Kazan State Technical University (KSTU) was established in 1932. The history of the University is closely related to the progress of Russian aeronautics. Fundamental education and profound scientific research are the distinguishing features of the university, which make it very attractive for a great number of young people. Until the recent time, it was well known as Kazan Aviation Institute (KAI). In 1973, the Institute was named after Andrey N.Tupolev, the prominent aircraft designer. In 1992, it obtained the status of the State Technical University. The University was most recently accredited by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation in 2008.

The University is situated in the centre of Kazan city. Kazan (population = 1.2 mln.) is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan (population = 3.8 mln., area = 68,700 sq. km). Kazan is a large industrial, cultural and education center of Russian Federation, situated on the Volga river, 800 km East from Moscow. There are 64 universities and higher education institutions and about 170,000 students in Kazan. There are 5 state theaters, including Opera and Ballet, Tatar and Russian Drama, Conservatory, etc.

University today

Today the University is one of the leading Russian institutions in aircraft engineering, engine- and instrument- design and manufacturing, computer science and radio- and telecommunications engineering. KSTU is the largest technical university in the Republic of Tatarstan and the Volga region.

The University includes the following institutes and faculties:
- Institute of Aviation, Land Vehicles & Energetics
- Institute of Automation & Electronic Instrument-Making
- Institute of Technical Cybernetics & Informatics
- Institute of Radio-Engineering & Telecommunications
- Institute of Engineering & Economics
- Institute of Social Technologies
- Physics & Mathematics Faculty
- Institute of Business & Innovative Technologies

The University also has a Preparatory Department, an Advaced Training Department, a Continued Education Center, a Regional Center of New Information Technologies, a Scientific Library, Post-graduate and Doctoral Candidate's Schools training for Ph.D. and D.Sc. degree.

KSTU belongs to the number of Russian universities that developed a reputation of a reliable partner on the international scientific and educational market. We are proud of our history, we keep our traditions, we have a powerful scientific potential and highly-skilled teaching staff. This allows us to achieve outstanding results in our research and educational work.

More than 70,000 graduates of our University work fruitfully in all regions of Russian Federation and all over the world. Our University works on creation of a multilevel continuous training system, offering wide-range possibilities for further training and professional development.

To meet our students’ particular aims and needs we offer a wide range of programmes of different degrees: Engineer or Specialist Diploma, Bachelor, Master, or Ph.D. Degree, etc. KSTU is recognized as one of the best Technical Universities of Russia.

The University has a Scientific-Research Institute for Diagnosis and Control of Physical & Chemical Processes, Joint Scientific-Research Institute of Experimental Aesthetics, Scientific-Research Centre of Industrial Electrodynamics, Scientific-Research Centre of Dynamics and Strength, and Regional Innovating Scientific Centre.

Kazan State Technical University teaches about 25000 students on 65 majors in Engineering, Business and Humanitarian Sciences. The teaching and research staff of the University counts 3000 personnel, including 150 Full Profs. & D.Sc. degree holders, 600 Associate Profs. & Ph.D. degree holders.

The University is housed in 7 perfectly equipped buildings. It has 6 student's dormitories, and a hotel. The sport complex includes 5 well-equipped indoor sports halls, as well as outdoor facilities for skiing & water sports. The University also has a sports camp in a picturesque place on the Volga river, 40 km away from Kazan.

KSTU’s new campus is now under construction. Its first academic building was opened for students in 2004; the second building is now under construction. The construction of the campus is to be completed within a few years.

KSTU includes 11 associated branch institutes outside Kazan in the towns of Almetevsk, Bugulma, Chistopol, Elabuga, Leninogorsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Volzhsk, Vyatskie Polyany, Zainsk, Zelenodolsk.

In 2008, KSTU won an all-Russian competition among all Russian universities and institutes with the innovative academic programme entitled "System for Training of the World Level Experts in the Field of Development and Use of Information Technologies as a Key Factor to Provide a Competitiveness in Machinery Production". Both Governments of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan awarded the University the «Excellence and Innovation Label» and assigned a grant of $20 mln.(equiv.) in order to implement the KSTU's innovative programme.

In 2009, KSTU became 1 of the 12 universities selected among all the Russian universities (from about 900 state HE institutions and 2000 private ones) to be awarded the prestigious title of the “National Research University” and $70 mln. (equiv.) grant from both Governments of Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan.

International Cooperation

Kazan State Technical University has a rich experience in training of foreign students. At the very foundation of KSTU 50 students from Albania, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Korea, Poland and Romania applied their documents to KSTU and successfully graduated. Nowadays they are eminent entrepreneurs of industry, teachers and scientists in their home countries.

As a participant of international programs like TEMPUS, ERASMUS-MUNDUS, DAAD, British Council, European Universities' Association, European Association of Aerospace Universities PEGASUS, Salzburg Seminar, IREX, Fulbright and many others, the University regularly sends students, teachers and researchers for training and probation to various countries of the world.

During the last years, students, postgraduates, teachers and scientists of the Technical University have visited universities, research and linguistic centres in USA, UK, Germany, France and other countries.