Study the current vocabulary and read the following text.

Vocabulary

1. The University offers over 150 postgraduate courses across a wide-range of subject areas. They are relevant to the challenges faced by our society, industry and economy. The University has a strong internationally recognized reputation or research within science and technology with a particular focus on innovations and cutting-edge technologies. Science and technology at BMSTU embraces aeronautical, mechanical, environmentally friendly manufacturing technologies, automotive engineering and other specialist areas. Research activities are carried out under the guidance of experienced staff and involve national and international academic and industrial collaborations.

2. Our students have access to modern dedicated facilities and equipment. There is a joint center in composites engineering and advanced materials. There are state-of-the-art engineering flight simulators and wind tunnels. The world leading research undertaken at BMSTU involve opto-electronics, micro precision engineering, computational analysis and other specialist areas. The aerospace research covers advanced materials for aircraft structures, flight dynamics as well as control systems design and simulation using analytical tools and intelligent systems.

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Text 2. Historical Background

The history of our institution, Bauman MHTS (Moscow Higher Technical School) or BMSTU dates back to 1830. Emperor Nicholas I confirmed the ‘statute of the industrial school’ to open in Moscow. Vocational schools were required. The aim of the new School was to train skillful craftsmen with a solid theoretical background. In 1868 the academic standards of school were high and it was reorganized into a special institution of higher learning - the Imperial Moscow Technical School. Its major task then was to instruct mechanical and production engineers and technicians. Great success was achieved in structural mechanics, chemical and textile industries. In 1876 at the World Fair in Philadelphia “the Russian Method” of engineering education created by IMTS was recognized and highly appreciated. Lectures in theoretical subjects werecombined with the intensive industrial experience in HTS workshops. This achievement was awarded the Golden prize.

In 1918 several research institutes were launched by MHTS including TSAGI (Central Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics Institute). The 20^th century witnessed the creation of new institutes on the basis of BMSTU faculties. They are: Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow State Textile Institute, Moscow Institute of Physics and Engineering, Moscow Civil Engineering Institute, Moscow Architectural Institute, Moscow Technological Institute for Food Industry, the Central Aerohydrodynamics Research Institute, the National Research Institute, the Research Institute of Automobile Engines and others.

In 1938 new departments of defence profile were opened in MHTS: armored vehicles and tanks, artillery and ammunition. The Great Patriotic War set new tasks. To meet the demands a special design bureau was set up. They succeeded in developing the entirely new antitank gun. And in 1948 a department of rocketry was added.

The history of our University is closely connected with N.E. Zhukovskiy who in 1878 established and headed the Department of Theoretical Mechanics and delivered lectures in aeronautics. Many famous scientists and specialists graduated from our School: the aircraft and rocket designers Academician A. N. Tupolev and S.P. Korolev; Academician N. A. Dollezhal, the chief designer of atomic piles; Academician S. A Lebedev, the chief designer of computers; and others. In 1989 the MHTS was conferred a new name: Bauman Moscow State Technical University (B MSTU). (2500 печ. зн)