If you plan to get a technical education in the south of Russia, pay your attention to DSTU, whose faculties annually graduate a large number of highly qualified specialists. In the 2015/2016 academic year, the university is training professionals in 88 specialties, most of which are purely technical.
University History
In 1930, at the peak of the emergence of industry in the USSR, the authorities came up with a plan to make the state industrial in order to benefit greatly from agriculture. That is why the predecessor of DSTU (Rostov-on-Don), the North Caucasus Institute of Agricultural Engineering, was created to unload the Don Polytechnic Institute, which could not cope with the tasks for training specialists.
Over the entire period of its existence, the university has repeatedly changed its name, and received the current one very recently - in the late 2000s. The mid-1980s became the peak of the institution's development: it was then that a number of agricultural machines for harvesting grain and cultivating the soil were developed. Automation of agriculture, carried out using equipment developed on the basis of the university, has significantly increased productivity. Despite the crisis of the 1990s, the institution continued to work and graduate highly qualified specialists in the field of agriculture, which helped to avoid personnel shortages in the future.
DSTU (Rostov-on-Don) today
At the moment, the university is one of the leading places among all institutions specializing in the preparation of farmers. The largest university in the south of Russia allows training in 200 areas, 70% of which are related to engineering and technical profiles. University graduates are widely in demand in the labor market; they often get jobs in machine-building, metallurgical, and military-industrial enterprises.
Don State Technical University is conducting a number of innovative projects aimed at improving educational activities. One of them is the formation of corporate departments, where large enterprises of the south of Russia took part. The university actively interacts with foreign partners, in addition, it is here that the Bologna Club is opened, which is the only branch of this organization in the country.
Faculties
If you plan to connect your life with agriculture, feel free to submit documents to DSTU, its faculties are powerful clusters of knowledge accumulated over decades of work. The university has more than 15 faculties, the most popular of which are: "Machinery and equipment of the agro-industrial complex" and "Oil and Gas."
In addition to the areas of the agricultural sector, one can consider other faculties, for example, “Innovative Business and Management”, “Management and Entrepreneurship”. Education in these specialties is carried out in such a way that the knowledge acquired at the university can be applied both in the agricultural sector and in any other.
Specialty
DGTU, whose specialties are quite numerous, annually teaches about 15 thousand students, including foreign guests. Among the directions offered by the university, “Service and Tourism” and “Engineering” are especially popular. Every year a large number of applicants strive to get there.
When choosing a specialty, be sure to pay attention to the fact that some of them are available only at the undergraduate, and some - only when studying at the magistracy. Some professions are available only on a paid form of training, since the state does not allocate funding for their existence. Before applying for a particular direction, be sure to check with the admissions committee all the necessary information about him.
How to proceed?
If you decide to study at DSTU, the admission will require you to provide a standard package of documents, as well as all the necessary information for the university about you. We are talking about a school certificate (college diploma), passport, certificates for passing the exam, photographs, as well as all documents that indicate that you are a student who has the right to priority admission (these are diplomas and certificates, medical certificates about that you have limited health, etc.).
Have you ever passed the exam? It's not scary, it can be done right at the university by submitting the appropriate application. Pay attention to the existence of a passing score, which must be scored to participate in a further competition. Upon admission, it is imperative to have certificates with you indicating that you have passed the exams in Russian, mathematics, the third subject usually varies: it can be physics, history, chemistry or social studies.
University branches
If you do not want to go to Rostov-on-Don for admission to DSTU, the branches of the university are a solution that may suit you. The departments of the institution are located in Pyatigorsk, Volgodonsk, Stavropol, Mines, Taganrog and Azov. In some regions, branches have completely different names, for example, the Stavropol division is called the Technological Institute of Service. From 1959 to 2009, as a branch of the university, there was also an institute of power engineering and mechanical engineering of DSTU.
In order to enter any branch of DSTU, whose faculties annually graduate up to 15 thousand first-class specialists, it is necessary to fulfill all the same conditions as for entering the “head” branch of the university. In addition, training in some departments of the university is much cheaper. To finally decide on the city that is most suitable for training, contact the selection committee and get all the necessary information about the branches you are interested in.
Cost of education
If you were unable to enter the budget department of DSTU, whose specialties are widely demanded in the labor market, employees of the university admissions committee will certainly offer you paid tuition. The cost of education at this university is from 50 to 120 thousand rubles, and this will depend on the chosen specialty. The most expensive full-time training will be for those who choose the specialization "Aircraft" or "Cryogenic technology."
Distance learning is offered at more reasonable prices: from 18 to 36 thousand rubles, depending on the specialty. When studying at university branches, its cost will be much less and up to 60 thousand rubles in full-time studies and up to 30 thousand in correspondence. That is why many applicants prefer to enter the branches of this university, so they can save.
Dormitory
If you enter the DSTU (address: Rostov-on-Don, Gagarin Square, 1) and come from another city, you can try to get a place in the hostel. In total, the university has 8 dormitories for students. To become a resident, you will need to write a corresponding application upon admission. You can get the form of the document by contacting the university selection committee.
The cost of living in hostels ranges from 400 to 800 rubles per month. Everything will depend on the student of which department and form of training you are. Most of all you have to pay graduate students and contractors. Settlement usually occurs in late August, detailed information about this is best clarified in the selection committee.
Pre-university preparation
DSTU, whose faculties are in great demand among those who wish to receive a technical specialty, offers everyone to attend preparatory courses. Even if you don’t succeed, courses are a great way to improve your qualifications, get additional knowledge in the right field, and at the same time decide whether the chosen profession really suits you.
Those who have incomplete secondary education (9 classes) can enter one of several institutions of secondary vocational education, after which they will be glad to see them at the university. We are talking about the DGTU Gymnasium, the Technical Lyceum, the Aviation and Electrotechnical Colleges, as well as the College of Economics, Management and Law. Admission to these educational institutions is carried out according to standard schemes familiar to secondary vocational education institutions.
Conclusion
Don State Technical University is actively engaged in establishing international contacts. About 50 universities from different parts of the world have already expressed their desire to cooperate with DSTU. It is planned that students and teachers will continue to actively participate in exchange programs and receive education in other countries.
Among other things, it was at DSTU that the Real Madrid Football Academy was opened in 2013. The institution is the only one in Russia and is engaged in training students and schoolchildren who are at risk in terms of social norms. The Bologna club, the only one in Russia, is also the subject of pride of the university, it is here that new provisions for the educational system of the Russian Federation are formed.