The higher school of international educational programs in international scientific forum «Week of Science – 2017»

The paper analyzes the reports presented at the conference «Week of Science – 2017». This international scientific conference is annually held by Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. In 2017 the Higher School of International Educational Programs organized the work of two sections: «The Quality of Teaching Natural Science and Humanities» and «Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language». Scientific and methodological reports were presented at each section. All the reports with their contents in the article are devoted to the topical questions of university pedagogy and reflect scientific novelty. The problem of the quality of teaching is the focal point of the theory and methodology of vocational education. Indeed, the management of the economic and social processes of the information-oriented society, the development of economics based on knowledge are impossible without qualitatively trained specialists. According to A.I. Subetto’s quality management triad, there are three aspects of quality assurance training in university such as the quality of educational programs, the quality of the educational process and the quality of graduates. Therefore the conference reports were focused on distance educational technologies, the quality of the teaching staff and extracurricular activities forming the graduates’ frame of references. The Russian language teaching for foreign students is an important part in improving the image of Russia in the world. It is one of the main elements of the educational services export system to which the Russian government pays special attention. The conference reports highlighted various aspects of the Russian language teaching as a foreign language. The problems of monitoring the level of Russian as a foreign language in the educational and professional sphere are essential for the improvement of the Russian testing system recognized by the world educational community. One of the important aspects of teaching Russian as a foreign language is oral speech teaching. It is the oral communication that has the main advantage of full-time language learning, it is the oral speech which is used for successful cross-cultural relations. Finally, it is impossible to learn Russian without understanding Russian culture. Thus building linguoculturological competence ensures successful Russian language teaching for foreign citizens.