2. If you are in a Master's program, when are you presenting your thesis for defense? What field do you major in? What qualifying examinations are you expected to pass?
3. If you are a Cand. Sc./Ph D student, when are you presenting your Cand. Sc. dissertation for defense? What is a Cand. Sc. graduate student expected to accomplish in his/her first /second/third year in the program? Do you teach any practical classes? What subject do you teach?
4. Have you ever participated in any scientific conferences? If yes, what conferences are these? Did you have a chance to take part in an international conference with English as its working language? Have you any papers published?
5. Have you been on a study tour/internship abroad? If yes, was it really useful? If not, are you planning to go abroad on a study tour/internship in future? Do you have any specific project in mind?
6. Is you work supported, in part, by a research grant awarded by any institution, national or international?
7. What school of thought do you belong to? Who heads this school? Who is your research adviser? Do you attend your department's seminars on a regular basis?
8. Are you a student member of any international scientific society? What benefits do the student members enjoy?