Altai State Technical University

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Altai State Technical University
Алтайский Государственный Технический Университет (АлтГТУ)
Astu barnaul autumn 2008.jpg
Latin: Polzunov Altai State Technical University
TypeState founded
Established1942
RectorAndrey Markov
Students20,000 (900 international)[1]
Location
Barnaul
,
Russia
CampusTwo hectares in the center of Barnaul
Websitehttps://en.altstu.ru/

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 education in Russia.

It was founded in February 1942 by Zaporizhie Automechanical Institute (which was evacuated to Siberia because of World War II). Altai State University is named after Ivan Polzunov, the famous Russian inventor of the two-cylinder steam engine for use in the mining industry.

The University offers full-time, part-time, extramural, and distance instruction. On graduating, students receive degrees of Bachelor (four-year study), Master (two years), and specialist diplomas (per the old system of five-year study). Post-graduate courses are also offered.

University facilities include seven academic buildings, a complex of hostels, a large scientific library, a computing center, a publishing house, student clubs, a theater (the Kaleidoscope Student Theatre [2]), a preventive clinic, as well as a skiing lodge, a private Olympiyskiy swimming pool,[3] and a sports and rest camp by the River Ob.

University campus layout designed by students of the Institute of Architecture and Design

Faculties[]

  1. Faculty of Humanities
  2. Faculty of Information Technology
  3. Faculty of Special Technologies
  4. Faculty of Civil Engineering
  5. Faculty of Energy Engineering
  6. Faculty of Power Engineering and Road Transport
  7. Faculty of Pre-University Training
  8. University College of Technology after V.V. Petrov

Institutions[]

  1. Institute of Architecture and Design
  2. Institute of Biotechnology, Food and Chemical Engineering
  3. Institute for the Development of Continuing Professional Education
  4. Institute of Economics and Management
  5. Extramural Institute

Branches[]

  1. Biysk Technological Institute, Biysk
  2. Rubtsovsk Industrial Institute, Rubtsovsk

Recognition[]

AltSTU Programming Team and Fans (2008)

Altai State Technical University annually co-hosts Russian semi-finals of the international competitive programming team contest ICPC.[4] Siberian and Far Eastern, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan teams are gathering in Barnaul, at the same time, teams from the European part gather in another center, St. Petersburg, Russia, and with the use of the Internet results are synchronized. AltSTU teams from students of the specialty "Software Engineering" (Faculty of Information Technology), as a result of complex selection, successfully reached the final of this championship and won internationally recognized prizes:

In January 2019, a Biysk Technological Institute (AltSTU branch) project to develop physical principles of ultrasonic drilling of the surface of extraterrestrial objects to detect water and ice won a collaboration grant from RFBR and National Natural Science Foundation of China. The grant amounted to 1.3 million Rubles (14,470€) a year, and the project itself is planned for two years.[7]

In 2019, the university was among the winners of the "Best educational programs of innovative Russia" contest. [8][9]

The best Russian curricula include thirteen AltSTU educational programs:

  • 07.03.01 - “Architecture”;
  • 08.03.01 - “Construction of Buildings”;
  • 09.03.01 - “Informatics and Computer Engineering”;
  • 09.03.03 - “Applied Informatics”;
  • 09.03.04 - "Software Engineering";
  • 09.04.01 - “Informatics and Computer Engineering”;
  • 10.03.01 - “Information Security”;
  • 13.03.02 - "Power Industry and Electrical Engineering";
  • 13.03.03 - "Power Engineering";
  • 13.04.02 - "Power industry and Electrical Engineering";
  • 13.04.03 - "Power Engineering";
  • 15.03.01 - "Machine Engineering";
  • 23.03.01 - “Technology of Transport Processes”.

According to experts, these programs are distinguished by a high level of specialist training, teaching staff professionalism, good material and technical support of the educational process, a high level of funded research work, and the demand for graduates in the industry.

International relations[]

  • Institute of International Education and Cooperation of AltSTU educates foreign students in Russian language instruction; coordinates cultural adaptation of foreign nationals to the new language environment; promotes cross-cultural events and traditions, and offers pre-university training for a foreign student to become well-prepared to study in Russian universities. Upon completion, students are certified to apply for programs of study in economics, management, education, and business.
  • UNESCO department started December 16, 1995, when an agreement to establish the department was signed by the UNESCO Director-General and the AltSTU rector.
  • Grand Altai Development Institute was created for more efficient and effective cooperation of AltSTU with research and educational institutions, organizations, and enterprises of the Grand Altai region in supporting and developing the region's economic, research, and technical potential. It includes Grand Altai Research & Education, network edition journal.

References[]

  1. ^ "information booklet for applicants" (PDF). altstu.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. ^ Kaleidoscope theatre-studio(in Russian)
  3. ^ ASTU "party" pool a year after the start of construction was opened in Barnaul (in Russian)
  4. ^ "NERC ICPC - Siberian group of universities (in Russian)". neerc.altstu.ru. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. ^ "Results World Finals 2006". icpc.baylor.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  6. ^ "Results World Finals 2009". icpc.baylor.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  7. ^ "Russian and Chinese scientists received a grant for the project to detect water on the moon (in Russian)". TASS. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  8. ^ 13 AltSTU programs are among the best educational programs in Russia (in Russian)
  9. ^ Best educational programs of innovative Russia - 2019 (in Russian)

Coordinates: 53°21′N 83°47′E / 53.350°N 83.783°E / 53.350; 83.783

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