лур / Moscow State Technical Unive

Moscow State Technical University

The MSTU is one of the oldest and biggest polytechnical institutions in this country. It was founded in 1830 as a Trade School which traned qualified foremen for industry. In 1868 it was reorganized into a higher school with only two courses. In 1930 the School was named after Nickolay Bauman who had carried on revolutionary propaganda among the students of the School up to 1905.

Such famous Russian scientists as Zhukovsky, Tchaplygin, Vavilov were among the founders of the school. The MSTU is proud of its outstanding graduates Korolev, Tupolev, Shukhov, Lebedev, Lavochkin and over world-famous scientists. Some Russian cosmonauts graduated from the School. They are Feoktistov, Eliseyev, Strekalov, Makarov,Soloviev, Alexandrov, Laveikin, Balandin.

In 1989 the Moscow Higher Technical School was renamed into a Technical University which combines the advanced methods of university and engineering education with practical training. It is one of the leading higher schools in this country whose task is to train highly qualified engineers for all areas of national economy. The students of the MSTU can choose between 59 specialities.

For its services and great contribution to the Russian science and industry progress the MSTU has been awarded three orders: the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.