Samara State University of Railway Engineering is the oldest university in the region, with many branches in other cities. It is among the ten best universities in the city and region. In 2007, the educational institution was reorganized into a university. It is worth noting that from 2002 to 2007. The educational institution had the status of an academy.
general information
Address: Samara State University of Railway Engineering is located on Freedom Street, house 2 V. The university has many branches in the regions of the country. In total, more than 10,000 students study at the university. The teaching staff of SamGUPS includes more than 450 people, including professors, associate professors, candidates of sciences. In 2009, the Local Network Academy of Cisco was opened at SamGUPS.
Faculties and departments
The following faculties and institutes are among the structural divisions of the Samara State University of Railways:
- rolling stock;
- security systems. train traffic;
- construction of railways roads and information technologies;
- economics and management;
- operation of iron roads and logistics;
- by correspondence.
The following departments work on the basis of faculties:
- transport logistics;
- track and track facilities;
- physical education and sport;
- electric transport;
- wagons and others.
Dean of the faculty “Systems of security. the movement of trains ”is Teplyakov V. B. Responsibilities of the dean of the faculty“ Operation of railways. Roads and Logistics ”is performed by Romanova P. B. Dean of the faculty“ Construction of Railways and Information Technologies ”is Chertykovtseva N. V.
Undergraduate Education Programs
Applicants to the Samara State University of Railway Transport can choose an educational program from the following available:
- information systems and technologies;
- rolling stock roads;
- technology of transport processes ;
- personnel Management;
- standardization and metrology;
- management and others.
The duration of undergraduate studies is 8 academic semesters or 4 years. Specialty programs are also available. At the end of their studies, students pass the state exam and also defend their final qualification work. Available as places with payment from the federal budget, and places under the contract. On average, the cost of training at Samara State University of Railways will cost a student 80,000 rubles a year.
Passing points
For admission to the Transport Security profile in 2017, an applicant needed to overcome an average passing score equal to 45.7 for the budget basis of training and 33 for a paid one. Both budget and paid seats are allocated at 15. The cost of training on a contractual basis is 104,000 rubles a year.
Passing points on the Lokomotiv profile were fixed at 144 for budget places and 99 for contracted seats. The number of the first is 51, 93 paid places are allocated. The cost of training on this profile is 43,600 rubles per year.
Master's degree programs
Modern higher education is divided into 2 levels: undergraduate and graduate. Applicants with a bachelor’s diploma can enter the Samara State University of Railway Engineering (SamGUPS) for the following graduate educational programs:
- information systems and technologies;
- system analysis and management;
- Human Resources profile;
- finance and credit;
- computer science and computing. equipment and others.
The duration of studies at the second stage of higher education is 2 years. As well as at the bachelor's degree, at the end of training for a master’s diploma, the student needs to successfully defend the final qualifying work. The cost of training on a contractual basis at the Samara State University of Railways for master's programs will cost an average student 106,000 rubles a year.
Branches
One of the SamGUPS branches was opened in Alatyr. The branch of the educational organization began its existence in 1930. The branch of the Samara State University of Railway Engineering for the entire time of work has graduated more than 17,000 highly qualified specialists. Today, more than 1,000 students study at the university. Almost all graduates of the educational institution get a job in their specialty. The teaching staff includes highly qualified teachers, as well as honorary railway workers.
Also, branches of the University of Railways are open in the following cities:
- Orenburg
- Ufa
- Izhevsk
- Kazan;
- Penza
- Rtishchevo;
- Saratov;
- Nizhny Novgorod;
- Kirov
- Orsk;
- Ruzayevka.
On the basis of SamGUPS, the Samara Educational Research and Production Transport Complex was formed, the structural divisions of which are:
- Railway technical schools located in cities such as Samara, Saratov, Penza, Alatyr, Rtishchevo, Izhevsk, Kirov, Orenburg, Ufa, as well as in Kazan.
- Boarding school located in Kinel.
- Multidisciplinary boarding school, opened in Samara.
- College of Medicine in the city of Orenburg.