The Academy I study at

Novosibirsk State Water Transport Academy trains specialists for River and Sea Fleet. The Academy was founded in 1951. More than six thousand students study at its full-time and correspondence departments. The Academy has branches in many towns of Siberia and Far East.

There are five Departments at the Academy: the Navigation Department, the Hydrotechnical Department, the Port Operations Management Department, the Shipmechanical Department, the Electromechanical Department.

The students study many new subjects at the Academy, such as higher mathematics, physics, drawing, computer technology, foreign language, philosophy, history of Russia, etc.

The academic year consists of two terms/semesters. At the end of each term the students take exams and receive credits. At the correspondence department the course of training lasts 6 years.

The Academy is situated in the center of Novosibirsk and occupies three buildings. It has two hostels for students and postgraduates. The Academy has a computer center, well-equipped laboratories, simulators and a good library. The graduates from the Academy get a Diploma of Engineer.

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2. When was it founded?

3. Where is it situated?

4. How many students study at the Academy?

5. Are you a student of a full-time, evening or correspondence department?

6. How many faculties are there at the Academy? What are they?

7. What subjects do the students study?

8. How many terms does the academic year consist of?

9. What do the students do at the end of each term?

10. How is the Academy equipped?

11. What specialists does the Academy train?