Compare the education systems in the UK, the USA and Russia

Ø Talk about the differences between systems of higher education in aforementioned countries.

Ø Explain advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Ø Say how education system in Russia may be improved.

Speak on higher education in the Russian Federation.

Kemerovo State University is an example of the classical university. Read some facts about it and the Social Psychological Faculty.

THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL FACULTY OF

KEMEROVO STATE UNIVERSITY

Universities have long been sources of scientific knowledge and culture. Kemerovo State University is one of them. It was founded in 1974. Twelve faculties of the University train more than twenty thousand students of day and correspondence departments to become qualified special­ists in physics, mathematics, history, the Russian language and litera­ture, biology, chemistry, foreign languages, economics, law, physical culture and sports, psy­chology and sociology both for research work and teaching.

Social Psychological Faculty was founded in 1996. Now it is a major center of both psychological work and psychological research. The faculty includes the department of social psychology and psycho-social technologies, the department of general psychology and the psychology of development, the department of social work and social sphere management, the department of social medicine and safety of living activity, the department of educational psychology. Social Psychological Faculty trains specialists in psychology, psychology of law enforcement activity, advertisement and public relations, social work, youth work organization, special (defectological) education (logopedics).

The main building of the University contains a library with a large reading-room, a large hall for meetings and debates, a dining hall with a coffee bar and other rooms for recreational purposes. There are a number of laboratories specially de­signed and equipped for practical work and conducting experiments. At the campus there are sports grounds and playing fields. Non-resident students are usually given accommodation in halls of residence.

PROJECTS

Make a report on Kemerovo State University and the faculty you study at. In your report mention the following points:

Ø history;

Ø administration;

Ø facilities;

Ø faculties;

Ø training;

Ø curriculum;

Ø opportunities after graduation.

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