Transcript Tomsk Polytechnic University

Tomsk Polytechnic University in Tomsk, Russia,
is the oldest technical university in Russia east
of the Urals. The university was founded in 1896
and opened in 1900 as the Tomsk
Technological
Institute. In 1923,
the school was
renamed the Siberian
Technological
Institute and in 1930,
the institute was split
into five divisions,
three of which
remained in Tomsk.
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In 1934, the three institutes in Tomsk
reunited to form a new institute that
would be named the Tomsk Polytechnic
Institute. The university has more than
22,000 current students and has
graduated more than 100,000 technical
specialists.
International cooperation has been recently one of
the priorities of Tomsk Polytechnic University activities.
The University's goal is the enhancement of teachers’
professional development in the advanced world
universities; speeding up the research activities in
common with the foreign partners; strengthening
international relations between different
organizations and
companies of the
world; expansion
of the variety and
amount of educational
services; speeding up
students and teachers
exchange.
The important part in a system enlargement of
international academic contacts and applying the
international experience in order to modernize the
University plays cooperation with international
organizations, funds and programmes,
namely: TEMPUS, TACIS, DAAD, INTAS, Marie Curie
Fellowship, FP6 (INCO), SABIT (Special American
Business Internship
Training Program),
RUSERA (Supporting
the Russian Participation
in EU-RTD Programs),
SITE (Siberia, Information
Technologies and Europe),
British Council.
First Level
The programme of the first two
years of study, excluding the
Preparatory Course, consists of
required humanities, socioeconomic, natural sciences, and
some general professional
subjects. A First Level Diploma
testifies that the graduate has
raised his/her general level of
education and culture to a
degree greater than a person
with a secondary education, and
that he/she is trained for selfachievement in society.
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Bachelor of Science
Second Level
The professional
educational programmers
of the second level (the
next two years of study)
consists of general
professional courses and
training, elective
humanities, socioeconomic, natural
sciences, and electives
from special courses. A
Bachelor's Degree permits a
graduate to find a work as
a specialist of the middle
rank. If qualifies, he/she can
continue his/her studies on
the next level and become
a holder of the Engineer's
Diploma or Master's
Degree.
Engineer's/Specialist's
Diploma
Master of Science
Third Level
The professional educational
programmers for the
Engineer's Diploma ensure the
training of fully qualified
engineers. The programmers
include special disciplines and
courses in modern technology
and technological equipment
oriented toward engineering
creativity and invention,
through carrying out the
interdisciplinary projects and
practice in industry. Upon
successful completion of the
full course (5 years of study,
totally) graduate is awarded
an Engineer's Diploma in the
respective major.
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Programmers differ by
level and trajectory and
obviously encompass
different training and
specialist qualifications.
For example, the
trajectory "4+1"
corresponds to an
Engineer's/Specialist's
Diploma conferred after
one year of study beyond
the 4-year Bachelor's
programme and the
trajectory "2+3" results in
an Engineer's/Specialist's
Diploma for a graduate
who skipped the
Bachelor's programme
and went directly to the
5-year Engineer's
programme.
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The professional
educational program
for the Master's Degree
includes special
disciplines and courses
about new
achievements in
science and subjects
oriented towards
scientific creativity,
pedagogical activity,
and practical research
work. Upon successful
completion of the full
course, a graduate is
awarded a Master's
Degree in the
respective major.