Kazan State Technical University (KSTU, full name in
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Казанский Государственный Технический Университет имени А.Н.Туполева) was established in 1932. The history of the university is closely related to the progress of Russian aeronautics. Until the recent time, it was well known as
Kazan Aviation Institute (
Казанский авиационный институт). In 1973, the Institute was named after
Andrey N. TupolevAndrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer.During his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records...
, the prominent aircraft designer.
Kazan State Technical University (KSTU, full name in
RussianRussian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe...
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Казанский Государственный Технический Университет имени А.Н.Туполева) was established in 1932. The history of the university is closely related to the progress of Russian aeronautics. Until the recent time, it was well known as
Kazan Aviation Institute (
Казанский авиационный институт). In 1973, the Institute was named after
Andrey N. TupolevAndrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer.During his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records...
, the prominent aircraft designer. In 1992, it got the status of the State Technical University.
Today the University is one of the leading Russian institutions in aircraft engineering, engine and instrument production, computer science and radio and telecommunications engineering. KSTU is the largest technical university of the Republic of Tatarstan and the
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Kazan State Technical University teaches about 25,000 students on 65 majors in Engineering, Business and Humanitarian Sciences by the university faculty body of 1,800 persons, including 150 Full Professors & Doctor of Science degree holders, 600 Associate Professors & Ph.D. degree holders.
The University includes the following institutes and faculties:
- Institute of Aviation, Land Vehicles & Energetics
- Automation & Electronic Instrument-Making Faculty
- Technical Cybernetics & Informatics Faculty
- Institute of Radio-Engineering & Telecommunications
- Institute of Engineering & Economics
- Institute of Social Technologies
- Physics & Mathematics Faculty
- Economic Theory & Law Faculty
- Psychology & Personnel Management Faculty
KSTU includes 11 associated branch institutes outside
KazanKazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture. Since April 2009 Kazan has the legal right to brand itself as the "Third Capital" of...
in the towns of Almetevsk,
BugulmaBugulma is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population: Bugulma is the birthplace of noted Tatar singer Alsou. It is also the location for a series of short stories by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, some of which have been published in English under the title 'The Red...
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ChistopolChistopol or Chistay is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, on the Kama River...
, Elabuga,
LeninogorskLeninogorsk may refer to:*Leninogorsk, Russia, a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia*Leninogorsk, name of Ridder, a town in Kazakhstan, in 1941–2002...
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Naberezhnye ChelnyNaberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is the administrative center of Tukayevsky District of Tatarstan.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan...
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NizhnekamskNizhnekamsk is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan. The city was founded in 1961 as Nizhnekamsky work settlement. In connection with the building of the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical industrial complex, Nizhnekamsk was granted city status in 1966. It remains an important center of the...
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VolzhskVolzhsk is a town in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located at . Population: 58,967 ....
, Vyatskie Polyany,
ZainskZainsk is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Stepnoy Zay River , east of Kazan. It is the administrative center of Zainsky District. Population: It was founded in 1652–1656 as a fortress...
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The University is housed in 7 buildings. It has 6 student's dormitories, and a hostel. A sport complex includes 5 well-equipped indoor sports halls. The University also has a sportive camp in the picturesque place on the Volga river, 40 km away from Kazan.
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