The leading technological and scientific university of the Altai region, Altai State Technical University is one of a number of universities of the city ofBarnaul, Altai Krai, Russia. It is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Russia. It was founded in February 1942 based on the part of Zaporizhie Automechanical Institute. Altay State University is named after Ivan Polzunov who was the famous Russian inventor of two cylinder steam engine for the use in mining industry. The University offers full-time, part-time, extramural and distant training. On graduating students receive degrees of Bachelor and Master as well as specialist diplomas. Post-graduate courses are also offered. The facilities of the university include: 7 academic buildings, a complex of hostels, a large scientific library, computing center, publishing house, student clubs, a theater, a preventive clinic, as well as a skiing lodge, private swimming pool, sports and rest camp by the river Ob.
The Altai State Technical University annually co-hosts Russian semi-finals of the international competitive programmingteam contest ICPC. Siberian and Far Eastern, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan teams are gathering in Barnaul, at the same time, teams from the European part gather in another center, St. Petersburg, Russia, and with the use of the Internet results are synchronized. AltSTU teams from students of the specialty "Software Engineering" as a result of complex selection successfully reached the final of this championship and won internationally recognized prizes:
ACM ICPC 2006 final - AltSTU got a gold medal, 3rd absolute place;
ACM ICPC 2009 final - AltSTU got a silver medal, 8th absolute place.
In January 2019, a Biysk Technological Institute project to develop physical principles of ultrasonic drilling of the surface of extraterrestrial objects to detect water and ice won a collaboration grant from RFBR and National Natural Science Foundation of China. The grant amounted to 1.3 million rubles per year, and the project itself is planned for two years. In 2019, The University was among the winners of the contest "Best educational programs of innovative Russia." The best Russian curriculums include thirteen AltSTU educational programs:
07.03.01 - “Architecture”;
08.03.01 - “Construction of buildings”;
09.03.01 - “Informatics and Computer Engineering”;
09.03.03 - “Applied Informatics”;
09.03.04 - "Software Engineering";
09.04.01 - “Informatics and Computer Engineering”;
10.03.01 - “Information Security”;
13.03.02 - "Power industry and electrical engineering";
13.03.03 - "Power engineering";
13.04.02 - "Power industry and electrical engineering";
13.04.03 - "Power engineering";
15.03.01 - "Machine Engineering";
23.03.01 - “Technology of transport processes”.
According to experts, these programs are distinguished by a high level of training of specialists, professionalism of the teaching staff, good material and technical support of the educational process, a high level of funded research work, and the demand for graduates in the industry.
International relations
Institute of International Education and Cooperation of AltSTU educates foreign students: Russian language instruction; coordinate cultural adaptation of foreign nationals to new language environment; promote cross-cultural events and traditions and offer pre-university training for foreign student to become well-prepared to study in Russian universities. Upon completion students are certified to apply for programs of study in economics, management, education and business.
UNESCO department started December 16, 1995 when the agreement to establish the department signed by UNESCO Director General and AltSTU rector.
Grand Altai Development Institute was created for more efficient and effective cooperation of AltSTU with research and educational institutions, organizations and enterprises of the region of the Grand Altai in supporting and developing economic, research and technical potential of the region. It includes .
