Our Institute.

Kemerovo Technological Institute of the Food Industry is a state higher education institution. It was founded in 1972. The head of the Institute is called the rector.

Our Institute is one of the most famous and prestigious institutes in the region. It is the only one in Siberia to train specialists for the food industry. There are full-time and correspondence departments in it. It has 5 buildings located in different districts of the city. Six faculties of the Institute train about 10 000 students. They are future technologist and mechanical engineers, managers, economists, Bachelors and Masters of Science. Training of future specialists is based on the combination of education with research. At present many highly qualified professors and teachers are on a staff of the Institute. The total number of teachers delivering lectures, conducting seminars and supervising laboratory work is 475. These include 50 Doctors of Sciences, Professors and 260 Candidates of Sciences.

Academic Year and Evaluation

The academic year begins in September and ends in June. It consists of two terms, each lasting 17 weeks. Throughout the academic year, students are given a number of tasks and tests so that their progress can be marked. The variety of teaching and assessment methods used give students many opportunities to improve their skills. The students are required to earn their end-of-term credits and then pass examinations. Students take examinations at the end of each term, in January and June. After exams students have their winter or summer vacations. When the course of studies is completed and final examinations are successfully passed the graduate is awarded a diploma. Normally the vocational course of full-time study is 5 years. The first degree of Bachelor of Science is awarded at the end of a four-year course if students pass their final exam. If they want to go a step further and become Master of Science they have to write an original paper or thesis on a particular subject after an additional period of theoretical study and research.

Classes

Students attend lectures, seminars, classes and tutorials on different subjects. No class or schedule changes can be made without the express permission of the Administration. In a lecture the student is one of a large number of students. He listens to a lecture and takes notes. In a seminar he discusses the problems with his fellow students under the direction of one of the teachers. In a tutorial he discusses his personal academic problems with a teacher. At laboratory classes the student develops his practical know-how. Students are also trained in operating computers. Frequent absences cause a gap in the learning process.

Future specialists study different subjects such as the history of Russia, mathematics, physics, mechanics, chemistry, strength of materials, descriptive geometry, economics, a foreign language, applied mechanics and a number of others.

Fees

Tuition is mostly free of charge. But those students who were admitted on a contractual basis must pay for their education. Students do not pay for using books, laboratory works and teaching aids. If students pass examinations well they get grants. There are special higher scholarships for honour students. In addition, some students receive government and region scholarships for the best successes in their studies.