Text E. Our Institute

The Pedagogical Institute is one of the largest and oldest institutions of higher education in Vologda Oblast. In 2008 it celebrated its 90^th anniversary. In 2014 the Pedagogical Institute became a structural educational unit of Vologda State University.

Our Institute has eight faculties which train teachers and specialists in different subjects: Primary Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Management, Social Science, Law, Russian Language and Literature, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, Music, Psychology, Social Pedagogy and others.

About seven thousand students are currently enrolled. The majority of them are full-time students, the rest are part-time and correspondent student s. Besides, some faculties provide post-graduate education. The course of study for full-time students lasts five years for specialists and four or five years for Bachelors. You have to study another two years to be awarded a Master’s degree.

If you are a rather active person you can take part / participate in the work of our Students’ Council and improve the students’ social life. For those who go in for sports there are a lot of sports societies. You can also display your talents and take part in different concerts and contests.

Our Institute has six buildings. The faculty of Russian Language and Literature is situated in Prospekt Pobedy Street. There is a library, two reading-rooms, several computer centers, lecture halls, laboratories and gyms at our Institute. The students and teachers of our Institute usually have dinner at the refectory which is also located in our building. The food there is rather tasty and affordable (cheap). Besides, there are several cafes and food-stalls in other buildings. You can also buy all sorts of drinks and snacks in the drinks machine on the ground floor of every building.

The Institute provides halls of residence for students who are not from Vologda and can’t rent a room or a flat.

Vocabulary Exercises

Ex.1. Translate and revise the words and word combinations on the topic of “Education” from Texts A-D.

Higher education, higher educational institutions, graduates, high school, apply to, applicant, programme, degree, award a degree, research, full-time study, course, pass an exam, entrance examinations, thesis, post-graduate students, qualification, faculty, hall of residence.

Ex. 2. Match English and Russian equivalents: