Baltic State Technical University

Baltic State University

Балтийский государственный технический университет "Военмех" им. Д.Ф.Устинова
Type	University
Established	1871 (1932)
Rector	Ivanov K.M.
Undergraduates	7000
Address	Saint Petersburg, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Campus	Two campuses
Website	www.voenmeh.ru

Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh" D.F.Ustinov (Russian: Балтийский государственный технический университет "Военмех" им. Д.Ф.Устинова; abbreviated BGTU) is a Russian technical university situated in Saint Petersburg. Previously it was known as the Leningrad Mechanical Institute (Russian: Ленинградский механический институт) and Military Mechanical Institute (Russian: Военно-механический институт).

History

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• 1875: Tsesarevich Nikolay's Handicraft College is created (for which BSTU is considered an heir)
• 1932: Established by order of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry of the USSR, as the Leningrad Military Mechanical Institute
• 1992: Reformed as Baltic State Technical University, after D.F. Ustinov

Faculties

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• Rocket and Space Technology Faculty (A)
• Arms and Weapons Systems Faculty (E)
• Department of Information and Control Systems (I)
• Natural Science (O)
• International Industrial Management and Communications (R)

Notable alumni

• Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov (Marshal of the USSR, the Minister of Defense of the USSR from July 30, 1976 to December 20, 1984)
• Vladimir Fyedorovich Utkin (Chief designer of KB "Yuzhnoye", Dnepropetrovsk, the USSR, Two Times Hero of Socialist Labour, chief designer of the SS-18 "Satan" (R-36TM), SS-24 (RT-23) ICBMs)^[3][4]
• Sergei Krikalev (cosmonaut)
• Georgi Grechko (cosmonaut)
• Vladimir Yakunin (head of Russian Railways)
• Vladimir Okrepilov (academician of Russian Academy of Sciences RAS, general director of State Centre "Test-St.Petersburg")

References

External links

• Baltic State Technical University - official Site (rus)

Coordinates: 59°54′59″N 30°19′00″E / 59.9164°N 30.3167°E / 59.9164; 30.3167