TOMSK, May 4 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk State University (TSU) starts the new English-language master program Biodiversity for Russian and foreign students, due to which they will be able not only to take a course of lectures, but also to work at the TSU research stations – Aktru and Kaybasovo; several state-funded places are provided, the press service of the university reports.
It is specified that the program is launched by the Biological Institute (BI) of TSU. It includes 23 courses from Russian and foreign scientists, including the professor of TSU and University of Sheffield Terry Callaghan and the Italian scientist and the head of the new program Roberto Gatti. The courses accumulate advanced knowledge in the field of environmental protection and evolutionary biology.
"Undergraduates will have an opportunity to acquire new knowledge, not only listening to lectures at the university, but also during profile schools and field practices at TSU research stations, for example, on Aktru and Kaybasovo entering the international network of monitoring of the Arctic – INTERACT", – the director of BI TSU Danila Vorobyov is quoted.
It is noted that undergraduates will be able to listen to master classes of scientists from the different countries who conduct researches at these stations. Graduates will gain the diploma in the "Biology" direction and will be able to work in different areas, from the state nature protection institutions to the non-governmental international organizations."We plan to admit the international group of 10 students. With high standard of knowledge it is possible to acquire the right for free training as TSU allocated five state-funded places. The program will give students other advantages, for example, Russian-speaking students will improve their language skills. Foreigners – will easier adapt to new conditions", – Gatti quoted in the message.
It is added that teachers will become research supervisors of undergraduates who in turn will be able to write diplomas "on any material, without being limited to Siberia or the Arctic". Foreign undergraduates, for example, will be able to cover problems of their countries.