Irkutsk State University of Transport and Railway Transport
General Information
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.
Study Programs
`University provides studying process at the following faculties and institutes:
- Faculty of Construction
- Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies
- Faculty of Software Engineering
- Faculty of Information Security
- Faculty of Instrument-Making
- Faculty of Mechatronics and Robotics
- Faculty of Technical Physics
- Faculty of Technical Safety
- Faculty of Transport Process Technology
- Faculty of Quality Management
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Management
- Faculty of Personnel Management
Accommodation and Housing
Student Dormitory has eight rooms per floor, with 2-3 people per room. Each floor also has one kitchen and two toilets, and the basement has a shower. All rooms have access to free Wi-fi and are equipped with essential modern amenities like a pillow, blanket, bedsheet, beds, tables, and chairs that are already added to the basic necessity list. For student recreation gyms, reading rooms and sports complex facilities are also available.
Every hostel resident can use every common room in the building, including the library, gym, canteen, and resting rooms. All rooms are well-furnished and ready to use at any time and day.