Figure 1.1. The structure of Vilnius University.

Note: For the complete structure of VU departments, institutes and other establishments see VU official Internet site: www.vu.lt

Figure 1.2. The structure of the Belarusian State University

Note: For the complete structure of the BSU departments, institutes and other establishments see the BSU official Internet site: www.bsu.by

3.3. Study Figure 1.3 (a general scheme of any faculty structure). Is the notion “university” reflected in the faculty structure? And if yes, in what way?

Figure 1.3. Faculty structure

3.4. Find information and make a scheme of the faculty you study at.

3.5. Find information and make a scheme of any chair of your Faculty or institute. Present it to the group.

3.6 . Examine Figures 1.4 and 1.5 and listen to their explanations. Research degrees and teachers appointments are given according to the tradition of the two countries (Lithuania and Belarus). The explanations of each scheme are given by representatives of each university. Compare these traditions.

Figure 1.4. Research and teaching career (Lithuania)	Figure 1.5. Research and teaching career (Belarus)

 3.7. Listen and repeat after the speaker the names of sciences which are used in the register of the Higher Certifying Commission. (The Higher Certifying Commission is a structure is the Academy of Sciences of the country. It monitors the procedure of defending PhDs and other scientific degrees if any).

Table 1.4.

Codes – names of sciences

Codes – specializations

01.00.00 – Physical and mathematical sciences 02.00.00 – Chemical sciences 03.00.00 – Biological sciences 05.00.00 – Technical sciences 06.00.00 – Agricultural sciences 07.00.00 – Historical sciences 08.00.00 – Economic sciences 09.00.00 – Philosophical sciences 10.00.00 – Philological sciences 12.00.00 – Juridical sciences 13.00.00 – Pedagogical sciences 14.00.00 – Medical sciences 15.00.00 – Pharmaceutical sciences 16.00.00 – Veterinary sciences 17.00.00 – Art criticism 18.00.00 – Architecture 19.00.00 – Psychological sciences 22.00.00 – Sociological sciences 23.00.00 – Political sciences 24.00.00 – Cultural studies 25.00.00 – Earth sciences

10.01.01 – Belarusian literature 10.01.02 – Russian literature 10.01.03 – Foreign literature 10.01.08 – Theory of literature; Textology 10.01.09 – Folklore studies 10.01.10 – Journalism 10.02.01 – Belarusian language 10.02.02 – Russian language 10.02.03 – Slavic languages 10.02.04 – Germanic languages 10.02.05 – Romanic languages 10.02.19 – Language theory 10.02.20 – Historical, Typological and Contrastive Linguistics 10.02.21 – Applied and Mathematical Linguistics