- •Higher Education in the Republic of Belarus
- •Learn the vocabulary:
- •Higher Education in the Republic of Belarus
- •Task III. See if you can guess the missing words to fit the context of the text:
- •Task IV. Agree or disagree with these statements about the text. Give arguments to support your viewpoint:
- •Task V. Complete the following sentences according to the contents of the text:
- •Task VI. Answer the questions scanning the text for essential detail:
- •Task VII. Translate into English:
Task III. See if you can guess the missing words to fit the context of the text:
The Belarusian system of (1) … education includes educational and research institutions that use unified standards and rules in the processes of teaching, management, assessment and research. Higher education is provided (2) … public and (3) … accredited higher educational institutions. Education in public institutions is (4) … of charge for students who passed the entrance competition. In private establishments, all students pay tuition (5) … . Higher education is under the supervision of the Ministry of (6) …, which is responsible (7) … the accreditation and licensing of higher educational institutions and developing and applying the State Educational Standards. At present, the implementation of the (8) …-level system of higher education is underway, which implies obtaining a Bachelor’s degree after 4 years of (9) … and a (10) … degree after one additional year following the first degree.
Task IV. Agree or disagree with these statements about the text. Give arguments to support your viewpoint:
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Belarusian universities, academies, institutes and higher colleges can be either state-owned or privately owned.
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The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus supervises all higher educational establishments of the country.
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Belarus operates a dual examination system, with 17-year-old university entrants forced to take school leaving exams followed by university entrance tests.
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There is a quota placed on the number of budget students admitted to universities and that’s why there is always a competition.
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Specialization disciplines constitute a major portion of disciplines in the curriculum structure.
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Students of state institutions of higher education are granted scholarships depending on their academic success.
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Tuition fees do not significantly exceed education services costs.
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Finding a good job on speciality is not a problem for paying students.
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The higher school graduates are issued a diploma and awarded a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree.
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After acquiring a Master’s Diploma one can enter a postgraduate school and get a Candidate of Science’s and Doctor’s degree.
Task V. Complete the following sentences according to the contents of the text:
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The Republic guarantees its citizens …
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Of every 10 thousand people in the Republic of Belarus …
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After completing secondary education young people can …
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… trains specialists over numerous fields of study and has authority to award various academic degrees.
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The rules of admission to the institutions of higher education …
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Those not successful at exams but complying with minimum requirements may …
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The first-stage university education is completed by …
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Upon graduation from a higher educational establishment a student receives …
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All higher educational establishments …
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The republic is reforming its system of education …