Founded in 1952, IzhSTU is named after the famous arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov. It s a key university for training specialists in mechanical engineering, instrumentation, and defense technologies.
Address: 7 Studencheskaya St., Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, 426069, Russia
Mechanical Engineering, Arms Engineering, Robotics
Domains taught:
- Automation, Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Collaboration with defense industry enterprises; partnerships with some international technical universities.
Research:
Research in precision mechanics, arms manufacturing technologies, robotics and mechatronics, materials science, and control systems.
Famous Alumnis:
Mikhail Kalashnikov (honorary professor)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1200
Current students***:
13000
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
70000
Pros
Strong ties with the defense industry, specialization in arms and mechanical engineering, named after a prominent figure.
Cons
Highly specialized focus, regional university.
Best For
Mechanical and arms engineering
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of automation, mechanical engineering and materials can consider Tula State University, and it is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- A good alternative in the same country is Moscow Aviation Institute, which likewise covers robotics, automation and mechanical engineering; it is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Bauman Moscow State Technical University takes a similar route through robotics, automation and mechanical engineering, and it covers aerospace as well, and is larger, enrolling about 22,000 students against roughly 13,000 here.
- Don State Technical University follows much the same lines as this institution, with robotics, automation and mechanical engineering as common ground, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- A good alternative in the same country is Ufa State Aviation Technical University, which likewise covers robotics, automation and mechanical engineering; it covers aerospace as well, and is slightly larger, at about 16,000 students against roughly 13,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- On content, National Aerospace University Kharkiv Aviation Institute in Ukraine and this institution are close, as both teach robotics, automation and mechanical engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- For robotics, automation and mechanical engineering outside the home country, Northwestern Polytechnical University in China is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Odesa National Polytechnic University in Ukraine, where automation, mechanical engineering and materials also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- University of Agder (Norway) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly robotics, automation and mechanical engineering; it covers electrical and electronics and data analytics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 13,000 students.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on robotics, mechanical engineering and materials is University of Limerick in Ireland, and it covers aerospace and manufacturing as well, and is slightly larger, at about 17,500 students against roughly 13,000 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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Manufacturing, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Research and Development, Robotics
*: 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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