Railway Transport Universities
FESTU provides a comfortable environment for research work and study. University has a license of training specialists in bachelor’s courses, master’s courses, and certified specialists of the following levels of higher education. The faculty staff of the University consists of 700 people, including over 100 PhDs. The university trained more than 20,000 international and local students. All students can pass improvement of professional skills in various education programs. University has an integrated system of training compound of theoretical training of students with industrial activity at the base enterprises. They can take part in scientific research and continue training in postgraduate study. It conducts education activities for more than forty years and has an invariable high reputation among higher education institutions in Russia. University provides studying of Bachelor’s programs, Master’s programs, and Postgraduate programs for Russian students and develop advanced Master’s programs with English medium of instruction. Students and teaching staff at University are involved in a variety of research activities and grant programs in Russian universities and universities abroad.
Irkutsk State Transport University is a higher educational institution, one of the leading educational and scientific-engineering centers in Siberia and the Far East of Russia in the field of railway transport. Organizationally the University is a regional and branch complex with its branches in four constituent entities of the Russian Federation and Mongolia. The university complex includes the head university in the city of Irkutsk, four study branches, three study colleges, and two technical schools. The University trains specialists in higher and secondary vocational education for the railway industry and other branches of the national economy in 32 areas of higher professional education, and 12 specialties of secondary vocational education. University provides Bachelor’s programs, Master’s programs, and Postgraduate programs for Russian students and develops advanced Master’s programs with English medium of instruction. Students and teaching staff at University are involved in a variety of research activities and grant programs in Russian universities and universities abroad.
The Russian University of Transport, officially the Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian University of transport” is a public university founded in 1896 and headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Along with its main campus located in the capital, the university maintains one other regional campus in Sochi. RUT is a leading transport educational institution and hosts the biggest university complex in Moscow, Russia. RUT is under the governance of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. University is one of the leading Russian technical universities conducting top-level research and educational process in applied mathematics, physics studies, electronics studies, IT, and robotics courses. Today, the university trains specialists to work in high-tech industries by providing a full-cycle higher education through its undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses, and doctoral programs. Project-oriented educational programs provide students with the opportunity to participate in international research and study activity.
Omsk State Transport University is a university in Omsk, Russia. It was established in 1961. Today OSTU is a multi-disciplinary higher education institution providing training in a wide range of higher education study programs with a period of 4 years for obtaining a bachelor`s degree, master`s degree, and doctoral degree. The university has an imposing personnel’s potential. There are 300 qualified lecturers in it. More than 60 of them are academicians and associate members, State prize and Russia’s Government prize laureates, and Honored Scientists are among the professors of the university and there are 68 Ph. Ds. Some leading specialists ( including 24 Ph. Ds) of various branches of industry work at the university and provide quality educational processes. University provides a studying process at the 6 study faculties and 52 study departments, well-equipped laboratories, a research institute, a computer center, a large university library, and 2 university museums in it. The training for 32 technical and humanity specialties is carried out.
Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University is a higher education institution specializing in railway transport. Before 1990 it was known as Leningrad Institute of Railway Engineers. The main building is located in Moscow. The University provides training in specialties and areas of bachelor training and master training. The research division coordinates the research activities and provides administrative guidance to all departments conducting research, organizes fundamental, search, and applied for research and development work, as well as other types of work related to the implementation of scientific activities of the University. The University has formed a structure of the research complex, which includes research institutes, research centers, and research laboratories. Every year the University holds a scientific conference. All students can take part in international exchange programs and internships abroad. University provides full-time studying and part-time studying in undergraduate courses in Russia, postgraduate courses in Russia, and doctoral studies in Russia.
Rostov State Transport University (RSTU) is the oldest transport university in the south of Russia with rich educational traditions and famous graduates. During 90 years of its existence, the university made a good name and it is known as the southern outpost for education and science. University has quality study materials and technical facilities. It offers students a wide variety of study programs, and research activities under the guidance of experienced scientists, teachers, and professors. The Russian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students’ past academic records and grades. University also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a university library, students dormitory, sports facilities, internships abroad, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.
Samara State Transport University is the largest university complex in the Volga region, training specialists in high and middle management not only for transport but also for other sectors of the economy. Teaching is carried out by highly qualified scientific and academic staff, including senior scientists and inventors. Modern laboratory equipment is widely used in the educational process. University provides quality technical education for over 7,500 local and international students. It is one of the most prominent Russian higher education institutions for receiving a technical degree in Russia. University offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor degrees, master degrees, and doctorate degrees in several areas of study. The Russian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students’ past academic records and grades. Samara State Transport University also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a university library, students dormitory, sports facilities, internships abroad, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.
Siberian State Transport University is a state university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded in 1932. The Siberian State Transport University is among the leading universities in Russia. Since 1932, over 60,000 specialists have graduated from the University and have made a great contribution to the development of the railway industry and Russia.
The university provides all the conditions necessary for the educational activities of the university: there is a library and publishing center, an institute of professional development and additional general and vocational education, a center for student creativity, etc. The academy employs more than 900 members of academic staff, including lecturers, training and support staff, and service personnel. All educational units of the academy such as educational institutions, and study departments are headed by teachers with academic degrees and titles. Educational activities in the academy are carried out in the squares, enshrined in the right of operational management of the orders of the Territorial Office of the Federal Agency for the Management of Federal Property in Russian Federation.
Ural State University of Railway Transport is a public university situated in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It was founded in 1956. USURT is a large modern multidisciplinary technical university mainly focused on training railway transport specialists of the Urals Federal District. The university complex implements a multi-level system of continuing education including pre-university training, secondary vocational education, higher education, and additional vocational education. University is the best place to study in Russia for international students. All students can take part in international exchange programs and internships abroad. University provides full-time studying and part-time studying in undergraduate courses in Russia, postgraduate courses in Russia, and doctoral studies in Russia. The university preserves long-standing traditions and develops the latest trends in the field of education, science, and innovation, and provides a solid base for the formation of the personnel potential of the transport industry. Graduates of USURT are real leaders with technological, organizational, and business competencies. The university contributes to the implementation of large-scale projects in Russia and abroad.