TOMSK, Aug 5 – RIA Tomsk. Citizens of foreign countries enter Tomsk universities to study electrical equipment, oil and gas business, languages and natural sciences, representatives of selection committees of universities reported on Friday on a round table in the RIA Tomsk media center.
According to the regional administration, at the moment applications to Tomsk universities were submitted by 4,3 thousand foreigners. The vast majority of them – are citizens of the neighboring countries. Besides, 325 people arrived from 41 foreign countries. Transfer of foreigners in Tomsk universities goes according to the special schedule and hasn't come to the end yet.
"In Tomsk State University (TSU) is very big range (of the directions interesting to foreigners), here it is even difficult to reveal a tendency. Of course, it is language area – "Philology" and "Journalism"; also this is natural-science direction – biology, chemistry, mathematics, philosophy", – the responsible secretary of the TSU selection committee Evgeny Pavlov reported.
According to the representative of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, in this university foreigners are interested in studying of the Russian and foreign languages, and also pedagogical education. According to Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building, students from foreign countries come to this university for the sake of the "Architecture" and "Construction" directions."The electropower engineering specialist and electrical equipment", "Oil and gas business" are two the most popular (directions of Tomsk Polytechnic University) among entrants from foreign countries. "Mechanical engineering", "Nuclear physics and technologies" and "Information systems and technologies" are also here, – the head of the university selection committee Vitaly Drobchik noted.
Siberian State Medical University as earlier it was reported, realizes the English-language program for the "Medical Business" direction for foreigners, this year the university plans to accept 62 foreign students. And in Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics which trains experts for defense industry complex and the enterprises of strategic branches, there is only one foreigner – on the "Radio engineering" direction.