Our University.

The Ufa State Aircraft Technical University is in the centre of our city in Karl Marx street. It occupies several modern buildings made of brick, concrete and glass. Our university was founded in 1932 in Rybinsk, during the Great Patriotic War it was moved to Ufa. Now it is the centre of teaching and research in the field of aircraft engineering in the Urals, the biggest higher educational establishment in our republic. It trains specialists in many key fields of modern industrial production. The students study at two departments: daytime and evening, the daytime department comprising 6 faculties.

The university gives training in a large number of specialties in its faculties of aircraft technology, aircraft engines, aircraft instruments design, informatics and robotics and of economic engineering.

At present about 10,000 students are trained at our university. Tuition is free as in all higher school of our country. A great majority of day-time students receive state scholarships, many of them are provided with hostel accommodation. Upon graduation each student gets a job. The best of the students who graduate with honours are taken on to the teaching staff of the university.

At our university there are 45 chairs, the academic staff or the chairs consists of about 600 scholars, teachers and lectures. Among them there are many Candidates and Doctors of Science, Professors and Associate Professors. Most of them combine teaching and scientific research.

Our graduates may take a postgraduate course to get the candidate of Science degree. Specialists having long-term practical experience in their work may enter refresher courses to improve and refresh their knowledge.