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Тема 1.1. Система высшего образования в Республике Беларусь.
1. Структура высшего образования в Республике Беларусь. 2. История Белорусского государственного университета. 3. Государственная политика в области образования.
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Тема 1.2. Система высшего образования в Великобритании.
1. Структура высшего образования в Великобритании. 2. Сфера образования в Великобритании. 3. Сравнительный анализ систем высшего образования Республики Беларусь и Великобритании.
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Тема 1.3. Система высшего образования в США.
1. Структура высшего образования в США. 2. Американский колледж. 3. Сравнительный анализ систем высшего образования Республики Беларусь, Великобритании и США.
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Тема 1.4. Наш институт.
1. Учеба в институте. 2. Студенческая жизнь. 3. Белорусский государственный экономический университет.
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Тема 1.5. Будущая профессия.
Проблема выбора профессии. 2. Профессия экономиста. 3. Мир профессий.
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Раздел 2
Higher education
UNIT 1
TOPIC “ Higher education in the Republic of Belarus”
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
to be in demand
быть востребованным
higher educational establishment
ВУЗ
ratio
соотношение
profile university
профильный университет
state owned
государственный
to occupy a particular niche
занимать определенную нишу
training of highly qualified staff
подготовка специалистов высшей квалификации
to provide
обеспечивать
academic degrees of Bachelor and Master
академические степени «бакалавр» и «магистр»
5-year curriculum
программа 5-летней продолжительности
a graduate
выпускник
high entrance competition
высокий конкурс при поступлении
to study at budget cost
обучаться за счет бюджетных средств
an entrant
абитуриент
for smbd’s own account
за собственные средства
full-time form
дневная форма обучения
evening form of studying
вечерняя форма обучения
studying by correspondence
заочная форма обучения
to receive a monthly allowance
получать учебные стипендии
academic success
успеваемость
highly-qualified teaching staff
высококвалифицированные педагоги
an associate professor
доцент
to participate
принимать участие
to render to assistance
оказывать помощь
Tutorial Board
попечительский совет
postgraduate education
послевузовское образование
to be subordinate to
управляться кем-л.
GETTING STARTED
What do you know about the system of higher education in our country?
What famous Belarusian Universities do you know?
ACTIVITY A
SCAN THE TEXT 1
HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.
DIRECTIONS:
Before you begin to read, look at these topics. There is each topic for each paragraph. Look quickly
at the reading to find these topics. Do not read every word at this point. Write the number of the
paragraph next to the topic of that paragraph.
Major types of higher educational establishments in the Republic of Belarus.
Higher education in Belarus does not only mean lectures, seminars and exams.
Finding a good job on specialty after graduation is not a problem in our country.
The reputation of Belarusian education.
Major forms of learning in Belarusian higher educational establishments.
ACTIVITY B
READING
DIRECTIONS:
Now read.
Higher education in the Republic of Belarus
1. Belarusian education is ranked among the best ones, and the Belarusian specialists are much in demand in the world. Therefore both our citizens and foreign students wish to study in the higher educational establishments (Universities) of the Republic. There are 340 students per 10,000 residents of Belarus. This ratio is among the highest in Europe.
2. There is a broad network of educational establishments in the system of higher education of Belarus. Four major types can be distinguished:
Classical university;
Profile university or academy;
Institute;
Higher college.
3. There are 57 higher educational establishments, of which 43 are state owned, 13 are private and 2 are run by religious organizations. Every establishment occupies its particular niche in training of highly qualified staff for various branches of national economy.
4. Classical and profile universities as well as institutes are classified as higher educational establishments of university type and provide a two level system of higher education with academic degrees of Bachelor and Master. At the same time the old 5-year curriculum is still in use. Graduates both from state and private universities are granted state diplomas of higher education.
5. But it is not that easy to become a student. High demand on higher education led to high entrance competition regardless of form of study or specialty. Therefore only the very best can study at budget cost. The entrants who passed the entrance exams successfully but did not win the competition have the opportunity to study for their own account.
6. Belarusian higher educational establishments have 3 forms of learning: full-time, evening and by correspondence. Full-time learning is the most widespread and in the greatest demand with 2/3 of the students. Less than 1% of students use evening form of learning and over 35% of students learn by correspondence. Full-time students with positive grades receive a monthly allowance. Its size depends on a student’s academic success. Correspondence and evening forms of learning are a good opportunity for persons with financial, age, physical and other limitations.
7. The efficiency of any form of learning is ensured by highly-qualified teaching staff which includes a large number of candidates and doctors of science, associate professors and professors.
8. But higher education in Belarus does not only mean lectures, seminars and exams. In addition Belarusian students participate in international scientific conferences and competitions, student exchange programs. Belarusian teams take first places at competitions in mathematics, economy and programming. University administration renders assistance in conducting leisure activities of students. Let’s take for example Belarusian State University (BSU), the largest higher educational establishment in the Republic. The BSU Students’ Tutorial Board is the initiator of students’ festivals, sports and athletics meetings, tourist programs and the Bard’s club sessions, which became regular events in the life of the BSU students. Such bodies function at many educational establishments.
9. This is how students spent their time at Belarusian higher educational establishments. After graduation the budget students are provided with the first workplaces. Finding a good job on specialty both in the republic and abroad is not a problem for paying students either.
After university graduation young specialists have the possibility to get a postgraduate education. Regardless of pattern of ownership all higher educational establishments are subordinate to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
