Ulyanovsk State Technical University (russian: Ульяновский государственный технический университет , abbreviated as UlSTU) is a technical

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. Founded in 1957 as Ulyanovsk Polytech University, the university is located in the

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region. Today Ulyanovsk State Technical University has over 12,000 students in different educational programs at 12 faculties and 48 departments; more than 500 tutors, 42

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professors and 250 PhD associate professors. The university maintains contacts with more than 60 state, public and educational organizations of many countries: universities, research centers, foundations. UlSTU cooperates with such educational and scientific centers as

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study at the university. * Three institutes, including: International Institute, Institute of Aviation Technologies and Management, Institute of Distance and Additional Education; * Twelve faculties, including: pre-university training faculty, faculty of humanities, extramural education faculty, engineering and economics faculty, engineering faculty, mechanical engineering faculty, radio engineering faculty, aircraft construction faculty, civil engineering faculty, faculty of information systems and technologies, faculty of high professional education, power engineering faculty; * One branch, colleges, academies, educational and research centers, and other departments.

History

The story of the Ulyanovsk State Technical University begins in 1957 when on September 18 the Polytechnical institute was founded. In 1993 it received its present official name, Ulyanovsk State Technical University.

Faculties and institutes

Faculty of humanities

* Publishing * Advertising and public relations * Linguistics

Engineering and economics faculty

* Quality management * Systems analysis and process control * Innovation studies * Economics * Management * Human resource management * State and municipal management * Commerce

Faculty of information systems and technologies

* Applied mathematics * Information and computer sciences * Information systems and technologies * Applied informatics * Software engineering

Mechanical engineering faculty

Civil engineering faculty

Power engineering faculty

* Heat and power engineering

Radio engineering faculty

* Radio engineering

Extramural faculty

International institute

* Oil and gas engineering

Institute of Aviation Technologies and Management

Institute of Distance and Additional Education

Students and staff

The university offers pre-university training for foreign students.

International relations

UlSTU extends international relations by cooperating with universities and research centers from Germany, the US, Austria, China, Japan, Poland, Bulgaria, and Italy. Friendship and joint scientific and research activities with Hochschule Darmstadt for over 10 years is the pride of the Polytech. Today 18,000 students (including international) study at UlSTU. The university develops international activities and cooperates with educational and scientific centers in Germany, China, the Czech Republic, the US, Austria, Japan, Poland, Bulgaria, etc.

Facts and figures

* More than 8,000 students, including more than 450 foreign students from 35 countries * Three institutes and twelve faculties * 52 departments, 81 programs of study * More than 500 teachers, including 42 professors, doctors of sciences, about 250 associate professors, candidates of sciences, more than 50 members and corresponding members of industry academies * Library, with about 1,200,000 books, magazines, electronic publications, video materials and other information sources; * 84 buildings and structures, including eight educational buildings

References

* http://raexpert.ru/rankings/vuz/vuz2014/vuz_reputation_2014/

External links

USTU's Official Site, English Version
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