Scan passage 2 and say if you agree with the author’s idea that science can make a significant contribution to a constructive dialogue between different cultures.
Scan passage 3 and say what main principles of scientific cooperation are mentioned by the author. What do the words “responsibility” and “solidarity” mean when speaking about scientific and technological knowledge and its application?
Scan passage 4. Give your examples of Belarusian scientists’ participation in cooperative activities.
Finally skim passage 5 and speak about the forms of international cooperation. Do you know anything about the participation of our university in the international activities and its connections with foreign partners?
13. Read the text below to find out the answers to the following questions:
a
Why can we say that in some way any research result is additive and collective in its nature?
b
What are the objectives of any research?
c
What advances facilitate the international cooperation between scientists, laboratories, universities etc?