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On 5th October, 2017, the international department hosted the opening ceremony of the preparatory course, the main goal of which is to train international students who come to USTU from the far abroad countries and to prepare them for entering the university to continue their study at bachelor's and master's programs.

On 22nd September 2017 a meeting of the international council of rectors in mining engineering education was held the Mining University. Among the participants there were 120 university leaders from over 60 countries.

The international department of USTU gives students and teachers the opportunity to participate in academic exchange programs almost anywhere in the world. Of the options, the most popular chosen destinations are in the northern parts of Europe. This semester, an international student who is in her second year in oil and gas department, Olga Akulova took the opportunity. Until January, 2018 Olga will be studying in Norway as part of the “Barents Plus” exchange program.

The English language, as the third most commonly spoken language in the world, continues to dominate in business, trade and medical fields and is becoming even more widely learnt and spoken daily.

Nicholas Ourusoff is no stranger to the USTU community. He is an American lecturer of Russian origin who teaches at the department of computer science, information systems and technologies of the university.

For the first time in the history of USTU there is finally a chance to get to know Finland, land of heavy music, silence, ice hockey and salmiakki. With the beginning of school year, the first Finnish club was launched on 7th September, 2017, at 5 pm at the international department of USTU (office 321/1 "A").

Every time while writing an article about any event we used to describe it the way we see it. This time we have decided to change the format and let our intern Siiri share her impressions about the Day of Knowledge at USTU with you. This is what she would like to tell you:

Today, on 15th August, 2017, a Finnish citizen, Söyrinki Siiri Meri arrived in Ukhta. For three months (August-November, 2017) she will be trained at the international department of USTU.

In January 2017, the international department prepared and sent an application for a grant to the Finnish National Agency for Education CIMO to attract an intern from Finland. In May 2017, the application was approved, which resulted in the arrival of an intern.

Today, on 25th July, 2017 there was a solemn awarding of certificates to the international students who completed the preparatory course. It is worth reminding that the preparatory course is meant to prepare foreign citizens for study programs of Bachelor and Master degree in Russian.

The 7th annual Republican Youth Educational Forum "Innovation: Krokhal 2017" was held in Ukhta from 3rd to 7th of July, 2017.

About 180 people from different towns and cities of the Komi Republic participated in this annual forum. The Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the Komi Republic organized the forum in collaboration with Ukhta State Technical University, Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin and the Republican Center for Support of Youth Initiatives.