Vitebsk State Technological University
| Location | Vitebsk, Belarus |
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Vitebsk State Technological University is an entire academic-scientific-production complex, which trains specialists with higher education for the light industry and other branches of national economy, prepares highly qualified scientific personnel, provides qualification improvement and employees retraining in different spheres, implements fundamental and applied scientific research on broad aspects, manufactures light industry products, develops international cooperation with higher educational establishments and enterprises. The University provides the high level of professional training of specialists which is located in Vitebsk, Belarus.[1]
History
By 60 years in BSSR light industry widely developed. After the Great Patriotic War the new enterprises sewing, knitted, shoe and other industries have been restored and constructed. In republic there was a requirement for shots for light industry. Ministerial council BSSR from August, 14th, 1959 has confirmed the detailed design on building in Vitebsk of institute of technology of light industry. [1]
The Vitebsk institute of technology of light industry has been opened on June, 25th, 1965 under the Decision of Ministerial council Belorussian the USSR for № 305 from June, 24th, 1965.
On June, 25th, 1965 by the first rector of institute has been appointed, Cand.Chem.Sci., senior lecturer Savitsky Stepan Evdokimovich working managing chair of chemistry at the Belorussian institute of a national economy. 23 years of knowledge, vital energy and experience he has devoted to institute.
Commissioning of the educational case, the first hostel, external communications and subsidiary premises has taken place on September, 1st, 1965.
The first set of students was carried out on five specialities on six chairs of institute. The plan of enrollment of students gradually increased, new chairs, offices, laboratories were created, new specialities opened, the material base replenished. In February, 1995 the institute has passed accreditation on the status of a higher educational institution of university type by the criteria confirmed by the Ministry of Education of Belarus, and since April, 20th, 1995 is transformed to Vitebsk state technological university.
Today university a Dr.Sci.Tech., the professor, the honored worker of formation of Belarus, the councilor of Republic of National meeting of Belarus heads Bashmetov Valery Stepanovich.
Faculties and Chairs
Economic faculty
The economic faculty (till 1997 economic-technological) is based in 1997 and is one of the largest in university.
The faculty structure includes 8 chairs:
- Chair of economy;
- Chair of management;
- Chair of the economic theory and marketing;
- Chair of commercial activity;
- Chair of computer science;
- Chair of foreign languages;
- The chair of history also is right;
- Chair of philosophy.
At faculty more than 1000 students are trained, 73 teachers work.
Students have opportunity to receive in the computer classes equipped with modern COMPUTERS, practical skills of application of information technologies in professional activity.
Graduates of faculty work in economical and finance departments, work and salary departments, in banks, commercial services of the enterprises and firms, tax inspections, the insurance companies, economic laboratories of research and design institutes.
At faculty training of specialists on seven specialties is conducted
- Management
- Economy and management at the enterprise
- Accounting, analysis and audit
- Marketing
- Finance and credit
- Economy and production organization
Art and technological faculty
The art and technological faculty is the only thing in Republic of Belarus, carrying out training of specialists for the textile industry. I started functioning since 1971 as engineering and technological, since 1978 — economical and technological, since 1997 — art and technological. 32 candidates of science work at faculty 72 преподавателя:4 doctors of science. Among them: 2 professors, 28 associate professors. Among teachers of creative disciplines 18 members of the Union of Designers and 7 members of the Union of Artists are
The structure of faculty includes 5 chairs:
- Chair of design
- Chair of spinning of natural and chemical fibers
- Chair weaving
- Chair of technology of knitted production
- Chair of theoretical and applied mathematics
Preparation of students is conducted on the following specialties, the directions and specializations:
- design volume (qualification designer);
- design communicative (qualification designer);
- design of the subject and spatial environment (qualification designer);
- design of a suit and fabrics (qualification designer);
Since 2012 the university begins reception and training of specialists with the higher education in "Production of textile materials (in the directions). In the course of training students are distributed on 2 new directions: production of textile materials (technology and management) production of textile materials (technology and design).
The faculty has postgraduate study, doctoral studies and a magistracy in "Technology and preprocessing of textile materials and raw materials".
Mekhaniko-tekhnologichesky faculty
The Mekhaniko-tekhnologichesky faculty is one of leaders at university. It is created in August, 1969. More than 600 students are trained at this faculty. Chairs:
- Chair of technology and equipment of machine-building production
- Chair of cars and devices of light industry
- Chair of cars and technologies of highly effective processes of processing
- Chair automation of technological processes and productions
- Chair of physics
- Chair of mechanics
- Chair of engineering graphics
At faculty training of specialists on 5 specialties is conducted: technology of mechanical engineering (qualification engineer); processing equipment of machine-building production (qualification engineer); cars and devices of textile, light industry and consumer services (qualification mechanical engineer); automation of technological processes and productions (qualification automation engineer); technology of the equipment of highly effective processes of processing (qualification mechanical engineer).
Design-technology faculty
The design-technology faculty is organized in June, 1987 as a result of merge of two faculties: "Sewing production" and "Shoe production". The structure of faculty includes 6 chairs:
- Chair of designing and technology of clothes
- Chair designing and technology of products from skin
- Chair of labor protection and industrial ecology
- Chair of chemistry
- Chair standardization
- Chair of a physical education
At faculty training of specialists on 4 specialties is conducted: designing and technology of clothes; designing and technology of products from skin; merchandizing and examination of goods; metrology, standardization and certification (light industry).
Correspondence faculty
The correspondence faculty [30] is organized in 1965. The correspondence faculty Timofeev Anatoly Mikhaylovich, Candidate of Technical Sciences, the associate professor directs. At faculty prepares on the job experts for the light and textile industry, mechanical engineering and other branches of a national economy:
- финасы and the credit (qualification — the economist);
- economy and management at the enterprise (qualification — the economist-manager);
- marketing (qualification — the economist-marketing specialist);
- commercial activity (qualification — the economist);
- management (qualification — the economist);
- metrology, standardization certification (light industry) (qualification — the engineer);
- designing and technology of garments (qualification — the engineer);
- designing and technology of products from skin (qualification — the engineer);
- technology of mechanical engineering (qualification — the engineer);
- cars and offices of the light, textile industry and consumer services (qualification — the mechanical engineer);
- automation of technological processes and productions (qualification — the automation engineer);
- technology of a yarn, fabrics, jersey and nonwoven fabrics (qualification — the process engineer).
Faculty of pre-university preparation and career guidance
The faculty of pre-university preparation and career guidance prepares entrants for receipt in university in the following directions: preparatory office (day, correspondence forms of education);
Courses:
- the evening;
- for preparation for the centralized testing;
- two-week, for entrants before entrance examinations.
Professional development and retraining of personnel faculty
The faculty of professional development and retraining of personnel is created at university in 1989. At faculty there pass retraining more than 200 listeners, over 300 people annually increase the qualification, about 1300 students get higher education.
University campus
Cases of Vitebsk state technological university First case: Date in operation: August 31, 1965. Quantity of floors – 4. Total area - 11645 sq.m.
Second case: Date in operation: 1971. Quantity of floors - 4. Total area - 4754 m of kV Third case: Date in operation: after hostel No. 1 reconstruction. Quantity of floors – 5. Total area - 4119 sq.m. Fourth case: Date in operation: 2005. First ULK UO "VGTU" starting complex: Council conference hall, museum of history of university, showroom of chair of design, showroom of innovative development, 24 audiences, including 2 line. Rabochaya Square – 2261 sq.m. Date in operation: 2007. Second ULK UO "VGTU" starting complex: economics department, including dean's office, economy chair, chair of commercial activity, management chair, chair of the economic theory and marketing, chair of engineering graphics, informatics chair, including 2 computer halls. FPK and personal computer dean's office, center of information technologies, including publishing department, 4 computer halls, reading room of economic sciences. Labor protection department, buffet on 40 places, 14 audiences. Rabochaya Square 3158м. Fifth case: Date in эксплуатацию:2011 year. Quantity of floors 4.
VGTU scientific and technological park
The republican innovative unitary enterprise "Scientific and Technological Park of Vitebsk State Technological University" [33] began the work on August 24, 2010. In structure of science and technology park are available – own design office, research laboratory, experimental pilot production and economical sector.
Structural divisions
Experimental and skilled enterprise At the experimental and skilled enterprise the new technologies developed in VGTU take root.
Museum VGTU
The museum of history of university settles down in the educational and laboratory case No. 4. The exposition of a museum tells about history of creation of university, about the scientists working here in different years, about modern activity of university. At stands the materials devoted to the first teachers, development of high school science, amateur performances are presented, to sports, student's construction movement. The information stand with rotary modules represents materials about activity of faculties and university chairs.
VGTU shop
On the basis of the order of the rector and the decision of executive committee of administration of Oktyabrsky district No. 200 of 19.04.2006 "VGTU Shop" it is created is the isolated structural division of Establishment of education "Vitebsk state technological university". "VGTU Shop" is the main objectives of SMALLPOX satisfaction of demand of the population in products of the enterprises of light industry, other consumer goods. It is closed in the fall of 2008.
VGTU fashion house
The student's Fashion house was founded in 2006 by the VGTU initiative group of KTF chair. The director of Student's Fashion house is Himdiat Nadezhda Anatolyevna, the member of the Belarusian Union of Designers. Collections are created by all wishing students. The main idea of Fashion house is creation of models which will carry. All created collections can be seen on displays which will be organized at university.
VGTU sport center
The student's sports complex includes: pool, fitness studio, gym.
VGTU sanatorium dispensary
At Vitebsk the state technological university the student's sanatorium dispensary on 50 places is open. The student's sanatorium dispensary was open in 1973 on the basis of a hostel No. 2 and is the only improving establishment among technical educational institutions of Vitebsk and Vitebsk area. In February, 2005 the license for the right of medical activity was obtained, and in April, 2006 the dispensary passed a certifying commission in Minsk on the status "Student's sanatorium dispensary". In sanatorium dispensary are equipped:
- therapeutic office;
- procedural office;
- physiotherapeutic office;
- mud baths.
Offices are equipped with modern medical devices and the equipment, necessary medicines.
Cultural life of VGTU
At university the student's club works. The thematic evenings, interesting meetings, concerts of amateur performances are popular. Pride of university — national choreographic Vitebchanka ensemble, vocal studio. Annually at university the Gold Melody of Fall festival in which collectives of amateur performances of all faculties participate is held. On the basis of university the Vitebsk regional league of MOO "Belarusian KVN" is created, Vitebsk regional interuniversity competition of grace and artistic skill "the Queen Spring" is held. And also annually in Vitebsk the state technological university the International scientific conference is held.