Тема №1

“My Studying at the Institute”

I am a student of the Moscow Institute of Humanitarian Sciences and Economics, Kirov branch. I am in the third year of the Faculty of Arts, the Department of Public Relations. The head Institute is in Moscow. Kirov branch is rather young. It was opened in 1996, but very soon became one of the leading non-state higher education institutions of its kind in Kirov region. The Institute trains specialists for medium size and small business, state and private companies, banking, taxation, accounting, law, management, psychology and journalistic.

In 1996 the Institute admitted its first students to the Faculty of Economy and Management and the Faculty of Law. In 1998 two more faculties started working: the Social-Psychological and the Faculty of Journalism. Later the Faculty of Design appeared.

Now over _______ students study at the Institute, almost half of them are studying to obtain a second higher education. One can choose the most convenient form of studying: by correspondence, the day-time and the part-time forms. The students of the extra-mural forms of studying acquire higher education without leaving their jobs.

The students of the Institute have all conditions to get a good education. There are many specialists of great practical experience, Doctors of Sciences and Professors who give lectures and their best to give our students professional specialization. Today the Institute has two buildings for studies with specially equipped classrooms, laboratories, lecture-halls, several computer classes, a library and a stadium.

The students have 3 or 6 year-studies-course. It depends on the faculty. Every day students have lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical experiences. They have two terms a year, then they pass their exams and have vacations in winter and in summer. After graduation from the Institute the students get a diploma. They can also continue their studies at the Post Graduate School.