1631632683-5fbf9c8f8b043d95cdbd4b9dd632fb27 (Higher education in Russia)

I study at Bauman Moscow State Technical University or BMSTU for short. I am a fourth year student of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technologies. My specialized department is metal-forming technologies. Now I would like to tell you a few words about Higher education in Russia.

Higher education plays an important part in the life of any country as it provides the country with highly specialists for future development and progress. It trains people to become teachers, engineers, doctors and other professional workers.

As for educational process the academic year usually lasts 9 months and is divided into two terms. The first and second year students get knowledge in the fundamental sciences such as mathematics, physics, engineering drawing, foreign languages and others. At the third year students get more advanced knowledge and begin to concentrate on their major subjects. After four years students will get a bachelor’s degree. Then the students may continue their studies to get a master's degree in 2 years.

Universities have their own dorms and some of them have large and excellent sport centers.

As for my university it is one of the oldest and largest educational establishments in our county. There are many outstanding scientists studied and worked at the BMSTU, among them Zhukovsky, Shukhov, Korolev.

The BMSTU was founded in 1830 on the basis of a trade school. In 1868 the School was officially reorganized into the Moscow Higher Technical School. In 1987 the MHTS was reorganized into BMSTU. Before the revolution the School had only two departments – Mechanical Technology and Chemical Technology. But now the BMSTU has about 14 faculties. There are:

1. Mechanical Technologies

2. Special Machine Building

3. Power Engineering

4. Informatics and control systems and others

The head of the University is Rector, who is elected for several years. Each faculty has a number of specialized departments and is headed by a dean. The course of studies lasts 6 years. Every faculty has its own specialized laboratories, workshops and computer centers. The teaching program is centered on 4 main subjects: lectures, seminars, laboratory works and practical training. The final year is devoted to the diploma project.

As I say earlier I study at the faculty of Mechanical Technologies. The MT faculty has 13 specialized departments. There are Theory of metals, Heat treatment of metals, welding, cutting Metal, cutting tools and others.