Kazan National Research Technical University (KNRTU-KAI, full name in

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: ''Казанский национальный исследовательский технический университет имени А. Н. Туполева'', or ''Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev'') was established in 1932. The history of the university is closely related to the progress of Russian aeronautics. Until the recent time, it was well known as Kazan Aviation Institute (''Казанский авиационный институт''). In 1973, the institute was named after Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev, the aircraft designer. In 1992, it got the status of the State Technical University. Today the university is one of the leading Russian institutions in aircraft engineering, engine and instrument production, computer science and radio and telecommunications engineering. KNRTU-KAI is the largest technical university of the

Republic of Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

and the

Volga region The Volga Region (russian: Поволжье, ''Povolzhye'', literally: "along the Volga") is a historical region in Russia that encompasses the drainage basin of the Volga River, the longest river in Europe, in central and southern European Russ ...

. Kazan National Research Technical University teaches about 25,000 students on 65 majors in Engineering, Business and Humanitarian Sciences by the university faculty body of 1,800 persons, including 150 Full Professors & Doctor of Science degree holders, 600 Associate Professors & Ph.D. degree holders.

Education

The university includes the following institutes and faculties: * Institute of Aviation, Land Vehicles & Energetics * Institute of Automation & Electronic Instrument-Making * Institute of Technical Cybernetics & Informatics * Institute of Radio-Engineering & Telecommunications * Institute of Engineering & Economics * Institute of Social Technologies * Physics & Mathematics Faculty * Institute of Business & Innovative Technologies KNRTU-KAI includes 11 associated branch institutes outside

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

in the towns of

Almetyevsk Almetyevsk ( rus, Альме́тьевск, , ɐlʲˈmʲetʲjɪfsk; tt-Cyrl, Әлмәт, ''Älmät'') is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Zay River (Kama's tributary) southeast of Kazan. Population: ...

Chistopol Chistopol (russian: Чи́стополь; tt-Cyrl, Чистай, ''Çistay''; cv, Чистай, ''Çistay'') is a town in Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, on the Kama River. As of the 2010 Census, its p ...

, Leninogorsk,

Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny ( rus, На́бережные Челны́, p=ˈnabʲɪrʲɪʐnɨjə tɕɪlˈnɨ; tt-Cyrl, Яр Чаллы, ''Yar Çallı'', IPA: �jar ɕɑlːɤ̆ is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major indus ...

, and Zelenodolsk. On September 2, 2014, German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies (GRIAT) opened as a result of cooperation between the KNRTU-KAI and two universities in Germany - The

Technische Universität Ilmenau The Technische Universität Ilmenau (''Ilmenau University of Technology'', TU Ilmenau) is a German public research university located in Ilmenau, Thuringia, central Germany. Founded in 1894, it has five academic departments (faculties) with abo ...

(TU Ilmenau) and the

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg The Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg () (''OvGU'') was founded in 1993, making it one of the youngest universities in Germany. The university is located in Magdeburg, the Capital city of Saxony-Anhalt and has about 13.000 students in nine ...

in Magdeburg.В Казани открылся Германо-российский институт новых технологий - Kznportal.ru
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Educational buildings

The university is housed in eight buildings. It has six student dormitories and a hostel. A sports complex includes five indoor sports halls. The university also has a sports camp near to the Volga river, 40 km from Kazan. 2 zdanie KAI.jpg, View to the entrance of the 2nd KAI building 3 bilding KAI.JPG, The 3rd KAI building 4 bilding KAI.JPG, The 4th KAI building 5 building Kai.JPG, The 5th KAI building Tu-144 near KAI.jpg, Tu-144 on the 6th KAI building campus 7 build KAI main enter.JPG, The main entrance to the 7th KAI building 8-е здание КАИ.jpg, The 8th KAI building (German-Russian institute of advanced technologies)

Activities

The sport complex includes 5 well-equipped indoor sports halls, swimming pool, as well as outdoor facilities for skiing & water sports.

Notable alumni

Diana Galimullina Aygul Galimullina (born August 9, 1994, Kazan), professionally known as Diana Galimullina, is a Tatar fashion model from Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Galimullina has made appearances at shows for brands including Genny, Elisabetta Franch ...

(born 1994), model

References

External links

Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev
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