GENERAL INFORMATION
Preliminary course (PC) for the foreign
students was created at 1991 and it is aimed at first to train the
future undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph.D.-students in Russian
language in the volume enough for the normal education of curriculum
disciplines, and secondly to train the graduates of the foreign
secondary schools in the main subject, such as mathematics, physics,
informatics, chemistry and engineering drawing.
The students from United Kingdom, Italy,
Spain, USA, Germany, Canada, Mongolia, Turkey, Vietnam, China, Myanmar,
Nepal, India, Republic of Korea, Sri-Lanka, Japan, Nigeria, Ghana,
Kenya, Central-African Republic and many other countries have studied
and are studying at MPEI Preliminary course.
Th acceptation of applications and
investigation the documents of PC applicants’ are performing
all-the-year-round. The beginning of classes in PC groups – from
September 1st to October 25th, and from February 15th to March 20th.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT MPEI PC:
Education programs at PC are aimed to:
1) preparation to acceptation at MPEI on the Bachelor course for education in Russian medium;
2) preparation to education at the Bachelor
course in English medium for the only specialty "Information Science and
Computer Engineering";
3) preparation in Russian language before
acceptation at the Master course after graduation from Bachelor course
of other foreign or Russian university.
See the explanation below.
1. Preparation to
acceptation at MPEI on the Bachelor course for education in Russian
medium is fulfilled consisting of the foreign students’ group nine
persons in number. The education at PC is conducted in Russian language, mathematics, physics, informatics, engineering drawing and chemistry.
The education may include one or two
semesters depending on the initial level. Each semester includes 20
academic weeks. The education lasts 30 academic hours (1 academic hour
is 45 minutes) per week. Fall semester (from September 1st to January
25th) is devoted to Russian language training only. The spring semester
(from February 7th to June 30th) besides the Russian languages classes
(16 hours per week), the curriculum includes mathematics (4 hours per
week), physics (4 hours per week), infornatics (2 hours per week),
chemistry (2 hours per week), and engineering drawing (2 hours per
week).
A half-year PC can be used
for saving the money and time for the students who was trained earlier
in Russian language in accordance with requirements of the basing level
(the interview is conducted at the MPEI Department of Russian language
to check the initial level). Th acceptation is provided on the spring
semester, the training duration is one semester.
Full-year PC must be used
for the students who do not possess Russian language at all and the
education is arranged on the basis of the standard program. The
acceptation is possible at fall semester, the training duration is two
semesters.
One-and-a half year PC can
be chosen by the students who wishes to get the advanced Russian
language possession before the acceptation at Bachelor course. The
acceptation is conducted at spring semester and training duration is
three semesters.
2. Preparation to
education at the Bachelor course in English medium for the only
specialty "Information Science and Computer Engineering" is fulfilled in
the students groups up to nine persons in number. The
education is oriented on classes in mathematics, physics, informatics,
engineering drawing and chemistry. The education is fulfilled in English
medium. Classes for Russian language are aimed to the Russian language
possession at initial everyday level, and it does not ensure the
possibility the future education in Russian medium. The acceptation is
conducted at spring semester and the training duration lasts one
semester.
The semester includes 20 academic weeks. The
education lasts 20 academic hours (1 academic hour is 45 minutes) per
week. In the semester (from February 7th to June 30th) besides the
Russian languages classes (5 hours per week), the curriculum includes
mathematics (6 hours per week), physics (4 hours per week), informatics
(5 hours per week).
3. Preparation in
Russian language before acceptation at the Master course after
graduation from Bachelor course of other foreign or Russian university.
The foreign students entering Master of
Science course MPEI offers the half-year and full-year programs. For
these students, the Russian language only is included with the
orientation on the future direction at Master course.
Half-a-year PC for entering
at Master course can be chosen by the students possessing the initial
Russian language in accordance with the requirements of the basing
level. The acceptation is conducted in spring semester. The training
program includes Russian language only with 30 academic hours per week.
The training duration is one semester.
Full-year PC for entering
the Master course must be chosen by the students who do not possess
Russian language at all. The acceptation is conducted in autumn and
spring semesters. The training program includes Russian language only
with 30 academic hours per week. The training duration is two semesters.