Irkutsk National Research Technical University

Irkutsk National Research Technical University

12

English-taught programs

76

Modern research and train research laboratories

18620

Total students

1500

Foreign students from 56 countries

22

International Faculty Staff

15

Dormitories

12

schools

  • Dual degree programs with foreign university partners. Two diplomas in 4 years in the chosen major: 2 years in Russia and 2 years in China
  • Leading Russian and foreign professors and experts from the USA, Iran, China, India, Vietnam, Australia
  • Free of charge exchange programs with more than 80 foreign university partners
  • Partnerships with foreign companies, enterprises, and state funds
  • Scientific work as a “think tank” working out ecological, energy, economic and business innovations. For instance, the saving of the lake Baikal. The
  • students have an opportunity to manifest themselves as experts in their field. The projects have significant international business, political and ecology influence so the participation in it could be a starting point for the career.
  • The AI bachelor program has foreign partners such as the Korean company SAMSUNG and the Chinese company HUAWEI. Agreements have been signed with these companies to work together to train students and further employment as well.
  • INRTU helps their students to find a part-time job. The Department for Student Employment is responsible for it.
  • INRTU offers their students to participate in career events organised by the Career Centre in cooperation with partner companies: Gazprom, Nornikel, Alibaba Group, Rosneft, BP (British Petroleum, Shlumberger, 1C, Polymetal, RUSAL, En+ Group.
  • IRNTU founded its own Technopark. There are only 8 technoparks in Russia. The Technopark consists of:
    • 18 research laboratories.
    • Institute of Quantum Physics.
    • Corporate Educational and Research Center “EuroSibEnergo-IRNITU”.
    • Innovation Development Group.
    • Center “Hackspace Technopark Space” (manufacturing prototypes of technological products).
    • Various infrastructure projects with an innovative focus are successfully implemented on the basis of the IRNITU Technopark: student business accelerator, startup school for innovators “Taiga”, children’s startup school “Taiga. Junior”, Irkutsk School of Innovation Managers and others.
  • 1st place in Siberian Federal district in timber reserves
  • 3 hydro power stations, the cheapest energy in Russia
  • 28% of gold reserves of Russia
  • More than 10 oil and gas reservoirs
  • The climate is continental. The average temperature in January -15 C, in July +25 C
  • Time zone GMT +08:00
  • Population is 700 000 people
  • 9 research institutes of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Multicultural city
  • 16 universities
  • Irkutsk city center is a UNESCO heritage site
  • 1215 historical monuments
  • Sci-tech library

  • 48 research laboratories

  • 8 academic journals

  • 24 student scientific

  • associations