Named after S.M. Kirov, SPbFTU was founded in 1803, making it one of the oldest forestry schools. It focuses on forestry, woodworking, chemical technology of wood, landscape architecture, and forest ecology.
Address: 5 Institutskiy Pereulok, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia
Forestry Engineering, Wood Science and Technology, Landscape Architecture
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Collaborations with forestry and woodworking industries, environmental agencies, and international forestry research institutions.
Research:
Research on sustainable forest management, wood processing technologies, pulp and paper chemistry, forest genetics, and urban forestry.
Famous Alumnis:
Dmitry Mendeleev (taught at a predecessor)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
7000
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
50000
Pros
Historic and leading university in forestry and related technologies.
Cons
Specialized focus.
Best For
Forestry and wood technology
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies is the closest domestic counterpart for chemical engineering, agriculture and ecology and sustainability; it covers industrial design as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- Saint Petersburg Mining University follows much the same lines as this university, with chemical engineering, ecology and sustainability and mechanical engineering as common ground, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Also strong in chemical engineering, agriculture and mechanical engineering, Bratsk State University makes a sensible second look at home; it is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts agriculture, ecology and sustainability and engineering at the centre is Syktyvkar State University, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers chemistry and physics as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of chemical engineering, agriculture and ecology and sustainability can consider Ukhta State Technical University, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers geotechnics and automation as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Seen from abroad, National University of Forestry and Wood Technology of Ukraine (Ukraine) is a close relative on subject matter, since chemical engineering, agriculture and ecology and sustainability are central to both, and it covers industrial design as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 6,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- For agriculture, bioengineering and ecology and sustainability outside the home country, Nanjing Forestry University in China is a natural reference; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers food science and bioinformatics as well.
- Polissia National University brings a Ukraine setting to the same core fields, agriculture, bioengineering and ecology and sustainability, and it covers geotechnics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,500 students against roughly 7,000 here.
- São Paulo State University in Brazil pursues a similar profile in agriculture, bioengineering and mechanical engineering, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Michigan Technological University (the United States) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly agriculture, ecology and sustainability and mechanical engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 7,000 students, 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.
- Ecology, Environmental Impact, Research and Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Practices
*: 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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