UNIT 2. EDUCATION
Text 1. Belgorod University
Оf cooperation, economics and law
ACTIVE VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER
| a higher educational institution granted the right was founded in 1978 as a branch possesses modern facilities research and leisure laboratories with modern equipment volumes of books comfortable reading-rooms post-graduate courses the tuition is organized on the contract basis the compensation of all expenses are awarded state standard diploma different commercial organizations a Preparatory Department allows them to work enterprises various forms of ownership | – высшее учебное заведение – имеет право – был основан в 1978 как филиал – имеет современное оборудо-вание – научно-исследовательская работа и отдых – лаборатории с современным оборудованием – тома книг – удобные читальные залы – постдипломное обучение – обучение основано на контрактной основе – компенсация всех затрат – получают диплом государст-венного образца – различные коммерческие орга-низации – подготовительное отделение – позволяет им работать – предприятия – различные формы собствен-ности |
Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law is a higher educational institution. It is granted the right to carry out activities in the field of secondary, higher, post-graduate and professional education.
The University was founded in 1978 as a branch of Poltava Cooperative Institute. The student body of the University is about 23, 000 including its branches. The number of full-time students is about 11, 000.
The University possesses modern facilities for study, research and leisure. They include 21 lecture halls, 20 computer classes, 70 laboratories with modern equipment and computers, a library containing 400 000 volumes of books, 3 comfortable reading-rooms, a cafeteria, a gym and a print shop. More than 1, 000 students live in 3 hostels.
The University consists of 11 faculties, 24 departments, post-graduate courses and several branches. The tuition at the University is organized on the contract basis of 5-year full-time course with the compensation of all expenses for training a specialist. The University graduates are awarded state standard diploma. Male students are freed from the service in the Army.
The University trains specialists of market economy for the system of consumer cooperatives and for other fields of economy who can work in different commercial organizations, the marketing departments of plants and factories, banks, stock exchanges, customs, supermarkets and so on.
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Training specialists of high qualification is carried out both at the day-time and correspondence departments in the following specialties:
| - Accounting and Audit; - Finance and Credit; - Taxes, Taxation; - Information Systems; - Management; - Marketing; - Law (Jurisprudence); - Catering; | - Economics and Management at Enterprise; - World Economy; - Customs Business; - Merchandising and Commodity Expertise; - Statistics; - Service and some others. |
At the University there is a special Department for those who want to get the second higher education, a Preparatory Department and Extra-Mural Department.
High level of professional training of graduates from Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law allows them to work in enterprises and institutions of various forms of ownership.
Practice:
1. Talking points:
a) 1. Where do you study?
2. How long have you been studying here?
3. Have you studied anywhere else? Where? How long?
4. Where do you live?
5. How long have you been living there?
6. Have you lived anywhere else?
b) 1. When did you leave school?
2. Did you like the school?
3. What can you say about your schooldays? Can you say that your schooldays were the happiest days of your life?
4. What marks did you get at the entrance examinations?
5. How many points did you get for your exams?
6. How long will your course at the University last?
7. What department do you study at?
8. Why did you decide to enter this University?
9. When will you graduate from the University?
Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text.