Ukhta State Technical University is a representative of oil and gas Universities in Russia. It is the largest technical University in the European North of the Russian Federation.
2. Geopolitical position of USTU
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• Member of Barents Euro-Arctic Region
• Strategic path of national and international oil & gas pipelines
• Location in the Arctic region in Russia (Arctic center in Vorkuta)
Ukhta is the motherland
of the first Russian oil
(the first petroleum in
Russia was found in
Ukhta area approx. 270
years ago) – it is
historically and
documentary
confirmed fact
3. Ukhta – the heart of the Komi Republic
Ukhta is an important
industrial town in
the Komi
Republic of Russia. The
Population is over 100 000
inhabitants.
It is located in the heart of
the Komi Republic. It was
found in 1927 and got
town status since 1943.
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4. • about 15 000 students
• more than 3000 academic, research and support staff
• University operates multi-level educational system of bachelors, specialists,
master, PhD students and other levels of education in 7 directions and over
23 specialties on full-time, part-time and distance education
• 20 laboratory and educational buildings
• 14 student dormitories (+1 in process – 80-flat house for young families of
students and teachers)
• more than 70% of USTU domestic students are non-resident of Ukhta, they
are from more than 40 regions of Russia
• students from 28 countries already study in Ukhta
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Short facts about USTU
Our university is located in the town
of Ukhta. It’s an industrial and research
capital of the Komi Republic,
the population of the town counts
more than 130.000 citizens.
5. Why USTU?
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Abdulrahman Idris
Nigeria
Oil and Gas Engineering
“The study comes easy and
interesting to me, lecturers
and group mates always
help me”.
Jose Massunga
Angola
Oil and Gas Engineering
“I’ve got a very busy life in
Ukhta. I teach dancing in the
club called ”Kizomba”.
Yana Lomachinskaya
Kazakhstan
Applied Geology
“At USTU I’m developing
myself as a person, getting
excellent education and just
enjoying my student life”.
Amit Tamang
Nepal
Ecology and Management
of Natural Resources
“…the study here is quite
cheap and a short list of
documents for the enrolment
is required”.
Lakhani Owaise
India
Preparatory Course
“…people here are
extremely friendly and
secretly curious”.
6. University complex system
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USTU RECTOR
Professor, Dr. Sc.
Nikolay D. Tskhadaya
Chairman, Council
of the Rectors
of the Komi Republic
Deputy Chairman,
National Alliance of
universities and corporations
of mineral and
oil & gas complexes
On post-graduate and research education:
• 3 doctoral councils (of 5 in region)
• PhD studies department (7 research branches)
• Institute of post-graduate education
(for specialists and management of companies)
On higher education level:
• 4 Institutes: geology, oil & gas; construction & technology; economics, management & IT, fundamental
education
• Center of distance education
On professional education and additional professional skills education level:
• Industrial institute (colleges of mining, oil & gas; forest & economics; industrial college)
• Center of personnel training of PJSC “Gazprom” (one of the best in Russia, with unique industrial
equipment and facilities of training personnel and students)
• Center of personnel training of JSC “LUKOIL” (with branches in Ukhta and Usinsk)
On primary education and additional education for schoolchildren's level:
• Center of professional orientation of youth (with preparatory department)
• Ukhta Technical Lyceum of a name of G.V.Rassokhin (5-11 class)
• Primary school “Rostok” (1-4 class)
• University kindergarten * (* - on planning stage).
Campuses of the USTU in other cities of the Komi Republic: Usinsk, Vorkuta
Rector actively supports youth professionals in management: there are 2 Vice-rectors and 2 Directors of institutes under the age of 30 y.o. in USTU
7. Academic structure of USTU (higher education)
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Institute of Geology, Oil and Gas Production and Pipeline
Departments
•Development and exploitation of oil and gas fields and underground
hydromechanics
•Well drilling
•Machines and equipment of oil and gas industry
•Design and exploitation of main oil and gas pipelines
•Industrial safety and environmental protection
•Geodesy and land cadaster
•Geophysical methods of geoinformational technologies and systems
•Geology of fossil fuels and solid minerals
Institute of Civil Building and Engineering
Departments
•Architecture
•Industrial and civil building
•Heat engineering, heat and gas supply and ventilation
•Water supply and drainage system
•Forest and woodwork equipment and materials
•Technologies and machines of timber felling
•Metrology, standardization and certification
•Electrification and automation of technological processes
Institute of Economics, Management and Information Technologies
Departments
•Economics
•Management
•Production organization and planning
•Production management
•Documentary support of management
•Computer science, information systems and technologies
•Public relations
•Physiology, sport medicine and physical culture
Institute of Fundamental Education
Departments
•Advanced Mathematics
•Physics
•Chemistry
•Foreign languages
•History & Culture
•Philosophy and Methodology of Education
•Resistance of materials and Machine components
•Theoretical mechanics & Descriptive geometry
•Applied mathematics & Computer science
8. Laboratory equipment at university complex
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There are more than 100 modern laboratories with unique equipment in different buildings in Ukhta`s campus (with support of corporations).
9. Institute of Geology, Oil and Gas Production and Pipeline Transportation
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Main strategic partners:
• GAZPROM, Gazprom Transgaz Ukhta, VNIIGAZ, Gazprom drilling, Gazprom production (offshore, Yamburg, Urengoy, Nadym),
Gazprom promgaz, Gazprom oil offshore, Gazprom refinery, Shtokman Development AG, Giprogazcenter and many others;
• LUKOIL, Lukoil - Komi, Lukoil – Engineering, Lukoil – Ukhta oil refinery plant, Lukoil – North-Western oil products, Lukoil overseas
and others;
• ROSNEFT, Nothern Oil, RN-Drilling, RN – Service;
• TRANSNEFT, Nothern oil pipelines, Gyprotruboprovod, and many others;
• ZARUBEZHNEFT (with its branches in Vietnam, Cuba, Middle East and other regions);
• INTERNATIONAL corporations (Halliburton, Total, Schlumberger, Baker Huges, MI-Svaco, Mireco, Gaz de France, Ruhrgas, TNK-
BP and many others)
One of research schools of USTU actively works underground in famous heavy oil mines on cooperation project between USTU and LUKOIL).
Bachelor programs:
• Ecology and Management of Natural
Resources;
• Oil and Gas Engineering;
• Land-utilization and Cadastral
Register.
Specialist programs:
• Applied Geology;
• Technology of Geological
Master programs:
• Oil and Gas Engineering.
10. Institute of Civil Building and Engineering
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Diploma project of the Architecture department graduate in 2007 was applied for realization in Sochi-2014 Olympic building program
Bachelor programs:
• Architecture;
• Construction (Civil building);
• Power and Electrical Engineering;
• Mechanical Engineering;
• Technosphere Safety;
• Standartization and Metrology;
• Technology of Timber Cutting and Timber
Processing Industries.
Master program:
• Construction (Civil building);
• Power and Electrical Engineering;
• Mechanical Engineering;
• Technosphere Safety;
• Technology of Timber Cutting and Timber
Processing Industries.
11. Institute of Economics, Management and Information Technology
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In this institute we supported Komi regional Presidential program of preparation of the administrative and management staff
Bachelor programs:
• Computer Science and Engineering;
• Information Systems and
Technologies;
• Economics;
• Management;
• Advertising and Public Relations;
• Document Studies and Archives;
• Physical Training.
Master program:
• Management.
12. Research and innovational technologies, projects
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In USTU we develop 12 research schools, design & projects
institute of oil & gas industry and many other facilities. We have
actual projects and research in new technologies for all leading
enterprises of oil & gas and other industries of Russia.
One of USTU research schools – on heavy (high-viscosity) oil
production technologies based on steam heating of prof. Ruzin.
Since 2009, we started innovational project in 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).
In 2013 we have started an dialogue between LUKOIL, USTU,
WINTERSHALL and SIEMENS on joint project on EM heating on
Yarega heavy oil field.
Interesting fact: LUKOIL
transferred to university all
projects related to
developing and
reconstruction of new and
old oil fields, total budget of
project more than 1 billion
roubles.
13. Science events and conferences
USTU organizes international and industrial
conferences and technology seminars:
- Gas industry conference named after G.V.Rassokhin
(February);
- International scientific youth conference
“Severgeoecotekh" (March);
- Professional conference for academic and research
staff (April);
- Humanitarian conference «Communications. Society.
Spirituality.» (April);
- Conference on heavy (high viscosity) oil (November);
- Konvent – the forum which supports talented youth
(April);
- Innovatika – the forum, which gather together over
180 people for dialogues without ties (May) and many
others.
Organization of international corporate conferences
and technology seminars with our strategic partners is
one of the special goals and traditions at USTU.
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14. Cooperation with business – a key vector of university
development
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USTU cooperates with all leading corporations of Russia (oil & gas, geology, mining, forest, building
and other industries). Cooperation with business organized in more than 20 areas: professional
orientation, education (all levels), science and innovations, design projects and expertise,
consulting and industrial safety, sports and culture, support children's without parents.
USTU received a special rank of «Key university-partner of PAO GAZPROM which allows us to expand our strategic partnership worldwide
Main strategic partners of university complex:
GAZPROM, Gaprom transgaz Ukhta, VNIIGAZ, Gazprom drilling, Gazprom production (offshore, Yamburg,
Urengoy, Nadym), Gazprom promgaz, Gazprom oil offshore, Gazprom refinery, Shtokman Development AG,
Giprogazcenter and many 19 other enterprises in RF;
LUKOIL, Lukoil - Komi, Lukoil – Engineering, Lukoil – Ukhta oil refinery plant, Lukoil – North-Western oil
products, Lukoil overseas and others;
ROSNEFT, Nothern Oil, RN-Drilling, RN – Service;
TRANSNEFT, Nothern oil pipelines, Gyprotruboprovod, and 7 other companies around country;
ZARUBEZHNEFT (with its branches in Vietnam, Cuba, Middle East and other regions);
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (Hulliburton, Total, Schlumberger, Baker Huges, MI-Svaco,
Mireco, Gaz de France, Ruhrgas and many others).
15. International activity of university
International activity of USTU targeted on development of educational quality
and preparation of specialists in all directions and industries, development of
international links and cooperation with partners. Representatives of
university regularly meet and discuss common work with partners
(government representatives, companies and universities) from foreign
countries.
Main international partners of USTU are: Germany, Finland, the USA, Norway,
France, Sweden, CIS countries, China, Canada, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela and other.
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16. International activity of university
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Yilsa Lopez Perez (Head leader
of complex researches in
Petroleos de Venezuela,
Sociedad Anonima)
Mark S. Brinsden (Principal
technical expert and group
leader of “Perforation for global
business of Shell company”, the
UK)
Serbian delegation: Milan Pavlovich
(dean and doctor of faculty “Michael
Pupin of the University of Novi Sad)
Jari Lahtinen (Principal Lecturer of
Turku University of Applied
Sciences, Finland)
Saleh Maggeramov (D. Sc. in
Biology, professor, rector of
Nakhchivan State University,
Azerbaijan)
Robello Samuel (the leading
specialist Halliburton)
17. Labor education - Student work units
Each year students from USTU and the whole region receive an opportunity to work during summer holidays, joining
different teams of International student construction union «Severyanin». This unique tradition exists at USTU during
many decades.
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Annually we involve more than 600 students
each year in activity of student construction
groups. SCG works on construction and
repair works of different enterprises of oil &
gas industry of Ukhta, other cities of the Komi
Republic and other regions around our
country.
Student work units worked on the famous oil pipeline East Siberia – Pacific Ocean by Transneft company in Taishet city in 2008.
18. University sport – health of our youth
In USTU we develop 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). USTU women’s ice hockey team (one of ten in RF)
is playing in Russian championship.
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Our professional student basketball team "Planet - university“ plays in international student league
19. Basketball/ Mini-Football
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Since 1970-s basketball
became a favourite
game at USTU. Since
2002 university
basketball team got the
name "Planet
University“.
In May 2012, "Planet University" became the winner of the
championship of Russia among men's teams of Major
League.
At USTU much attention
is paid to mini-football.
The club in mini-football
called "Planet University“
consists of the main line-
up and reserve squad.
The mini-football team is
a multiple champion of
Ukhta and the Komi
Republic.
In 2006 the team won the
Student World
Championship, which
took place in Holland.
20. Social infrastructure of university complex
Student recreation complex «University planet»
According to the special federal program, each month 120 students and teachers can have rest and special healthy
courses and procedures in the basis of this student recreation complex.
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22. USTU’s dance group - United BIT
United BIT is the part of a national hip-hop
team. It has a few divisions, each of which has
had some achievements within Russia and
abroad. For example, the took the second place
in the World Championship in 2009 (Poland).
The whole number of United BIT’s crew is over
300 dancers.
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23. University traditions
Holiday moving of graduates of the University
through the main town streets of Ukhta
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Every year “red diplomas” are given to graduates from the hands of Komi Republic Governor or Head of the State Council of the Komi Republic
24. International students at USTU
There are over 500 international students from 28 different countries such as Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon,
Sudan, Congo, Zimbabwe, Nepal, India, Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, Serbia and other.
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25. Welcome Week
Before starting learning
Russian international students
need to get to know the town
and the university they are
going to live in and study.
Events of the Welcome Week
such as excursions, walking
and bus tours, participation in
meetings, games and forums,
outdoor activities, cooking
some national dishes arranged
by International department of
USTU are meant to help the
students in it.
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26. Preparatory course
The academic year of trainings in the preparatory course for
international students starts on September, 1st and ends on
July, 1st.
Academic program:
• it includes 4 subjects: Russian, Maths, Physics, IT;
• the training is done in groups of 9-11 students;
• 5 days a week;
• classes focus on all kinds of linguistic activities (listening,
reading, writing, speaking);
• high attention is paid to the development of vocabulary and
speaking skills of the Russian language.
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27. Financial expenses
Educational costs:
• Bachelor & Master degree, Specialist
and Postgraduate study – 50000 –
140000 RUR /year
(it depends on each course)
• Preparatory course (one year) –
85000 RUR
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Living costs:
• Medical insurance – 4200 RUR/year
• Student hostel – 850 RUR /month
• Food – 10000 RUR /month
• Public transport – 17 RUR /trip
28. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT
Anton GRIGORIEV
Head of International department of USTU
http://en.ugtu.net
E-mail: agrigoriev@ugtu.net
Tel.: +7 (8216) 73-86-30
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2016, Ukhta State Technical University, Office of Vice-rector for external affairs
Don’t miss your chance to study at USTU
and apply now! (http://en.ugtu.net/apply-
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