Study Abroad News from Russia / 05.06.2006
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On June 9 at 4:00 p.m. "Otkrytyy Mir" is going to hold a seminar for
schoolchildren and their parents dedicated to secondary education in
English speaking countries. The information about private schools of
the UK, the USA, Canada, Ireland and Malta can be received at the even,
as well as free testing of English. Apply for preliminary registration
through tel.: 290-0540, 290-1951, 792-5125, or via email
in...@open-world.ru .
NEWS
--- Why pre-university training is necessary?
"There's a price to be paid for British education to be in fashion",
thinks an author of an article of the same name in "Izvestiya Nauki",
most probably, meaning financial expenses. In fact, a curious topic is
raised in the article - the problems of Russian students they confront
with when studying in UK universities. "Suddenly, it becomes clear that
the language our students have learnt for his whole school life is
absolutely not the English spoken and taught to in a UK university".
Besides, abroad "the system of training is quite different. One should
work a lot on his own". It's the educational market specialists'
opinion that to study well in UK universities intensive pre-university
training is necessary - in A-Level and Foundation programs.
http://inauka.ru/education/article64489.html?ynd
Comments:
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/30.05.2006/2/comments
--- Choosing summer programs for kids
"Komsomolskaya pravda" tells how to choose a language camp and summer
courses for children abroad. The materials is written in cooperation
with advertisers, educational agencies but it does not prevent from
using useful information. Two articles ("Where [1] "to get a tongue"
and "Learn languages at seaside and lakes") list in short
characteristics of several summer camps in different countries to
compare prices and conditions. Besides, agencies' employees tell what
they can do, how long the preparation for the trip takes, what age is
suitable for sending a child abroad, whether a child needs to know at
least a little of a foreign language, what the difference between a
language camp and summer courses in school is, and what includes the
cost of the place in a tourist group.
http://www.kp.ru/daily/23713.5/53494/
Comments:
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/30.05.2006/3/comments
Links:
[1] - http://www.kp.ru/daily/23709.5/53258/
--- German universities ranking: choosing Humboldt Foundation scholars
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation published the list of German
universities and research institutes, most popular among their
scholars, informs Deutsche Welle. The ranking made once every five
years shows how many foreign scientist, foundation's scholars come to
Germany annually, in what fields they do their researches, and what
universities are the most popular hosts. According to the foundation's
data, from 2001 to 2005, there was a total of 4,000 research stays by
Humboldtians in Germany. Majority (2,500) is representatives of natural
and exact sciences: chemists, physics, mathematics, and geologists.
Second in number are researchers in social sciences: for 5 years more
than 1,200 historians, germanians, layers and sociologists came with
visit. Third place is shared by biologists and medics. Number of
engineers is 600 people.
Popularity depends on specialty. Amongst scientists the Technical
University in Munich takes first place. Heidelberg University comes
second and Munich University third. In the humanities, law and social
sciences most Humboldtians choose the Free University Berlin, followed
by the Humboldt University Berlin and Munich University. In life
sciences Munich University lies ahead, followed by Freiburg and
Tuebingen. The most popular host for engineering is the Technical
University Darmstadt, ahead of the Technical University Aachen and
Stuttgart University which share second place.
Details of rankings at [1] Alexander von Humboldt site.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2032758,00.html
Comments:
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/01.06.2006/1/comments
Links:
[1] -
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/aktuelles/presse/pn_archiv_2006/2006_11.htm
--- About scholarship programs and courses "English plus"
June issue of "Kariera" magazine published two materials on
international education topic. Who can obtain scholarships and grants
within the framework of Erasmus Mundus and Tempus programs, what
financing one can figure on and when to apply - the article "In Europe
like a deadbeat" dwells upon all that. And for the last bit - Erasmus
Mundus scholar's personal experience. The second article "Flippers,
clubs and study [1]" is going to be interesting for those who want to
learn English abroad combining it with something else, for example,
with sport, travelling or hobby.
http://kariera.idr.ru/items/?item=1034
Comments:
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/03.06.2006/1/comments
Links:
[1] - http://kariera.idr.ru/items/?item=1035
--- Italians left Japanese behind
The overall average length of stay at UK language courses remained
unchanged at 8 weeks. It shows Language Travel Magazine's report with
static data about language market in the UK, according to the results
of 2005 based on a survey of 35 UK educational institutions.
According to this year's survey, nationality profile across UK language
schools has changed. If in 2004 there was most of all Japanese (14%),
Koreans (8.6%) and Chinese (8.3%), then in 2005 Italians are
unexpectedly in number-one position (their share increased from 5.3% up
to 14.4%), Japanese were relegated to third position (9.9%). Koreans
stayed in second place in the 2005 survey but at that their share were
increased up to 10.7%. Further, according to the survey, in 2005 among
UK language schools there were Japanese (9.9%), Spanish (7.9%), Swiss
(6.3%), Chinese (4.5%), French (4.3), Brazilians (3.6%), and Turks
(3.2%). As for students from Russia, their share in 2005 is 4.1%, which
is by 0.1% more than in 2004.
The most numerous age range is young people of 19-24: their share is
25%, in 2004 it was 39% though. In 2005 there were much more teenagers
of 12-15: 23% in comparison with 9% of previous year. Student number of
16-18 (19%) and 25-30 years old (14%) are almost the same. As for age
range of 31-50, it was dramatically decreased: from 23% in 2004 down to
11% in 2005. Among students in 2005 there were children of 8-11 years
old (5.5%) and people over 50 years (2.5%).
Average cost of a one-month course in surveyed schools in 2005 was
UK?764 (US$1,364), excluding accommodation. While, compared with the
results of the 2004 survey, tuition costs had dropped slightly in this
survey. Average cost of host family accommodation per week: UK?121
(US$216), of residential accommodation - UK?138 (US$246).
Status Survey statistics are based on figures supplied by a selection
of individual schools. Not all survey respondents answered every
question in the survey. Figures are, in some cases, rounded up or down
to the nearest whole. Total no. of students at 35 participating
organisations in the UK survey in 2005 was 57,659 people.
http://www.hothousemedia.com/ltm/ltmbackissues/june06web/june06status.htm
Comments:
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/03.06.2006/4/comments
COLUMNISTS
--- Advice to those who arrive to Germany (memo)
/By Timour Akhmerov/
How to read German
Some letters read other way than in Latin...
To read further:
http://eduabroad.ru/ahmerov/7/comments
EVENTS
June 8-9: creative selection to University of the Arts London
("Insight-Lingva")
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/22.05.2006/2
June 9: "Private schools in English speaking countries" seminar
("Otkrytyy Mir")
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/03.06.2006/2
June 14: "Training to enter UK universities" seminar ("Otkrytyy Mir")
http://eduabroad.ru/journal/03.06.2006/3
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