NATASHA'S UNIVERSITY

Hello, everybody! Let me tell you about my University which is the biggest one in Irkutsk. It is situated on the left bank of the Angara river. The full name of the University is the Irkutsk State Technical University. I am really glad that I study here. It is one of the best-known higher educational institutions in Siberia. Many famous people have graduated from our University, and not only engineers or scientists, but also outstanding writers, actors, showmen and politicians. Studying at the University gives a solid background in all spheres of knowledge and prepares for practical work.

Our University is quite large and old. It was founded in 1930 as the Gorny (Mining) High School. Then it was rearranged into the Mining Institute. Nowadays it is a large school with more than 22,000 students. About 15,000 are full-time students, like me, and the rest are part time-students. There are also about 300 postgraduate students. They carry out independent research work and have field practice.

The course of study at my University lasts five years. There are many faculties at the University. Here are some of them: the faculty of Cybernetics, the faculty of Transport Systems, the Mining faculty, the faculty of Oriental Studies, the faculty of Business and Law, the Energy faculty, the faculty of Architecture and Design and others.

Our University is large and we have several buildings. One of the buildings is for lectures and seminars only. There are many large halls there so that students of 3-4 groups together can fit in there. And that is more than 100 people. The acoustics [q'ku:stiks] in such large halls is very good but sometimes it is very noisy when students chat during the lecture.

For those who like to go in for sports there is a gymnasium and numerous sports grounds.

We have some laboratory buildings which are equipped with up-to-date equipment. Students can carry out lab work and various experiments there. Many students from my group do their own research work.

There are several cafes and canteens at the University. The largest canteen is situated on the ground floor of the main building. The food there is tasty and not very expensive. There are also some dormitories or student halls where students from other cities live. But you know already that I don’t live in a dormitory - I rent a flat.

We usually have a lecture and two lessons or seminars a day. I am interested in many subjects but my favourite one is physics. During the intervals we have a rest. Our intervals last for 10 or 15 minutes. At the end of every term we have examinations. At this time students have to take exams in 5 or 6 subjects.

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