Best Educational Programs: ECOLOGY AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SAKHALIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Institute of Natural Sciences and Technosphere Safety
Bachelor’s programme
Master’s programme
EFANOV, Valery Nikolaevich
Dean
Programme presentation. The basic educational programme in “Ecology and Nature Resource Management” is delivered within the area of training “Ecology” and is followed by the Master’s degree programme. Students are provided with educational, methodological and scientific literature and have an access to electronic educational resources.
As of today, the research and educational centre operates on the basis of the University. The activity of this centre is intended to ensure the improvement of education quality and the effectiveness of educational and methodological and research activity through the implementation of innovative technologies in the educational process.
Sakhalin State University offers one more best educational program in the field of Natural Sciences:
Teaching staff. About 80% of teachers taking part in the organization of the educational process have academic degrees and titles. Specialists in fishery of the Sakhalin Region and Far Eastern Federal District are involved in the delivery of the educational programme. Among the teachers, there are heads of specialized organizations and research laboratories.
Competitiveness of students. Traditionally, the average passing grade of the applicants of the programme is high. Students constantly take part in Olympiads, contests and research and practice conferences. Every year members of the State Attestation Commission speak highly of the level of graduates’ training and employers note skills and professionalism of graduates, their theoretical knowledge, practical skills and striving for self-improvement.
Interaction with employers. Heads and experts of specialized organizations and re-search institutes are involved in the development and delivery of the educational programmes. Students are placed for work experience and pre-degree practice in partner organizations. The most talented students with excellent academic performance get a job in these organizations following the results of practices or the State Final Attestation.
According to the results of monitoring which was carried out among the main employers, graduates always obtain positive assessment of their professional competences.