Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport (UkrSURT)

Ukraine

Address: 7 Feuerbach Sq, Kharkiv, 61050, Ukraine

Railway Engineering, Rolling Stock, Automation for Railways

Established in 1930, UkrSURT is a leading Ukrainian university specializing in railway engineering, rolling stock, automation and telecommunications for railways, and transport logistics. (Note: May have merged into USUST, but listed separately here).

Domains taught:

Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Logistics, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Transportations

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong partnership with Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) and railway equipment manufacturers.

Research:

Research in high-speed rail, railway infrastructure, traffic control systems, locomotive and wagon design, and transport economics.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1000

Current students***:

9000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

70000

Pros

Key university for railway transport education and research.

Cons

Specialized focus, city affected by conflict.

Best For

Railway Engineering and Automation

Most Similar Schools Locally

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies takes a similar route through logistics, transportations and mechanical engineering, and it is larger, enrolling about 15,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Where this university leans on transportations, automation and mechanical engineering, East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University does the same, and it has almost the same size, at about 8,000 students, and is also a public institution.
State University of Infrastructure and Technologies offers a comparable education in logistics, transportations and automation: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
The comparison with Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on logistics, transportations and automation, and it is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
In terms of fields, Odesa National Maritime University is the nearest neighbour, with logistics, transportations and automation again at the core; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Looking internationally, Omsk State Transport University in Russia is where logistics, transportations and automation get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Ural State University of Railway Transport in Russia shares the logistics, transportations and automation orientation of this institution, and it is slightly larger, at about 12,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Beijing Jiaotong University in China and this university are close, as both teach logistics, transportations and telecommunications; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Southwest Jiaotong University brings a China setting to the same core fields, logistics, transportations and telecommunications, and it covers quality and geotechnics as well, and is far larger, with about 45,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
On content, Korea National University of Transportation in South Korea and this university are close, as both teach logistics, transportations and engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.

*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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