Togliatti State University (TSU)

Russia

Address: 14 Belorusskaya St., Togliatti, Samara Oblast, 445020, Russia

Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology

Founded in 1951 (as a branch of Kuibyshev Polytechnic), TSU is a major university in Togliatti, the center of the Russian automotive industry (AvtoVAZ). It focuses on automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, IT, chemical technology, and materials science.

Domains taught:

Automation, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong partnership with AvtoVAZ and automotive component suppliers; regional industrial collaborations.

Research:

Research in automotive design and manufacturing, materials science, chemical technologies, automation, and information systems.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1000

Current students***:

12000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

70000

Pros

Located in Russia s automotive capital, strong ties with the auto industry.

Cons

Primarily a regional institution, economy dependent on automotive sector.

Best For

Automotive and mechanical engineering

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Most Similar Schools Locally

The comparison with Volgograd State Technical University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on chemical engineering, automation and mechanical engineering, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Think of Tambov State Technical University when chemical engineering, automation and mechanical engineering is the priority: it is slightly smaller, at about 9,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Where this institution leans on chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (SRSPU ) does the same, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Another national school that puts automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics at the centre is Chuvash State University, and it covers physics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 18,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
Vologda State University offers a comparable education in automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on chemical engineering, automation and mechanical engineering is Odesa National Polytechnic University in Ukraine, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 15,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
Khmelnytskyi National University, in Ukraine, takes a similar route through automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it is smaller, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Guangdong University of Technology offers an international parallel to this university, with chemical engineering, automation and mechanical engineering as common ground; it also offers mba programmes and covers civil engineering as well.
Looking internationally, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in India is where mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and materials get a comparable treatment; it also offers mba programmes and covers telecommunications and AI and machine learning as well.
The closest overseas parallel on automation, mechanical engineering and engineering is Seoul National University of Science and Technology, located in South Korea; it is also a public institution and does not run the doctoral programmes found here.

*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.

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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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