Vologda State Technical University

Vologda State Technical University
Вологодский государственный технический университет
Established 1975
Type Public
Rector Leonid I. Sokolov
Location Vologda, Vologda oblast,
Campus Urban
Website http://www.vstu.edu.ru

Vologda State Technical University (Russian: Волого́дский госуда́рственный техни́ческий университе́т, ВоГТУ), is the largest technical university of the Vologda oblast in Russia.

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History

The history of the University began in 1966, when the General engineering faculty of the North-Western Extra-mural Polytechnic Institute (NWPI) was founded in Vologda. There was only evening and extra-mural training at the faculty. In 1967 the faculty was reorganized into the Vologda Branch of the NWPI. There were only 2 faculties:

In 1975 the Vologda oblast executive committee offered to reorganize the Vologda Branch of the NWPI into the Vologda Polytechnic Institute (VPI). In 1999 the VPI was given the highest accreditive rank of the university. Since then it is called the Vologda State Technical University (VSTU).

Faculties

Power engineering faculty

The power engineering faculty (PEF) was founded in 1971 and alongside with the Faculty of industrial management it is one of the oldest faculties. It consists of the following departments::

At present the power engineering faculty prepares students for the following specialties:

and the following training programms:

Industrial management faculty

The Industrial management faculty (IMF) got its name in 1997, before that it was called the mechanics-technological faculty. Along with the power engineering faculty it is the oldest faculty of the Vologda State Technical University. It includes the following departments:

Now FIM prepares students in 4 specialities:

and 2 training programms:

Besides at the faculty there are additional programs of the higher professional education provided with an extra fee:

Construction engineering faculty

The Construction Engineering Faculty (CEF), founded in 1972, is one of the oldest faculties. It consists of the following departments:

The Construction Engineering Faculty prepares students for the following specialties:

and the training programm "Construction engineering".

Faculty of ecology

The faculty of ecology received its name in 2000. In 1977-2000 its name was hydraulic. It comprises the following departments:

Now the faculty trains students in the following specialties:

Faculty of economics

The faculty of economics was created in 1994. It is one of the youngest faculties of the VSTU.The faculty consists of the following departments:

Faculty of Economics prepares students for the following specialties:

Faculty of humanities

The faculty of humanities is the youngest in the university, it appeared in September 2000. It consists of the following departments:

Now the faculty of humanities offers courses in four specialties:

Faculty of correspondence and distance studying

The Faculty of correspondence and distance studying (FCDS) was founded in 1973 and until 2002 it was known as the faculty of evening and distance studying. Now it combines correspondence and evening branches of the university. The faculty provides studying in 13 specialties:

Intermediate faculty

The intermediate faculty of VSTU was created on the basis of Vologda branch of the S.A. Zverev Leningrad Physical-Mechanical Engineering College, which was opened in Vologda in August 1979. In 1989 the college was сonnected with the Vologda Polytechnic Institute (VPI).Since 1990 the college was transformed into the intermediate faculty of VPI (from 1999 - VSTU). The faculty implements programs of secondary vocational education in the following specialties:

Machinery technical school

In 2008 the Vologda Machinery Technical School joined to the Vologda State Technical University. It was an independent educational institution of the secondary professional education before that. The technical school was established in 1967 to prepare specialists for the Bearing Plant. Now the technical school prepares students in the following specialities:

Symbolics

The symbol of the Vologda State Technical University is Alkonost. It is a mythical maiden-bird, who is the patron of scientists and knowledge. In her hands there are education and prosperity symbols - a retinue and a flower. Alkonost sits on silver clouds which is an accessory symbol of Vologda (in Russia only the arms of Vologda has an image of clouds).

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