Tomsk International Science Honor's Program

Tomsk International
Science Honors Program

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Tomsk International Science Honors Program

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Learn about future professions at TSU

We give students real knowledge about the most relevant scientific trends. And the interactivity and involvement makes the lessons interesting for them.

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Learn about future professions at TSU

We give students real knowledge about the most relevant scientific trends. The interactivity and involvement makes the lessons interesting for them.

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About the program

The program aims to train a new generation of specialists with interdisciplinary knowledge to meet the challenges of the future. The program is based on the Liberal Arts&Science model, common among the world's leading universities, and consists of several modules to choose from, each containing a science case.

The program modules are biomaterial science, biophysics, data science, biotechnology and pharmacology.

As part of the program, students will master modern active learning technologies:

Problem-Based Learning (PBL);
Research-Based Learning (RBL).

The program is taught in Russian or English.

About the program

The program aims to train a new generation of specialists with interdisciplinary knowledge to meet the challenges of the future. The program is based on the Liberal Arts&Science model, common among the world's leading universities, and consists of several modules to choose from, each containing a science case.

The program modules are biomaterial science, biophysics, data science, biotechnology and pharmacology.

As part of the program, students will master modern active learning technologies:

Problem-Based Learning (PBL);
Research-Based Learning (RBL).

The program is taught in Russian or English.

Program Features

Introduction to current professions of the future

The program provides an introduction to the scientific specialties that will be
relevant in the future

Immersion
in the university environment

First full introduction to the university

Modular structure
of the program

The program includes
5 interdisciplinary scientific topics
to choose from

Modern educational methodologies

We use innovative methods of active and interactive learning: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Research-Based Learning (RBL)

Tutors from
the academic community

Training is provided by instructors with international experience

Information technologies

We use modern systems of technological support of the learning process, providing a comfortable environment for students

Module topic: «Development of a biocompatible material».

Biomedical technology is at the junction of a number of monodisciplines and is actively developing at the present time. Understanding how a particular chemical property of a substance can affect a future material requires a range of knowledge and searching skills in related disciplines, such as surface chemistry, mechanics, and materials science. Together, these provide an understanding of the properties responsible for biocompatibility and the applicability of materials in medicine.

During the first session, case participants work with the instructor to form goals and objectives related to component selection and correlating them to the properties of future materials, and conduct experimental synthesis. After a week of exploratory analytical work, participants meet again to discuss solutions.

As a result of this work, participants will have an understanding of the relationship between the structure and functional properties of medical materials and will be introduced to the concept of biocompatibility.

Module topic: «Medical biotechnology».

Medical biotechnology is the use of living organisms or their parts to make new products that are used in healthcare and medicine. It combines biology and technology to develop methods and tools for better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. It involves studying and manipulating DNA and proteins to create new drugs, vaccines, and therapies. Medical biotechnology is an important field that helps scientists understand diseases better and find innovative ways to improve human health.

Module topic: «Drug-induced gastrointestinal bleeding».

Drug-induced gastrointestinal bleeding is the result of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac and ibuprofen. These drugs are widespread and highly recommended by physicians in most countries of the world. This is one of the pressing problems of modern medicine, which requires more research to reach a scientific-pharmaceutical solution.

Module topic: «Statistical hypotheses with application in R».

R is one of the two main programming languages of data science, which allows you to solve a huge range of problems, including testing statistical hypotheses.

Data science is an actively developing area of knowledge that lies at the intersection of computer science, statistics, and mathematics.
Data science is the basis for developing scientific branches such as bioinformatics, computational forensics, digital humanities research, data journalism, etc.

During the first class, students find the main problem and related research questions for further consideration and hands-on study. After a week of research and self-study, students meet to demonstrate and discuss their findings.

At the end of the case study, participants will have a basic understanding of several scientific areas, including data science, statistics, and programming.

Module topic: «Biotechnology in crop production».

Intensification of agriculture requires extensive use of high technology.

The urgent tasks of agriculture:

increasing the quality of planting material;
creating new genotypes;
creation and maintenance of collections of valuable forms;
import substitution of foreign planting material.

The students of our program can contribute to the solution of these problems. Students will be able to develop a project on obtaining planting material of berry crops and regeneration of micro-plants from various organs and tissues.

As they work on the case, students will become familiar with the latest techniques for growing plants in a virus-free environment, learn about the latest farming practices in Siberia, and create a working model of a hydroponic unit for growing small plants themselves, suitable for use in a school biology classroom or at home.