Irina G. Subbotkina Associate Professor of the Department of Cross-Cultural Professional Communication Minsk, Gikalo St. 9, building 4, office 404 Phone: +375 17 293-86-22 E-mail: irinasubbotkina363@gmail.com Google Àêàäåìèÿ Publications in the repository of BSUIR Professional interests/researches: Cross-cultural and competence approaches in education of IT-students; the basics of cross-cultural communication; cultural linguistics in communication. Education: Sept. 1967-June 1972 Minsk State Linguistic University Major - English and German languages Trainings, professional development Advanced training course «Innovative educational technologies for improving speech skills of students of the first and second levels of education and their realization in the educational process» Minsk State Linguistic University, 2017 Working career: Since Mar. 1994 Associate professor, the Department of Cross-Cultural Professional Communication, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Sept.1973-Mar. 1994 Lecturer, Foreign Languages Department №2, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Taught academic subjects: «Foreign language» (English) - 252 academic hours in the syllabus, «Cross-cultural communication» (240 academic hours in the syllabus) for students of the 2 level of full and part-time education, «Foreign language» for the students of the 1 level of education.