The Bashkir State University was founded in 1957 on the basis of the Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute.
At present it is an important center of science, education and culture in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
The University comprises 15 departments which train teachers in many subjects and specialists in different fields of science and branches of industry. They are: the Biology Department, the Geography Department, the Physical-Technical Institute, the Department of Mathematics and Information Technologies, the Department of Roman and German Philology Department, the Economics Department, the Philology Department, the Institute of Law, the Bashkir Philology Department, the Sociology and Philosophy Department, the Department of Psychology.
Many talented professors, masters of sciences and senior lecturers work at the University. They deliver lectures, conduct practical classes and seminars. Besides, they work at various scientific problems and supervise students research work.
Young people from different parts of our republic, irrespective of their nationality, sex, social position study at the University. For those who want to combine work with studies theres an extra-mural department. The University provides postgraduate training in 38 specialties for those students who have displayed their abilities as research workers.
The students have well-equipped laboratories, reading rooms, libraries which provide them with text-books, instructions, literature on special subjects. They can also go in for sports, take active part in social activities. Theres a large number of student societies and clubs at their disposal.
Tuition is free of charge for most of the students. They get scholarship every month. Some brilliant students get special scholarship. There also are commercial students.
The Bashkir State University participates in international integration activities, student exchange programs, cooperating with universities of the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
The University is justly proud of its graduates. A lot of specialists have been trained here since 1957 making a great contribution to the republics and Russias intellectual potential.
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III. Complete the sentences:
1. The BSU was founded in 1957 on the basis .
2. At present it is an important center of .
3. It comprises .
4. Our students have .
5. For those who want to combine work with studies there is .
6. The University provides .
7. The total number of students amounts to .
8. The BSU participates in .
9. It cooperates with .
10. The University is proud of .
IV. Translate the words paying attention to word-formation:
To found foundation; important importance; center central; science scientific scientist; culture cultural; to teach teacher; industry industrial; to conduct conductor; practice practical; to vary various; to instruct instruction; to combine combination; able ability; special specialty - specialist; active activity to activate; to cooperate cooperation; to contribute contribution.
V. Translate into English:
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10. 1957 .
VI. Read the texts and give their main points in Russian.
Paris-Sorbonne University
Paris-Sorbonne University is a public research university in Paris, France. It was established in 1970 after the division of the University of Paris, following the Cultural Revolution in May 1968. The University is one of the inheritors of the former Humanities and Languages faculties of the University of Paris.
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The University is ranked high in the World University Ranking. According to the ranking, Paris-Sorbonne University in field of Arts and Humanities is ranked 33 and in field of Social Sciences and Management is ranked 115. The international approach, the quality of its teachers and teaching techniques are recognized worldwide.
The University enrolls about 24,000 students in 20 departments specializing in arts, humanities and languages, divided in 12 campuses in Paris. Seven of the campuses are situated in the historic Latin Quarter, including the historic Sorbonne university building.
Paris-Sorbonne also houses Frances prestigious communication and journalism school, located in the Parisian suburb.
The universities of Pierre and Marie Curie and Paris-Sorbonne decided to unite and create a new university which will include three faculties: Sciences, Medicine, and Human Sciences. This new university will start its work in January 2018.
Harvard College
Harvard College is one of the two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees. Founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world.
About 2,000 students are admitted each year; it is between five and ten percent of those people who apply. This number makes Harvard one of the most selective colleges in the world.
In the second year, most undergraduates join one of fifty standard fields of specialization (or majors); many also choose a secondary field (or minor). Most Harvard majors lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree, normally completed in four years. A smaller number receive the Bachelor of Science degree, which usually takes five years.
The education course at the college is very expensive. The total annual cost, including tuition and room, for 2015-2016 was $60,659. But the college offers a lot of grants for people with low income, and student loans.
Harvard has hundreds of undergraduate organizations. Every spring there is an Arts First week, during which arts and culture organizations show performances, cook meals, or present other work.
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, Cambridge is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the worlds fourth-oldest university. The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two ancient universities have a lot in common and are often called Oxbridge.
Cambridge is ranked as one of the worlds best universities. The university has educated many outstanding people, including famous mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, philosophers, writers, actors, and foreign Heads of State. Ninety-two Nobel laureates have once been students, lecturers, or staff at Cambridge.
Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 colleges and over 100 academic departments organized into six schools. Cambridge University Press, a department of the university, is the worlds oldest publishing house and the second largest university press in the world.
The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums and a botanic garden. Cambridges libraries have a total of around 15 million books, eight million of which are in Cambridge University Library.
VII. Speak about the Bashkir State University.
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