Siberian Transport University (STU)

Russia

Address: 191 Dusi Kovalchuk St., Novosibirsk, 630049, Russia

Railway Engineering, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Transport Management

Established in 1932 as Novosibirsk Institute of Railway Engineers (NIIZhT), STU is a major transport university in Siberia specializing in railway engineering, bridges and tunnels, transport management, and economics for transport. It also covers other transport modes.

Domains taught:

Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Logistics, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportations

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong partnership with Russian Railways (West Siberian Railway branch) and other transport enterprises.

Research:

Research on railway infrastructure, bridge construction, transport logistics, traffic safety, and economics of transport.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1000

Current students***:

13000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

80000

Pros

Leading transport university in Siberia, with a strong focus on railways.

Cons

Specialized focus on transport.

Best For

Railway and transport engineering

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Most Similar Schools Locally

For students who like the logistics, transportations and civil engineering focus of this university but want another option nearby, Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University fits well: it covers automation as well, and is slightly larger, at about 18,000 students against roughly 13,000 here.
Russian University of Transport follows much the same lines as this university, with logistics, transportations and civil engineering as common ground, and it is larger, enrolling about 25,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Where this institution leans on logistics, transportations and civil engineering, Ural State University of Railway Transport does the same, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
The comparison with Siberian State Automobile and Highway University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on logistics, transportations and civil engineering, and it covers geotechnics and materials as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 10,000 students against roughly 13,000 here.
On content, Far Eastern State Transport University and this university are close, as both teach logistics, transportations and civil engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport in Ukraine shares the logistics, transportations and mechanical engineering orientation of this university, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers telecommunications and automation as well.
Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, based in Ukraine, is built around logistics, transportations and mechanical engineering much like this university, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
For logistics, transportations and civil engineering outside the home country, East China Jiaotong University in China is a natural reference; it is larger, enrolling about 23,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Students considering a move abroad can look at Southwest Jiaotong University in China, where logistics, transportations and civil engineering also form the core, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers quality and geotechnics as well.
In Iran, University of Tehran teaches much the same core subjects, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is far larger, with about 41,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

Civil Engineering, Logistics, Project Management, Quality Management, Research and Development, Safety, Structural Engineering, Transportation

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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