Ukhta State Technical University

Coordinates: 63°33′24″N 53°41′37″E / 63.5566776°N 53.6936572°E / 63.5566776; 53.6936572

Ukhta State Technical University
Ухтинский государственный технический университет
Type Public
Established 1958
Rector Tskhadaya Nikolay Denisovich[1]
Administrative staff
more than 3,000 academic, research and support staff
Students 15,000
Postgraduates 500
Location Ukhta, Russia
Campus Urban
Website http://en.ugtu.net

Ukhta State Technical University (USTU) is the largest university in the Komi Republic of Russia. According to the Federal Education Agency of Russian Federation, Ukhta State Technical University officially gained its status not in 1967 but in 1958. Since as early as April 5, 1958, the USSR Ministry of Higher Education issued an order to establish a corresponding faculty branch of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas as a learning and professional training center in Ukhta.[2] On 5 April 2013, USTU celebrated its 55th anniversary.

University complex system

On post-graduate and research education:

On higher educational, professional education and additional professional skills education level:

On primary education and additional education for schoolchildren's level:

Institutes and faculties

Academic year

The academic year is divided into two semesters. The first semester usually runs from September to December, the second from February to June, with breaks in early January for Christmas holidays and a summer holiday running throughout July and August.

Research projects

There are developing 12 research schools, design and projects in USTU. One of USTU research schools - on heavy (high viscosity) oil production technologies based on steam heating of prof. Ruzin. Since 2009, there are started innovational project of heavy oil on special area of LUKOIL company Yarega oil mines. There are only 2 such places in the world - village Yarega and Canada, Calgary.

Science events and conferences

USTU organizes international and industrial conferences and technology seminars:

Partners

USTU cooperates with all leading corporations in Russia (oil & gas, geology, mining, forest, building and other industries). Cooperation with business organized in more than 20 areas: professional orientation, education, science and innovations, design projects and expertise, consulting and industrial safety, sports and culture, supports children's without parents. Main strategic partners of university complex:

Sport

There are developing over 44 unique types of sports including football, basketball, judo, skiing, running, volleyball, mini-football, boxing, swimming, chess and many others.USTU is proud of achievements of our students - Alexander Sukhorukov won a silver medal in Olympic Games in Beijing (2008).[6]

International relations

The university has a number of relationships with schools all over the world. It has set up several projects in cooperation with schools abroad such as University of Nordland, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, University of Tromsø, Riga Technical University, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Duquesne University, Technical University of Ostrava and other. It is a member of the University of the Arctic network.

Branches

There are 2 branches of the USTU in the Komi Republic.

References

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