Exercise 4. Answer the following questions

1. When was the university founded? 2. What kind of specialists has it been training since its foundation? 3. Who is the present rector? 4. When and why was the university awarded the status of National Higher Educational Institution? 5. How many and what institutes train specialists at present? 6. What other educational institutions are incorporated in the university? 7. How many students study at the university now? 8. What is the university teaching staff known for? 9. What facilities are used in the training process at the university? 10. What is in great favour with the university staff and students?

Exercise 5. State whether the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones.

Scientific and pedagogical schools established at the university make it possible to train not only engineering specialists, but agronomists, doctors, actors, TV and radio anchormen. 2. The university dates back to April 1933, when the Aviation Faculty separated from Kyiv Higher Military School of Aviation Engineers. 3. The university was awarded the status of National Higher Educational Institution by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in September 2002. 4. The scientific and technical library has about 2.5 million books. 5. Originally the university was called Kyiv Institute of Civil Air Fleet.