PALEONTOLOGY
SIBERIAN SUMMER SCHOOL
1–22 JULY 2018
NOVOSIBIRSK
RUSSIA
1–22 JULY 2018
NOVOSIBIRSK
RUSSIA
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Novosibirsk State University is located at the heart of Akademgorodok, a world-famous research center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It was founded in the 1960s in the Siberian taiga as the birth place for new ideas and technologies. Now it's a world-class research and educational cluster with 35 research institutes, innovative Technopark and the University at the heart of this well-balanced system.
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About the course
The main goal of the course is to give students a coherent knowledge of paleontology as well as to familiarize them with the most important fossil groups used in micropaleontology and invertebrate paleontology. Students will have an opportunity to work with authentic fossil material in the Novosibirsk State University collections and to visit the laboratory and collections at the Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics. In order to be familiar with one of the most important parts of paleontological study, students will have a one day excursion to explore sections of quarries in the Novosibirsk Region.
Application requirements
- Undergraduates, postgraduates and academics from any institutions worldwide
- The course is recommended for students interested in Natural Sciences
- Good command of English is required
Skills and knowledge
students will gain
students will gain
Basic knowledge
of theoretical paleontology
of theoretical paleontology
Ability to recognize main microfossil
and invertebrate
faunal groups
and invertebrate
faunal groups
Basic knowledge
of the methods
and safety in
a paleontological laboratory
of the methods
and safety in
a paleontological laboratory
Ability to work
with section
in field conditions
with section
in field conditions
final assessment
In the end of the course students will have to prepare a final presentation on the selected subject:
5-10 mins for presentation and 5-10 mins for discussion
5-10 mins for presentation and 5-10 mins for discussion
Important dates
January 1
Application Start
April 24
Application Deadline
June 5
Payment Deadline
July 1
Program Start
Applications are now open
Mandatory fees
APPLICATION FEE
Who may apply?
— All students who are currently enrolled at college or university level institutions
— Sufficient English proficiency
— All students who are currently enrolled at college or university level institutions
— Sufficient English proficiency
For all universities
$50
PROGRAM FEE
— Tuition fee
— Study materials
— Cultural activities
— Field trips
— Certificate
Travel, insurance, meals and personal daily expenses should be paid individually
— Study materials
— Cultural activities
— Field trips
— Certificate
Travel, insurance, meals and personal daily expenses should be paid individually
For all universities
$520
Special offers for student groups from partner universities are available
Optional fees
DORMITORY FEE
New dormitories are located within 3 minute walk from the University. Students live in block-type dormitories, a block is composed of one or two rooms, plus a bathroom equipped with a shower and a toilet. Single or double room accommodation is available. A furnished kitchen and a leisure room are located on each floor.
For all universities
$20
Shared Room
Per Course
Per Course
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE COURSES
Russian Language Courses provide opportunities both to start learning Russian and/or to improve your language knowledge. Classes are held in groups of 9–15 students (or small groups of 3–8 students) in the afternoon: 4 academic hours per day, 40 hours and 2 ECTS in total.
Small group
$280
Per course
Large group
$200
Per course
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Limited number of scholarships are available
Contact us for more details: summerschool@nsu.ru
Contact us for more details: summerschool@nsu.ru
April 10
Scholarship application deadline
April 17
Scholarship recipient announcement
Lecturers
- Clementine ColpaertPh.D. student in Paleontology and Stratigraphy at the Novosibirsk State University. Master degree in cotutelle programm between University of Sciences and Techonology of Lille 1 (France), Uppsala University (Sweden), and Novosibirsk State University.
Field of interest: paleoecological and paleooceonographical reconstructions of the Late Jurassic Subboreal seas based on microbenthos communities. - Igor KosenkoResearcher at the Laboratory of Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Teacher at the Novosibirsk State University (practical course "Paleontology").
Field of interest: taxonomy of Mesozoic oysters, climatic reconstruction based on stable isotope data.
Our contacts
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+7 (383) 363-42-92
summerschool@nsu.ru
summerschool@nsu.ru
International Student Recruitment Office
1 Pirogova str., Office 2325
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090
1 Pirogova str., Office 2325
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090
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