INRTU organized an excursion to Lake Baikal for students from CIS countries
According to Alexander Gidaspov, deputy director of the Center for International Services at IRNTU, the aim of this trip was adaptation foreign students to the University:
«Our center implements such interesting projects every year. The trip to Listvyanka allowed the students to make new friends, improve their knowledge of Russian and, moreover, they got acquainted with the unique nature of the Irkutsk region. Also, they saw the pearl of Siberia - Lake Baikal».
Alexander Gidaspov said that students from CIS countries usually choose to enter the School of Aircraft Construction, Mechanical Engineering and Transport, the School of Subsurface Resource Management and the School of Power Engineering.
In Listvyanka the INRTU students visited an observation point with panoramic view near the Chersky Rock. The students also took a boat ride to Port Baikal, they visited the nerpinarium and the Siberian Zoo.
A first-year student Mukhamadjon Sadiloyev came to Irkutsk from the ancient Uzbek city of Bukhara. He is mastering in aircraft engineering and technical operation of remotely piloted vehicles and engines. Mukhamadjon learned about INRTU from the university representative in Uzbekistan:
«At one of the career guidance meetings a representative of the University told us about the advantages of the university and academic programs. There are friendly professors at the School of Aircraft Construction, Mechanical Engineering and Transport at INRTU. They are always ready to help foreign students. During the first semester we study subjects such as chemistry, mathematics and history. In Listvyanka I took a lot of pictures and sent them to my parents. They were delighted with my trip and the hospitality of INRTU. Most of all I remembered the inhabitants of the Siberian zoo», - Mukhamadjon shared his impressions.
Mukhamadzhon Sadiloyev is a candidate master of sports in sambo in his homeland. He plans to continue practicing sports and take part in sports activities at INRTU.
Mikhail Kolesnichenko, a future design engineer from Uzbekistan, also shared his impressions of the trip:
«The nature of my native region, which is located in the subtropics, is different from the Siberian one. On the way to the settlement, I got acquainted with the diversity of Siberian landscapes, combining forest, fields and meadows. I was amazed by the crystal water of Lake Baikal». Furthermore, during a short trip we visited the lively Listvyanka market and tasted delicious Baikal fish».
More than 400 students from 22 countries have chosen INRTU in 2022. The University is also popular among applicants from CIS countries. For example, 92 Uzbek, 55 Tajik, 10 Kazakh and 40 Kyrgyz students have enrolled INRTU this year.
