An important characteristic of “Russian” education is the unified and fairly severe standards in terms of course content, study methods and grading. Depending upon the type of organisation, practically all undergraduate courses in the CIS can be classed as study programmes.
Sheffield Hallam University has been rated the number one university in the world for its virtual learning environment, and in the top three worldwide for student satisfaction with both its student support
Many of the day-to-day features and processes of present-day Russia and the CIS have their roots in Soviet times. Amongst these is the strong – but different in many ways from Western models – Higher Education system, and also still the significant cultural detachment and closedness.
University of Southampton student Andrew Cowan was named Young Engineer of the Year at the British Science Association’s ‘Big Bang Fair’ held in London to mark National Science and Engineering Week.
A second-year undergraduate studying International Business at the University of Greenwich will be among those carrying the Olympic Torch on Saturday 21 July.