University in the system of education
University is defined as an establishment of higher education where professional training of specialists in various fields is accomplished. Apart from that, universities provide retraining, postgraduate education and other types of educational programmes.
Universities consist of faculties, which, in their turn, can be divided into departments. Nowadays many university campuses have their own hall of residence, library, and laboratories and so on. It is believed that higher education provides possibilities of making a more successful career in the future. People with higher education are treated with respect in modern society.
Wide range of existing universities makes it possible nearly for everyone to get a higher education. There are universities of applied sciences, there are universities where human sciences are taught, there are universities where you can get both. They differ from each other by disciplines and methods of teaching.
Today many universities welcome foreign students. Despite the fact that education abroad remains highly expensive, the number of those who wish to get it is not decreasing.
A lot of universities collaborate with different sponsoring agencies. Thanks to that talented students have a chance to win a grant or receive a scholarship which can make one's dream come true.
a) Study the following vocabulary and learn it by heart:
Glossary
Activities
Administration
Annually
Campus
Classical
College
Comprises
Consisting
Cooperate
Cooperating
Development
Discipline
Doctoral degree
Experiment
Faculties
Fundamental
Graduated
Included
Individual
Infrastructure
International grants
Leader
Lecture
Management
Methodic
Modern
Monograph
Opportunity
Organization
Political
Practical
Professor
Project
Protection
Qualification
Rector
Schoolchildren
Scientific
Seminar
Specialist
Specialties
Student
Teacher
University
Vacation
2) Get ready with the presentation or report on the theme “Educational system of……”
Plan
a) Educational system of Great Britain
b) Educational system of Japan
c) Educational system of USA
d) Educational system of China
e) Educational system of Kazakhstan
Week XI. “Science and new technical innovations”
1.Text “Globalization”
2.Round table“Modern information technologies: for and against”
3.Grammar:Conditional sentences (type II)
Writing activity
Read, translate and discuss the text