Novosibirsk State Technical University

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Novosibirsk State Technical University

Established: 1950
Rector: Nikolai V. Pustovoi
Students: 25,101
Location: Novosibirsk, Russia
Website: www.nstu.ru

Novosibirsk State Technical University (Russian: Новосибирский государственный технический университет) is a university in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is one of the largest universities in Siberia, enrolling a total of 25,101 students, of which 17,977 are undergraduate and graduate students. The university was founded in 1950 as Novosibirsk Electrical Engineering Institute. The word "Institute" was usually used in the names of majority of universities in the former Soviet Union. In early 1990x these universities changed “Institute” in the names to “University” to comply with international terminology.

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The university is made up of 75 departments organized into ten faculties:

  • Aircraft
  • Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Automation and Computer Engineering
  • Business Administration
  • Electromechanical
  • Power Engineering
  • Humanities
  • Mechanics and Technology
  • Physical Engineering
  • Radio Engineering
  • Electronics and Physics

The university also includes an institute for the deaf, a distance learning component, and a lyceum for university-preparatory courses.

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