Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (SSTU, Russian: Саратовский государственный технический университет имени Гагарина Ю.А.) was founded in 1930 as Saratov Automobile and Road Institute. It was renamed in 2011 to honour astronaut Yuri Gagarin. SSTU offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD studies in more than 115 fields.
History
1930- Foundation of the Saratov Automobile and Road Institute.
1960- Saratov Polytechnic Institute.
1992 Saratov State Technical University.
2011 - Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov.
Institutes
Institute of Electronic Engineering and Instrumentation
Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Institute of Physics and Technology
Institute of Applied Information Technologies and Communication
Institute of Power Engineering & Transport Systems
Institute of Urban Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering
Institute of Social and Industrial Management
Social and Economic Institute
Engels Institute of Technology (branch) Institute of Continuing and Pre-University Education
Secondary vocational education
Professional Training College
Saratov College of Machine Building & Power Engineering
Petrovsk College of Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (Branch in the Petrovsk town)
Russian language school
In SSTU foreign applicants are taught the Russian language for admission to the bachelor's and master's degree programs. There are three study programs:
Russian language (preparatory course) - 9 months
Russian summer language school- 1 month
Russian on-line language school - 1 month
References
External links
Official site of the Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (English version) Official site of the Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov Official site of the international education center SGTU