The military training center (russian: военный учебный центр) is a division within civilian

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or other higher education institution, intended for training

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. The abbreviation of military training center is MTC (russian: ВУЦ).

History

Military training centers appeared with enactment of the Federal Law of 3 August 2018 No.309-FZ which entered into force on 1 January 2019. Previously existing organizational structures conducted military training of students of civilian universities were abolished. On 13 March 2019, the list of 93 civilian institutions of higher education with military training centers was approved by

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. The Regulations on the military training centers was approved on 3 July 2019.

Mission

Military training centers have 2 main functions: * Training

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: Graduates are commissioned as a

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(after graduation from their civilian university), are exempted from military draft, but under the conditions of the signed contracts, they are obliged to serve in

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3 years at least. * Training reserve

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programme), are exempted from military draft, are not to obliged to serve, and are enrolled in mobilization human resource.

Organizational structure

Typical military training center has following structure: * Head of military training center * Deputy head of military training center ** Head of department (each military training center has several departments) *** Chief of educational unit – deputy head of department **** Chief of training cycle – principal teacher (educational unit has 2 cycles minimum) ***** leading teachers ***** senior teachers ***** teachers ***** junior teachers ** Head of educational-methodical division *** personnel of educational-methodical division ** Head of logistic and engineering division *** personnel of logistic and engineering division ** Head of transport and production division *** personnel of transport and production division *

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List of Russian civilian institutions of higher education having military training centers

There are the following civilian institutions of higher education having military training centers in Russia:

Central Military District

Barnaul

Altai State Technical University The leading technological and scientific university of the Altai region, Altai State Technical University (AltSTU) is one of a number of universities in the city of Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia, and is among the largest institutions of higher e ...

Chelyabinsk

* South Ural State University

Irkutsk

Irkutsk National Research Technical University National Research Irkutsk State Technical University (full name in Russian: ''Иркутский национальный исследовательский технический университет''), formerly Irkutsk State Technical Uni ...

Irkutsk State University Irkutsk State University (russian: Ирку́тский госуда́рственный университе́т) was founded in October 1918 in Irkutsk, Siberia. Nowadays Irkutsk State University is a large scientific and educational instituti ...

Kazan

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

Kazan National Research Technological University Kazan National Research Technological University, KNRTU is an innovational scientific educational complex. The University comprises 15 academic and research institutes; runs over 100 Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's Degree and Ph.D A Docto ...

Krasnoyarsk

Siberian Federal University Siberian Federal University (russian: Сибирский федеральный университет, ''Sibirskiĭ federalʹnyĭ universitet'', often shortened to SibFU, СФУ) is a multidisciplinary university located in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia ...

Siberian State Aerospace University Sibsau.ruReshetnev University (russian: Университет Решетнёва), previously known as Reshetnyov University or (russian: Университет Решетнёва,), is a university in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation. Founded ...

Kyzyl

Tuvan State University The Tuvan State University is based in Kyzyl, the capital of Republic of Tuva, Russia, and is the only university in Tuva. History The university was founded as the Kyzyl Teacher's College in 1952. The main building was constructed in 1953. T ...

Novosibirsk

Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics (russian: Сибирский государственный университет телекоммуникаций и информатики) is a state university in Oktyabrsky Dis ...

Omsk

Omsk State Technical University Omsk State Technical University (OmSTU) in Omsk, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its international ...

* Siberian State Automobile and Highway University

Penza

Penza State University Penza State University (russian: Пензенский государственный университет) is a state university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic deg ...

Samara Oblast

=Samara

= *

Samara National Research University Samara National Research University () is a Russian engineering and technical institution. It is located in the City of Samara. In 2022, it was ranked #581 in the world by QS World University Rankings, #1,201 in the world by World University R ...

Samara State Technical University Samara State Technical University (Samara Polytech) - Is a higher educational institution in Samara Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samar ...

=Tolyatti

= * Togliatti State University

Saratov

Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (SSTU, Russian: ''Саратовский государственный технический университет имени Гагарина Ю.А.'') was founded in 1930 as Saratov Automobil ...

Tomsk

Tomsk Polytechnic University National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) is a technical university in Russia. TPU was a member of 12 international associations, including the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESAER) un ...

Tomsk State University The National Research Tomsk State University, TSU (russian: Национа́льный иссле́довательский То́мский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a public research university located in Tom ...

Ufa

Ufa State Aviation Technical University Ufa State Aviation Technical University (USATU) (russian: Уфимский Государственный Авиационный Технический Университет, УГАТУ, ba, Өфө дәүләт авиация техник ун� ...

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk Institute of Civil Aviation The Ulyanovsk Civil Aviation Institute (russian: Ульяновский институт гражданской авиации) is a state educational institution of higher professional education in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The right for educational ...

Yekaterinburg

Ural Federal University la, Cogitare, agere, consequi! , mottoeng = ''Think, act, achieve!'' , established = 1920 (established), 2011 (integrated) , closed = , type = Public , affiliation = , endowment = RU ...

Eastern Military District

Chita

* Transbaikal State University

Khabarovsk Krai

=Khabarovsk

= * Far Eastern State Transport University

=Komsomolsk-on-Amur

= *

Komsomolsk-on-Amur State University Komsomolsk-on-Amur State University (russian: «Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования „Комсомольский-на- ...

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

* Kamchatka State Technical University

Ulan-Ude

East Siberia State University of Technology and Management East Siberia State University of Technology and Management (Russian: ''Восточно-Сибирский государственный университет технологий и управления'', ВСГУТУ, ESSUTM) is a regional un ...

Vladivostok

Far Eastern Federal University Far Eastern Federal University (russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный университе́т, ''Dalnevostochny federalny universitet'') is a university located in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. In 2022 the u ...

Maritime State University Maritime State University (MSU) (russian: Морско́й госуда́рственный университе́т и́мени адмира́ла Г.И. Невельско́го, translit= G.I. Nevelskoi Maritime State University) is a maritime ...

* Vladivostok State Medical University

Northern Military District

Murmansk

Murmansk State Technical University Murmansk State Technical University or MSTU is one of the oldest universities on the Kola peninsula. The university was founded in 1950. Initially it had a name of the High Marine School (HMS). Later it received the status of the Russian State A ...

Southern Military District

Krasnodar Krai

=Krasnodar

= *

Kuban State Agrarian University Kuban State Agrarian University is a university located in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia. Faculties Agriculture * Agronomical faculty * Agrochemistry * Plant protection * Veterinary medicine * Zooengineering and managemanet * ...

=Novorossiysk

= * State Maritime University

Rostov Oblast

=Novocherkassk

= *

South Russian State Polytechnic University South Russian State Polytechnic University or Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (also known as Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) is a state university in the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Southern Russia. History ...

=Rostov-on-Don

= *

Don State Technical University Don State Technical University (; ''Donskoi gosudarstvenny tehnicheski universitet'') is a university in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. History Don State Technical University was established on May 20, 1930. It was originally named ''North Caucasus I ...

* Rostov State Medical University * Rostov State Transport University *

Southern Federal University Southern Federal University (), abbreviated as SFedU () and formerly known as Rostov State University (1957–2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast, Russia with campuses in Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog. History Southern Federal Univers ...

Stavropol

North-Caucasus Federal University North-Caucasus Federal University (), abbreviated as NCFU () is a public university in Stavropol Krai, Russia with campuses in Stavropol and Pyatigorsk. It was established in 2012 as a flagship university of the newly created North Caucasian Fed ...

Vladikavkaz

North Ossetian State University North Ossetian State University after K.L. Khetagurov (NOSU, russian: Северо-Осетинский государственный университет имени К. Л. Хетагурова, СОГУ; os, Хетӕгкаты Къоста� ...

Volgograd

Volgograd State Agrarian University Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) ...

Territory of Crimea peninsulaThe territory of
Crimea peninsula Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a po ...
is annexed by Russia.
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it is under Russian control.

=Sevastopol

= *

Sevastopol National Technical University Sevastopol State University (formerly Sevastopol National Technical University (SevNTU), Sevastopol Instrument Engineering Institute (SIEI)) is a university in Sevastopol, Crimea. History Sevastopol Instrument Engineering Institute was founded ...

=Simferopol

= *

Crimean Federal University V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University is a higher education institution located in Simferopol, Crimea, created in 2014 on the basis of Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University. Crimean Federal University is one of the best university for med ...

Western Military District

Belgorod

Belgorod Technological University Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov (BSTU) (Russian: Белгородский государственный технологический университет им. В. Г. Шухова) is a technological univer ...

Ivanovo

Ivanovo State Power Engineering University Ivanovo State Power Engineering University (russian: Ивановский государственный энергетический университет) is a higher education institution in the city of Ivanovo, founded on 24 June 1930 on t ...

Kostroma

* Kostroma State University

Kursk

* South-West State University

Moscow and Moscow Oblast

=Lyubertsy

= * Russian Customs Academy

=Moscow

= *

All-Russian State University of Justitia The All-Russian nation (russian: общерусский народ, ) or triune Russian nation (russian: триединый русский народ, label=none, ), also called the pan-Russian nation ( uk, пан-руський народ, ), i ...

Bauman Moscow State Technical University The Bauman Moscow State Technical University, BMSTU (russian: link=no, Московский государственный технический университет им. Н. Э. Баумана (МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана)), some ...

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (FinU or Financial University) ( Russian: Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации) is a public unive ...

First Moscow State Medical University First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU, officially I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, informally Moscow Medical Academy or Sechenov University; russian: Первый Московский государственный � ...

Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas The Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (russian: Российский государственный университет нефти и газа имени И. М. Губкина) is a public university in Moscow, Russia. The univer ...

Higher School of Economics HSE University (russian: link=no, «Высшая школа экономики», ВШЭ), officially the National Research University Higher School of Economics (russian: link=no, Национальный исследовательский ун ...

Kutafin Moscow State Law University , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Not for school but for life. , established = , closed = , type = Public , parent = , affiliation = , endowment = , budget = , officer_in_charge = , ...

Moscow Academy of the Investigative Committee of Russia Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...

Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (russian: Московский автомобильно-дорожный государственный технический университет) is a public university ...

Moscow Aviation Institute Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) (MAI; russian: Московский авиационный институт, МАИ) is one of the major engineering institutes in Moscow, Russia. Since its inception MAI has been spearhe ...

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT; russian: Московский Физико-Технический институт, also known as PhysTech), is a public research university located in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It prepares speciali ...

Moscow Power Engineering Institute National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (MPEI) is a public university based in Moscow, Russia. It offers training in the fields of Power Engineering, Electric Engineering, Radio Engineering, Electronics, Information Tec ...

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (russian: Московский государственный институт международных отношений (МГИМО), also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of ...

* Moscow State Linguistic University *

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering Moscow State University of Civil Engineering or MGSU (Russian: Московский Государственный Строительный Университет – МГСУ) is a higher education institution located in Moscow, Russia. It is lo ...

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry The Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (russian: Московский государственный медико-стоматологический университет) is a leading university for dentistry in Russia. The univ ...

Moscow Technological University (MIREA) Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) (russian: Национальный исследовательский ядерный университет "МИФИ" / НИЯУ МИФИ or ) is a technical un ...

National Research University of Electronic Technology National Research University of Electronic TechnologyEnglish official name for international usage.Contact informa ...

Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries * Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...

Russian State University of Justice The Russian State University of Justice is a university that trains the members and candidates of the judiciary (judges and court officials) of Russia. Until 2014, it was the Russian Academy of Justice, which was founded in 1998 after a decree ...

* Russian University of Transport *

State University of Land Use Planning State University of Land Use Planning (Russian: Государственный университет по землеустройству), formerly Moscow State University of Land Management , State University of Farming, is one of the oldest uni ...

Nizhny Novgorod

N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod The National Research State University of Nizhny Novgorod named after N.I. Lobachevsky, UNN ( Russian: Нижегородский национа́льный иссле́довательский госуда́рственный универси� ...

Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk State University Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) is a classical university in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia. It was founded in 1940 as the Karelian-Finnish University and was renamed in 1956. The rector of Petrozavodsk State University is Pro ...

Ryazan

Ryazan State Radio Engineering University Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...

Saint Petersburg

Baltic State Technical University Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh" D.F. Ustinov (russian: Балтийский государственный технический университет "Военмех" им. Д.Ф.Устинова; abbreviated BGTU) is a Russian tec ...

ITMO University ITMO University (russian: Университет ИТМО) is a state-supported university in Saint Petersburg and is one of Russia's National Research Universities. ITMO University is one of 15 Russian universities that were selected to particip ...

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, abbreviated as SPbPU (also, formerly "Saint Petersburg State Technical University", abbreviated as SPbSTU), is a Russian technical university located in Saint Petersburg. Other former names i ...

Russian State Hydrometeorological University Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) (russian: Российский государственный гидрометеорологический университет) is a coeducational and public research university located in St. ...

* Saint Petersburg Academy of the Investigative Committee of Russia *

Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" (ETU, ETU "LETI", russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный электротехнический университет «ЛЭТИ» им. В.И. Ульян� ...

Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University (russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный морской технический университет) is a public university located in Saint Petersburg, Rus ...

Saint Petersburg Mining University Saint Petersburg Mining University (russian: Санкт-Петербургский горный университет), is Russia's oldest technical university, and one of the oldest technical colleges in Europe. It was founded on October 21, ...

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation The Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (russian: link=no, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет аэрокосмического приборостроения) i ...

St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications The Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications Russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет телекоммуникаций им. проф. М.А.Бонч-Бр� ...

* State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping

Tambov

* Tambov State University

Tula

Tula State University Tula State University (TSU) (russian: Ту́льский госуда́рственный университе́т, ТулГУ) is the largest state university in Tula, Russia, Tula, Central Federal District, Central Russia. Since May 2006, its ...

Vladimir Oblast

=Kovrov

= *

Kovrov State Technological Academy Kovrov (russian: Ковро́в) is a city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka. Kovrov's population as of the 2021 Census was 132,417, down from 145,214 recorded in the 2010 Censu ...

Voronezh

Voronezh State Technical University Voronezh State Technical University (russian: Воронежский государственный технический университет) is a public university located in Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈro ...

Voronezh State University Voronezh State University is one of the main universities in Central Russia, located in the city of Voronezh. The university was established in 1918 by professors evacuated from the University of Tartu in Estonia. The university has 18 faculties ...

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