it.




1. A student of Mining and Environmental Engineering Faculty

2. A student of Mechanical and Technological Faculty

3. A student of Information Technology and Robotics Faculty

4. A student ofAutomobile and Tractor Faculty

5. A student of Sports Engineering Faculty

6. A student of Mechanical Engineering Faculty

7. A student of Military Engineering Faculty

8. A student of Power Engineering Faculty

9. A student of Instrumentation Engineering Faculty

Text A. Our Faculty is one of the oldest and largest at the BNTU. It was established in 1951 on the basis of Mechanical Faculty of the Belarusian polytechnic institute. In the late 1940s there was a great demand for automotive engineers as many industrial enterprises including Minsk Automobile Plant, Minsk Tractor Works, the Belarusian Autoworks were built at that time.

At present the Faculty dean is V.V. Ravino, Candidate of Sciences, Associate Professor. The structure of the Faculty includes 12 departments such as: ‘Automobiles’, ‘Tractors’, ‘Technical maintenance of automobiles’, ‘Economy and management on transport’ and others. Education is provided both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Today more than 2,000 full-time and 1,800 part-time students specialize in such engineering courses as ‘Tractor Engineering’, ‘Automobile Engineering’, ‘Internal combustion engines’, ‘Urban Electric Transport’, ‘Multipurpose Tracked and Wheeled vehicles’, ‘Transport Logistics’, ‘Organization of Road Traffic’ and others.

Research work is carried out by a number of laboratories including the research laboratory of tractors, mobile systems and machinery, the research laboratory of vehicles, the scientific research centre of road traffic and others.

 

Text B. Our Faculty was established in 2002 while its origin goes back to 1933. It was called Peat and Melioration Faculty at that time. Today the Faculty provides high quality education in the field of Mining and Environmental Engineering, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At present the Faculty dean is P.V. Tsybulenko, Candidate of Sciences, Associate Professor. Our Faculty includes four departments and trains more than 1000 students in such specialities as ‘Mining Machines and Equipment’, ‘Technology and Equipment of Peat Production’, ‘Mineral Deposits Development’, ‘Ecological Management and Audit in Industry’. Our Faculty also trains mining engineers for the Republic of Turkmenistan. Graduates of the Faculty mostly work for the enterprises of the Belneftekhim Concern like ‘Belaruskaliy’, ‘Dolomit’ and others. Research work is performed in two research laboratories ‘Ecoprom’ and ‘Technology and machines of potassium production’.

Text C. Our Faculty is one of the oldest in the BNTU. It started in 1934 as Mechanical and in 1958 it was renamed into Mechanical Engineering Faculty. Today the dean of the Faculty is A.M. Yakimovich, Candidate of Sciences, Associate Professor. The Faculty consists of 8 departments including ‘Metal Cutting Machines and Tools’, ‘Theoretical Mechanics’ and so on. There are about 3,000 full-time and part-time students specializing in such engineering courses as: ‘Technology of Mechanical Engineering’, ‘Technological Equipment of Mechanical Engineering Production’, ‘Equipment and Technologies of Highly Effective Processes of Material Treatment’, ‘Integrated sensor systems’, ‘Economy and organization of production’, ‘Computer Mechatronics’ and others.

Research work is carried out by 6 laboratories including the research an innovative laboratory of plasma and laser technologies, the research laboratory of plasticity, the research laboratory of acoustics and special materials and others.

 

Text D. Our Faculty was established in 1958 by separating from the Mechanical Faculty. At present the Faculty provides engineering graduates for metallurgical industry, mechanical and instrumentation engineering. Since 2003 the Faculty has been headed by N.I. Ivanitskiy.

At present the Faculty consists of 8 departments including ‘Machines and Technology of Metal Treatment by Pressure’, ‘Metallurgical Technologies’, ‘Metallurgy of Foundry Alloys’ and others.

There are about 1600 full-time and part-time students specializing in such engineering courses as: ‘Material Science in Mechanical Engineering’, ‘Machines and Technology of Material Treatment by Pressure’, ‘Welding Equipment and Technology’, ‘Foundry Machines and Technology’, ‘Powder Metallurgy, Composite Materials and Coatings’. Research work is carried out by 10 scientific-research laboratories and two research laboratories for students.

 

Text E. Our Faculty has been part of the BNTU from its very beginnings, since 1920. Today the Faculty provides high quality education in the field of power engineering, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Since 1987 the Faculty has been headed by S.M. Siliuk, Candidate of Sciences, Associate Professor. Our Faculty includes eight departments. More than 3,500 full-time and part-time students specialize in the following engineering courses: ‘Power Stations’, ‘Power Systems and Grids’, Power Supply’, ‘Thermal Power Stations’, ‘Steam-Turbine Plants of Nuclear Power Stations’, ‘Economy and Industrial Management’ and others.

The current academic staff and students carry out in-depth research in 3 scientific-research and innovative laboratories as well as in the centre of automated control systems in heat power engineering.

 

Text F. Our Faculty was established in 1983 as the Faculty of Robotics. Since that time the Faculty has gone through numerous transformations. The number of specialities in which training was given became larger. At present the Faculty provides education in the field of information technology and robotics, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Since 2009 the Faculty has been headed by Y.Y. Trofimenko, Candidate of Sciences, Associate Professor. The Faculty consists of 6 departments including ‘Computer equipment and computer-aided systems software’, ‘Robotic systems’ and others.

The number of students studying on full-time and part-time basis is more than 2,000. Training is given in the following specialities: ‘Software of Information Technology’, ‘Automated Systems of Information Processing’, ‘Automation of Technological Processes and Industries’, ‘Automated Electric Drives’, ‘Industrial Robots and Robotic Complexes’. Research work is conducted in 2 laboratories and aims to develop information technology in education, science and production.

 

Text G. Our Faculty was established in 1976 as Optical and Mechanical Faculty. Since that time the Faculty has gone through numerous transformations. The number of specialities in which training was given became larger. In 1985 Optical and Mechanical Faculty was renamed into Instrumentation Engineering Faculty.

Since 2010 the Faculty dean has been A.M. Maliarevich, Doctor of Sciences, Professor. The structure of the Faculty includes 8 departments: ‘Design and Manufacture of Instruments’, ‘Standardization, Metrology and Information Systems’, ‘Laser Equipment and Technology’ and others.

Today the Faculty has about 1,600 full-time and 1,000 part-time students specializing in such engineering courses as: ‘Mechanical and Electromechanical Instruments and Apparatus’, ‘Biotechnical and Medical Apparatus and Systems’, ‘Technology and Equipment of Jewelry Production’, ‘Metrology, Standardization and Certification’, ‘Optical-Electronic and Laser Devices and Systems’, ‘Technical Maintenance of Safety’, ‘Micro- and Nanosystem Devices‘, ‘Management’, ‘Economy and organization of production’ and others.

Research work is carried out by 3 laboratories: the research laboratory of optical-electronic instrumentation, the research laboratory of semiconductor devices, the scientific-research centre of optical materials and technologies.

 

Text H. Our Faculty was created in 2003. It prepares regular officers for the Armed forces of the Republic of Belarus. At present the head of the Faculty is the colonel N.M. Selivonchik. The structure of the Faculty includes 5 departments: ‘Armoured Arms and Technics’, ‘Military Automobile Technics’, ‘Military Engineering Training’, ‘Organization of the financial activity of forces’ and others.

The number of cadets studying at the Faculty is 455. Training is given on full-time basis in the following specialities: ‘Economy and Company Management’, ‘Technical Maintenance of Automobiles’, ‘Multipurpose Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles’, ‘Hoisting-and-Transport, Building and Road Machines and Equipment’, ‘Industrial and Civil Engineering’. Graduates of the Faculty are awarded with the military rank of ‘lieutenant’. The research base is being developed at the moment.

 

Text I. Our Faculty is the youngest Faculty of the BNTU. It was set up in 2010. The Faculty trains engineers for sports industry.

At present the dean of the Faculty is I.V. Belskiy, Doctor of Sciences, Professor. Our Faculty includes 3 departments: ‘Sports Engineering’, ‘Physical Training’ and ‘Sport’. ‘Sports Engineering Department’ is mainly responsible for the preparation of the specialists working in this field. Training is given on full-time basis in two specialities: ‘Technical Maintenance of Sports Complexes’ and ‘Sports Engineering’. The research base is being developed at the moment.

Graduates of the Faculty are in great demand at the technical maintenance departments of the Belarusian sports and leisure complexes.

 

Questions to discuss:

1. When was your Faculty established?

2. Who is the dean of the Faculty?

3. What is the structure of the Faculty?

4. How many students study at your Faculty?

5. What specialities are offered at your Faculty?

6. What are you specializing in?

7. What industrial enterprises demand engineers of your speciality?

8. In what ways is research work performed at the Faculty?

9. Are you going to stay in education or go into employment after graduation?

 

Exercise 2.



Поделиться:




Поиск по сайту

©2015-2024 poisk-ru.ru
Все права принадлежать их авторам. Данный сайт не претендует на авторства, а предоставляет бесплатное использование.
Дата создания страницы: 2016-02-13 Нарушение авторских прав и Нарушение персональных данных


Поиск по сайту: