HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY
Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK) was established in 1779 and it is the center of higher geodetic education in Russia and the largest educational institution of this type in Europe .
Thousands of the University graduates are taking part in the exploration of the territory and natural resources of Russia , in designing its maps, in constructing its cities, roads and industrial enterprises.
The scientists working at MIIGAiK are always the avant-garde of geodesy, establishing and developing it as one of the fundamental Earth sciences.
The glorious past of MIIGAiK, deep-rooted pedagogical and scientific traditions, accumulated throughout 225 years of its development, the importance and vitality of geodetic science and practice for many branches of national economy, a wide range of specialists being trained at the University – all these assure the leading role of MIIGAiK as a specialized institution of higher education.
Today, the University is actively participating in the exploration of outer space and application of the results of this exploration to science, economy, agriculture, geological prospecting and ecology. MIIGAiK renders great assistance to many countries of the world in training national scientific and engineering staff for geodesy and cartography – more than 2,000 foreign graduates from the University are working now in 85 countries all over the world. Many national geodetic services and topographic enterprises of different countries have close and mutually advantageous economic and scientific relations with the University. Our years of experience in training specialists and researchers, highly qualified teachers, modern laboratories and field bases, vast contacts with various scientific institutions – all these guarantee those who study at the University the highest level of theoretical and practical training.
MIIGAiK educates researchers by means of postgraduate courses; eight specialized academic councils are established for scientific theses and dissertations to be defended. The studies that are being conducted in MIIGAiK embrace almost the whole range of problems of geodesy, cartography and cadastre, as well as such specific fields as precise instrument-making, geoinformatics, ecology and remote sensing.
A complete list of fields and majors of training specialists and scientific and pedagogical workers is given at the end of the booklet.
Дорогой Лоренс!
Я надеюсь, ты хорошо провел отпуск. После такой жары, я уверен, ты будешь рад снова вернуться к своей работе.
Что касается меня, то мой отпуск прошел как нельзя лучше. Первые две недели я провел дома, в своих родных местах. Затем я поехал в Новгород, а в конце лета побывал в Москве со своей старшей сестрой. Мы очень хорошо провели время.
Как ты относишься к тому, чтобы нам вместе провести зимние каникулы?
С наилучшими пожеланиями
Dear Laurence,
I hope you had a good vacation. After the heat of this summer I am sure you must be glad to be back at your work again.
As for me, the vacation was all I could have asked for. I spent the first two weeks at home at my native place. Then I went to Novgorod for a week, and at the end– of the summer I took a trip to Moscow with my elder sister. We had a very good time indeed.
What do you say to spending the winter holidays together?
