Kaluga Branch of the MSTU

The Kaluga Branch of the Moscow State Technical University was founded in 1959. It has 4 departments: Instrument Building, Machine Building, Machine Designing and Evening Department. Students can choose between full-time and part-time courses.

The students of Kaluga Branch are trained in 9 specialities. For example, the Instrument Building Department includes such specialities as computers, the designing of radio devices and a new addition – solid state physics. One can studies the specialities of welding and metal cutting tools at the Machine Building Department and the specialities of turbine building of hydraulic machines – at the Machine Design Department.

Each department has a number of specified chair. The academic year is divided into two terms and students have to take examinations twice a year, in addition students have vacation in winter and in summer.

The first- and second-year students study many subjects both sciences, such as drawing, chemistry, physics, strength of materials, and humanities, such as history, the Russian and foreign languages.

While studying at the University students also have their practical training in laboratories and workshops and at the plants. One begin to master his speciality in his third year. The undergraduates work at their diploma projects, they defend them and obtain diplomas of engineers. This is in order to work at the plants or research institutes of this country. If student takes a good progress and take an interest in scientific work, then he may go on to read for a post-graduate course which lasts for three years. Then he may become a Candidate of engeneering Science Degree, if he defend his thesis, or an Engineer-Reseacher.