Irkutsk State Technical University
Encyclopedia
Irkutsk State Technical University is a technical university in Russia
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, geological
faculties and faculty of metallurgy
. Traditions of technical education are rooted in the 18th century when Irkutsk Navigation School was founded for training navigator
s and land surveyors. During the first ten years 700 engineers graduated from Siberian Mining Institute to work at mining and metallurgical industries.
, establishment of new humanitarian specialties, solving issues connected with professional guidance and pre-university training, ensuring conditions for new information technologies
development, professional and scientific enhancement of the faculty, development of international links.
and arts
on the level of Bachelor (4 years), Specialist (5 years), Master (2 years) and PhD (3 years).
For those foreigners who do not know Russian language
but want to become degree-seeking students at ISTU, pre-university course is offered which takes the minimum period of one academic year and combines the learning of Russian language with studying of basic high school subjects. After successful completion of the program and passing final examinations, the students are awarded with state Certificates giving the right to enter any higher educational institution in the Russian Federation.
Furthermore, annually the University holds a number of summer school
s for international students; the most popular are summer school of Russian language and Siberian regional studies "Exploring Siberia" and engineering
summer school "Computer technologies in mechanical engineering".
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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1930
Irkutsk State Technical University (ISTU) was established as Siberian Mining Institute comprising three faculties: miningMining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, geological
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
faculties and faculty of metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
. Traditions of technical education are rooted in the 18th century when Irkutsk Navigation School was founded for training navigator
Navigator
A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Captain or aircraft Commander of estimated timing to...
s and land surveyors. During the first ten years 700 engineers graduated from Siberian Mining Institute to work at mining and metallurgical industries.
1960
The Institute was renamed into Polytechnic Institute. This name reflected the diversity of the institute and its ties with the developing economy of Russia and especially that of Eastern Siberia. Along with the Institute expansion, its structure developed as well. So, new faculties were established, new specialties appeared.1993
In March 23, 1993 Polytechnic Institute was renamed into Irkutsk State Technical University. By 2000 the University was finally formed as the technical university and began to integrate into the international educational system. The following issues took on special significance: introduction of the multi-level system of higher educationHigher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
, establishment of new humanitarian specialties, solving issues connected with professional guidance and pre-university training, ensuring conditions for new information technologies
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
development, professional and scientific enhancement of the faculty, development of international links.
Description
Irkutsk State Technical University (ISTU) offers training in the wide range of specialties (about 90 ones) in technical and economic fields, humanitiesHumanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and arts
ARts
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on the level of Bachelor (4 years), Specialist (5 years), Master (2 years) and PhD (3 years).
For those foreigners who do not know Russian language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
but want to become degree-seeking students at ISTU, pre-university course is offered which takes the minimum period of one academic year and combines the learning of Russian language with studying of basic high school subjects. After successful completion of the program and passing final examinations, the students are awarded with state Certificates giving the right to enter any higher educational institution in the Russian Federation.
Furthermore, annually the University holds a number of summer school
Summer school
Summer school is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation....
s for international students; the most popular are summer school of Russian language and Siberian regional studies "Exploring Siberia" and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
summer school "Computer technologies in mechanical engineering".