Seversk State Technological Academy
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Seversk State Technological Academy (Russian: Северская государственная технологическая академия) is a post-secondary educational institution in the City of Seversk
, Tomsk Oblast
, Russia
. The school has 1,150 students, of whom 500 study full time and 75 professors. The current rector
is Aleksandr Nikolaevich Zhiganov.
.
From 1996 to 2001, the school was known as the Seversk Technological Institute of Tomsk Polytechnic University. Later, it became an independent institution called the Seversk State Technological Institute and in 2005, adopted its current name.
There is also a division that provides re-training and continuing education to employees of the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises and a Distance Learning Faculty.
, Open University
in the United Kingdom
, Boston University
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, United States
and Politecnico di Milano in Italy.
Seversk
Seversk is a closed city in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tomsk on the right bank of the Tom River. Population: Founded in 1949, it was known as Pyaty Pochtovy until 1954 and as Tomsk-7 until 1992. Town status was granted to it in 1956.The current Chair of the City Duma and Mayor...
, Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Tomsk. Population:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The school has 1,150 students, of whom 500 study full time and 75 professors. The current rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
is Aleksandr Nikolaevich Zhiganov.
History
The school was founded in 1959 as a branch of the Physics-Technological faculty of Tomsk Polytechnic UniversityTomsk Polytechnic University
Tomsk Polytechnic University in Tomsk, Russia, is the oldest technical university in Russia east of the Urals. The university was founded in 1896 and opened in 1900 as the Tomsk Technological Institute. In 1923, the school was renamed the Siberian Technological Institute and in 1930, the institute...
.
From 1996 to 2001, the school was known as the Seversk Technological Institute of Tomsk Polytechnic University. Later, it became an independent institution called the Seversk State Technological Institute and in 2005, adopted its current name.
Academics
The school has four main faculties:- Management Technology
- Higher Mathematics
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Applied Informatics
- System Management and Accounting
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering and Automation
- Electrical Drive and Automation
- Chair of Physics
- Electronics and Automation of Physical Installations
- Chair of Physics Education
- Techological Faculty
- Machines and Apparatus of Chemical Production)
- Chemistry and Technology of Modern Energetics Materials
- Technical Mechanics and Graphics
- Foreign Languages
- Continuing Education
There is also a division that provides re-training and continuing education to employees of the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises and a Distance Learning Faculty.
Foreign relations
The school has partnered with a number of foreign universities including University of Dortmund and University of Karlsruhe in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, United States
United States
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and Politecnico di Milano in Italy.