TSU SUMMER SCHOOLS Tomsk State University, a leading research university in Russia, invites international BA, MA and PhD students and professors to its summer schools Visit one of the most prestigious universities in Siberia! en.tsu.ru Annually from June to September National Research Tomsk State University, a fully comprehensive institution (est. 1878, 2 Nobel Prize winners), offers summer schools in different subjects: from intensive language training in Russian to different skills level training in the field of biology and physics. z Tomsk is situated in Western z On 28 May 1878 Emperor Siberia at the very geographical Alexander II signed a decree on center of Eurasia: an ideal meet- the establishment of the first and ing point for analytical minds! only higher education institution in Tomsk is one of the oldest towns the vast expanses from the Russian in Siberia. Tomsk celebrated its Urals to the Pacific Ocean – 410th anniversary in 2014. There the Siberian Imperial University in are many beautiful ancient wooden Tomsk. The classical comprehen- buildings there. With a population sive university comprises research of half a million, Tomsk is a city of and pedagogical schools, with a students: 100,000 students (every predominant share of fundamental fifth citizen) in 6 universities. research in all fields of science. 2 QS TSU has climbed over 100 positions and reached 323rd position in QS Rankings 2017! QS BRICS 26th position in QS BRICS TSU SUMMER (4th position among Russian universities) SCHOOLS • Summer School QS EECA of Intensive Russian 11th position in QS: • Cross-cultural Communication Emerging Europe in Interpreting and Translation and Central Asia • The Heritage of Eurasia: Past, Present and Future z By presidential decree, Tomsk (arts and culture in Siberia) State University is included in the State list of the most valuable • III International Field Workshop objects of cultural heritage of the “Mesozoic and Cenozoic Russian Federation. Paleobiogeocenoses of the Northern Hemisphere” z Old and new traditions go hand in hand in TSU. However, the main mission of the university has remained the same since the Each participant of the Summer time of its foundation: to be a School enjoys individual classical educational university guidance for easier adaptation of research renowned for its in the new environment education system that builds the academic process on the latest www.facebook.com/groups/ research results and enhances tsuonline personal growth in the cultural and intellectual development. 3 III International Field Workshop Mesozoic and Cenozoic paleobiogeocenoses of the Northern hemisphere Dates: July 8 — 31 (Module 1), within the framework of the main ac- August 5 — 29 (Module 2) tivity of the Laboratory of Mesozoic and Cenozoic continental ecosys- tems (TSU, Faculty of Geology and Language: English, Russian Geography). The Laboratory does in- Target Group: international students, terdisciplinary research of Mesozoic researchers and professors and Cenozoic biogeocenoses, abiotic and biotic relationships, problems of Application Deadline: extinction and survival of organisms. June 1, 2018 (Module 1) The field works will be carried out on July 1, 2018 (Module 2) paleontological sites, natural and ar- tificial geological sections. There will Topic: paleontological, stratigraphic and paleogeographic be lectures and practical training in methods of field research the methods of excavations and ba- sic principles of taphonomic and pa- Short description of the school: leoecological analyses, stratigraphic The field workshop will be held and paleogeographic research. 8 moscoW The workshop will consist of two local modules TOMSK 1 2 1. The undrained lake basin of 2. The Chulym River basin the Baraba lowland (Kargat, (Achinsk, Bol’shoy Uluy, Barabinsk, Chany districts of Kozul’ka districts of Krasnoyarsk Novosibirsk province; the field territory; the field workshop worskshop area is 500–600 area is 500–600 km away from km away from Tomsk). The Tomsk). The territory of research territory of research includes includes dinosaur and mam- Volchia Griva, one of the largest moth fauna sites (Berezovaya mammoth fauna site compris- Rechka, Krasnaya Rechka and ing Paleolithic artifacts, and others), important Mesozoic Pleistocene geological sec- (Bol’shoy Ilek) and Pleistocene tions of the Om’ River and Lake geological sections of the Chany. Chulym River and its tributaries. We have a boat trip planned as a part of this module. The workshop will be held in field camps in taiga and forest-steppe zones. There will be an expedition bathhouse (Russian banya) avail- able on site. All the participants are expected to take turns at cooking as catering is not provided. The school programme will also include excur- sions in Tomsk, safety trainings, sup- plies purchase, and field equipment preparation (three days before and Summer school schedule two days after the fieldwork period). preliminary: Cell phone service: Module 1 July 8 – 31 Stable (several mobile phone service (the field period is 21 days); providers) Module 2 August 5 — 29 Desirable Vaccination: (the field period is 21 days). Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination. If the participants are not vaccinated, The scedule of both modules is there will be medication available flexible. Participants may join the on site. modules after the start date of the programme and may withdraw prior Contact person to the module’s end date. In this at the Faculty: case, however, the cost of individual Prof., Dr. of Sci. transportation is the responsibility Sergey V. Leshchinskiy of the participant. [email protected] 9 Participants’ expenses per person* Maximum Meals during Transportation2 Equipment Total number of the fieldwork rental3 participants period Transfer Transfer 1 (per day) to the to the Module fieldwork fieldwork area sites 1 10 €15 €40 €35 €50 €440 2 10 €15 €40 €55 €50 €460 * The calculation does not include 1 Meals in Tomsk are up to the accommodation costs in Tomsk (for participants (~3 days before and the period before and after the field 2 days after the fieldwork period). work). The average cost of 3 meals in a café of the economy class is €10- TSU provides accommodation in the 20 a day. University residence hall on a first come, first served basis (€15 for the 2 Calculated for the whole period whole period, 2–3 pers. per room). (transfer from Bogashevo airport and transportation to the field workshop area and back). Trans- portation from the country of residence to Tomsk and back is paid by the participants. 3 Calculated for the whole pe- riod. You can rent the following equipment items: a sleeping bag and its liner, a roll mat, a tent, cooking utensils etc. If the participants use their own equip- ment, they are exempt from the equipment rental fee of €50. The participants are expected to have expeditionary clothing, shoes, backpacks, personal hygiene products. Types of classes: Modules 1 2 Type Lectures (hours) 5 5 Practice (hours) 130 130 10 Elmira Sadykova International Students Services Centre Tomsk State University 3a Buyanovsky Lane, Office 15 Tomsk, Russia, 634050 [email protected] http://studentcenter.tsu.ru/ Phone: +7 (3822) 785-606 36 Lenin Ave., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.