The Nizhny Novgorod state technical university, located in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia, aims at bringing science and industry together, in order to improve the quality of the regions industry. The university aims at educating the skilled and knowledgeable personnel for the industry, as well as talented entrepreneurs who bring innovation to the industry in this region.

The university was originally located in Warsaw, Poland. But as a result of World War 1, Russian professors and teachers of the university were moved back to Russia, therefore, they Russian government moved them to Nizhny Novgorod and they established the Nizhny Novgorod state technical university in 1916.

This university has always been one of the greatest Russian universities. This university is among the best universities in the Nizhny Novgorod region and has been the number one provider of regions industry labor. The university has educated more than 250000 engineers. Most of the university’s graduates are among the entrepreneurs, CEOs and scientists of the region.

The university has about 11000 students who study at 9 institutes and schools of the university. The university offers programs in Bachelor, Master and PhD levels to all its students.

Advantages

The university is very active in the field of nuclear energy. This university has several laboratories equipped with the most modern amenities of the nuclear industry. The NNSTU is the main provider of the engineers and workers of Nizhny Novgorod nuclear plant. This university can offer incredible opportunities for students interested in the field of nuclear energy.

Another advantage of the university is the wide range of subjects offered by this university. The university is the best technical university of the region, thus the main provider of the regions industry labor. For that reason, different faculties and departments have been established in various fields of science to provide high-class education to its students.

The university is also working in cooperation with several state corporations such as state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, United shipbuilding corporation, United aircraft corporation and etc.

Another advantage of this university is being part of several European union programs such as Erasmus+ and etc. These programs will make it possible for students of the university to study abroad for several semesters and foreign students to join this university as well.

Student life

Just like all Russian universities, the Nizhny Novgorod state technical university organizes various cultural and social events for its students both in and outside the campus. City tours and freshmen days are the first events that first year students would attend. The city of Nizhny Novgorod is a historical and beautiful city with many museums that all of the students can enjoy during their study time at the university.

National holidays and different festivals are other cultural events that take place at the university of NNSTU. There are some festivals and competitions for international students and some festival where students of other universities, both in and out of Russia attend.

Several scientific and sports Olympiads and competitions regularly happen at the university. Annually, there are table-tennis and mini-football tournaments organized by the university.

The university has provided several sports facilities inside the campus and students can enjoy playing football, volleyball and basketball besides going to gym and skiing.

The university guarantees hostel for all of its international students. The rooms are usually two person and there is a kitchen in every floor of the building.

Admissions and application requirements

For bachelor’s programs:

• Online Application form
• Passport
• Contact No and an Email Id
• Family Details
• Photographs
• Proof of fee payment
• Application fee
• Resume/CV (graduate, postgraduate)
• Health and Life Insurance
• Student visa
• Medical Certificate
• Declaration for financial support
• Motivation Letter
• HIV-test Certificate

The list of documents required for admission of foreign citizens to postgraduate programs:

• an application for admission;
• a diploma of higher education, its notarized translation and its official recognition;
• a list of publications (if any) or a research abstract;
• two photos 3×4;
• certificates of participation in scientific conferences, competitions.

After submitting a complete set of documents foreign students have the following entrance exams:

• Program special subject in Russian;
• English;
• Philosophy in Russian.

University ranking

As one of the best universities in the region and the country, the Nizhny Novgorod state technical university has been mentioned by several international university rankings and has got great remarks from all of the them. The times higher education ranked this university among the 1200 top universities in the world. The edurank website has also ranked this university the top universities in the world with the rank of 3943. This university is the 89^th best university in Russia according to this ranking and 1091^st best university in Europe. Overall, this university is one of the most highly ranked universities in the Russian federation.

Faculty of nuclear engineering:

This faculty is one of the best faculties and probably the most important faculty of the university. The university attempts to educate its students for research, design, production and management of activities. The nuclear plant workers are actively involved in the learning process and provide practical knowledge of the field to students. The teaching staff are also among the best engineers in the field and provide first-class and high-quality education to students. Students take part in several national and international conferences and Olympiads for nuclear sciences and learn with the best and most modern equipment at the faculty.

Faculty of Automation and control engineering:

The university is one of the top 50 engineering universities in Russia and this faculty is the best among engineering faculties of the university. The faculty of automation and control engineering is among the 900 top faculties in the field of automation in the world, according to edurank website. The same ranking has also ranked this faculty as the 13^th best engineering faculty in Russia and among the top 300 faculties in Europe. The faculty has a high research outcome with more than 150 publications annually.

Why Nizhny Novgorod state technical university?

Russia is a paradise for engineers, and Nizhny Novgorod, an industrial region west of Moscow, is one of the diamonds on this tiara. The region is packed with factories and companies in various fields from nuclear energy to finance and economics. The NNSTU has been established to provide labor for all of these companies. The university is equipped with the best amenities of the day and offers high-quality programs to its students. The university and the city of Nizhny Novgorod provide various cultural opportunities for students too. Overall, this university is among one of the best universities in Russia and offers first-class programs to both Russian and international students.