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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.

zz Tomsk is situated in Western zz 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 zz 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” zz 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 Summer School of Intensive Russian

Dates: August 20 — September 07, 2018 Food and Accommodation: University residence hall (3 pers. per room), Location: Tomsk coffee breaks Target Group: Humanities and Course Fees: 50 000 rubles (tuition, Natural Sciences students with all airport transfer, cultural and social levels of proficiency in Russian. program, studying materials, coffee breaks, accommodation) Language: Russian All participants are guaranteed Cultural Program: Sightseeing accommodation in the newly built tours, museums, concerts of TSU dormitory. classical, Russian folk and popular music; museums of lo- Transportation to Tomsk and back: cal lore, art, Slavic mythology as covered by the students. well as TSU museums; Siberian Application Deadline: Botanical Garden (the oldest June 09, 2018 beyond the Urals); classical

and puppet theatres, picnics,

Extreme Park

Number of students: min. 8

4 Documents to be attached to the application form: 1. A brief CV in Russian indicating proficiency in Russian (attach a scanned copy of supporting documents, if any). 2. A completed application form (see the site of the Summer School on the Internet). 3. A copy of passport for an invitation 4. A completed TSU visa application form. The Summer School-2018 provides 60 hours of classroom instruction in the Compliance of the Course (20 hours a week). with the European Credit Transfer The curriculum includes: and Accumulation System (ECTS): • Intensive speaking and writing, The Russian language: Speaking and Writing – 90 hours (4 ECTS); • Advanced grammar topics, Russian Culture – 30 hours (1 ECTS). • Advanced listening and pronun- ciation skills, Each participant of the Summer School enjoys individual guidance • Practical stylistics, for easier adaptation in the new • Discussion of current socio- environment (the student volunteer political and cultural issues, organization “TSU-online’’: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ • Introduction to Russian media tsuonline/). and work with various types of media texts, • Introduction to the culture and history of Siberia.

5 The Heritage of Eurasia: Past, Present and Future (arts and culture in Siberia)

Dates: June 18-30, 2018

As a bonus to training participants Tomsk Location: will have guided tours around Tomsk Language: English State University, its faculties and museums. Number of students: min. 8 The City of Tomsk tours will also Food and Accommodation: be provided and accompanied University residence hall by a highly-skilled guide. (3 pers. per room), Application Deadline: April 1, 2018 coffee breaks Documents to be attached Course Fee: 40 000 rubles to the application form: (tuition, airport transfer, cultural and social program, studying materials, 1. A completed application form coffee breaks, accommodation) 2. A copy of passport for an invitation Transportation 3. A completed TSU visa to Tomsk and back: covered application form. by the students. All participants are guaranteed accommodation in the newly built TSU dormitory.

6 The curriculum corresponds to ECTS: • Siberian Culture, 52 hours = 2 ECTS • Tomsk, 52 hours = 2 ECTS The studies will take 8 days, each day comprising 6.5 academic hours. 9:00 am – 12:30 pm – lectures 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – lunch 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (or 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm): seminars, excursions, discussions devoted to Russian art traditions and culture of Western Siberia. Every participant will get a certifi- cate. Summer School of Institute of Arts and Culture, TSU The cultural program will include a city tour, museums of local lore, art, Slavic mythology as well as All professors of Summer school TSU museums; Siberian Botanical are highly qualified specialists Garden (the oldest beyond the in Cultural Studies, Museology, Urals); concerts of classical, Russian Library and Information Activities, folk and popular music; classical Design, Music and Theatre, and puppet theatres. Concert Performance, Art Direction The cultural program can be modified of Symphony Orchestra and according to students’ requests Academic Choir. The organizing committee can ar- Nowadays the Institute of Arts and range a fun weekend in the coun- culture is extending contacts with tryside. different universities abroad. The aim of this Summer School is to give Each participant of the Summer School international students the oppor- enjoys individual guidance for easier tunity to study Siberian history and adaptation in the new environment (the culture, artistic and musical life of student volunteer organization “TSU- Tomsk, a big cultural and educational online’’: https://www.facebook.com/ centre in Western Siberia; and to get groups/tsuonline/). acquainted with TSU training system for specialists in art and culture. Curriculum of the Summer School comprises lectures and seminars (30 hours) on: • topical issues on culture, art- work, performing arts; • history and culture of Siberia; • special elective seminars; 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 Cross-cultural Communication in Interpreting and Translation

Dates: August 14–29, 2018

Location: Tomsk history and Russian culture study- Language: English, Russian ing. Our main goal is to provide the conditions to facilitate the immer- Number of students: min. 8 sion in the Russian environment. Food and Accommodation: Our professors use modern teaching University residence hall techniques, the project and staging (3 pers. per room), coffee breaks. methods for training communication Course Fee: 30 000 rubles (tuition, skills. studying materials). The cultural program will include a city Transportation to Tomsk and back: tour, museums of local lore, art, Slavic covered by the students. mythology as well as TSU museums; Siberian Botanical Garden (the oldest Application Deadline: June 09, 2018 beyond the Urals); concerts of classical, Documents to be attached Russian folk and popular music; classi- to the application form: cal and puppet theatres. 1. A completed application form The cultural program can be modi- 2. A copy of passport fied according to the students’ re- for an invitation quests. 3. A completed TSU visa The organizing committee can offer application form. active holidays in the countryside. Each participant of the Summer Students are going to have intensive School enjoys enjoys guidance for translating and interpreting practice easier adaptation in the new envi- (Russian – English, English-Russian). ronment (the student volunteer or- As professional interpreters and ganization “TSU-online’’: translators should be acquainted https://www.facebook.com/groups/ with the cultural and historical con- tsuonline/). text of the language they work with, the curriculum will include Russian

11 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

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