2.9. Read the following words and notice their pronunciation.

higher	[`haIq]	equip	[I`kwIp]
establishment	[Is`txblISmqnt]	automated	[`Ltq`meItId]
educational	[`edju`keISnl]	device	[dI`vaIs]
department	[dI`pRtmqnt]	qualified	[`kwOlIfaId]
engineer	[`enGI`nIq]	scientific	[`saIqn`tIfIk]
enterprise	[`entqpraIz]	society	[sq`saIqtI]
direction	[dI`rekSn]

Memorize the following words and expressions

to found	основывать	direction of development	направление развития
correspondence department	заочное отделение	exchange of smb. (smth.)	обмен чем-либо, кем-либо
distant education	дистанционное образование	leading university	ведущий университет
modern device	современное устройство	to be trained in speciality	обучаться (по) специальности
to give an opportunity	предоставлять возможность	automated control systems	системы автоматизированного управления
native town	родной город	computer-aided design systems	системы автоматизированного проектирования
to be equipped with smth.	быть оснащенным (оборудованным) чем-либо	scientific society	научное общество (объединение)
highly qualified	высококвалифици-рованный	to be engaged in smth.	быть вовлеченным во что-либо или занятым чем-либо
in the field of smth.	в области чего-либо	international enterprise	международное предприятие (организация, фирма)
to win a contest	выиграть конкурс	sport facilities	спортивные сооружения
since then	с того момента (с тех пор)	Leisure Center	Центр досуга (центр внеучебной работы)
to carry out	выполнять (осуществлять)	high-quality training	высококачественное обучение
research field	сфера исследования	in order to	для того чтобы

2.10. Read the text. Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics was founded in 1962.

At the present time TUCSR is one of the leading higher educational establishments in Russia. The university has three departments: a day-time department, an evening (part-time) and a correspondence ones. In 1998, the Center of Distant Education was founded which is one of the biggest ones and equipped with the most modern computers and other devices. It gives the opportunity to get higher education without leaving native towns and cities for more than 8,000 students all over Russia.

There are nine faculties at the day-time department: the Radio-Design, Radio-Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Systems, Automated Control Systems, Economic, Humanitarian, Law and the Innovation ones. The university is staffed with highly qualified teachers. Many of them are Doctors of Science. The teachers of the university train specialists and engineers in 54 specialities in the field of radioengineering, programming, information security, radioelectronics, automated control systems, information technologies, economics and social work.

In 2006, TUCSR won the contest among the universities of higher professional education in accordance with the national project “Education” and since then the innovative program has been carried out in scientific and research fields of TUCSR.

One of the directions in scientific and research development is the exchange of students and cooperation with the leading universities of the USA, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Great Britain.

T he students of the university are trained in the following specialities: construction and production of radio devices, radioengineering, radioelectronic devices, industrial electronics, physical electronics, automated control systems, computer-aided design systems, social work and management. There are also scientific students’ societies where students are engaged in independent research work and design. The specialists who graduate from TUCSR are demanded in different international enterprises, firms and companies.

The university has modern sport facilities such as a sport gym, football pitch, fitness center and others. The students can do any sports they like: playing volleyball, basketball, football, tennis, and chess. They can also do rowing, judo, boxing and aerobics as well as going skiing and swimming. At the University Leisure Center students can take up ball and modern dancing, solo and group singing, writing poems, playing and writing music.

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics has been developing rapidly. The students of the university have all the opportunities for high-quality training and they do their best in order to become good specialists.