Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Zaporizhzhya national technical university
Запорізький національний технічний університет
Latin: Zaporizhzhya National Technical University
Motto Vivere est cogitare
Established 1900
Rector Belikov Sergiy Borysovych
Students 7403
Location Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine
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The Zaporizhzhya national technical university is a Ukrainian University in Zaporizhzhya.

History

Russian Empire

Zaporizhzhya National Technical University (ZNTU) started in 1900 as a seven-year mechanical technical vocational college, preparing technic – mechanics specialists. The sometime together with education creation of main buildings was carried out. Very quickly the main three-storied building was built. Currently the main building of ZNTU, this housed lecture rooms, physical and mechanical studies, laboratories, assembly hall and a shop selling ready-made products.

At the end of its first decade 240 people studied in the college. Graduates from the college successfully worked at machine-construction enterprises promoting the rise of colleges reputation. It was considered to be one of the best not only in Ukraine, but in Europe.

USSR

In 1920 the college was reorganized into Zaporizhzhya industrial technical school with four year studies (possessing some rights of high school). From November 1922 to 1930 the industrial school was the educational enterprise training engineer-mechanics for agricultural machine construction and general machine construction. Many graduates became leading industrial specialists and statesmen. In 1930 the technical school was reorganized into Zaporizhzhya Agricultural Engineering Institute training specialists in four subjects: tractor and agricultural engineering, metal treatment and foundry.

In the 10 years before the start of the Great Patriotic War, 782 people got engineer’s diplomas and worked at Zaporizhzhya’s plants. During the war, more than 500 students and lecturers went to the front, 52 people studied at the artillery academy named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky, 30 people finished accelerated courses of armored academy. More than 300 students and lecturers were awarded State orders and medals. More than 50 members of the technical school did not return from the front.

After Zaporizhzhya was liberated in 1944 Zaporizhzhya automechanical institute was organized and three years later it became Zaporizhzhya Agricultural Engineering Institute, until 1957 whein it was renamed Zaporizhzhya Machine construction Institute (ZMI). In 1980 ZMI received the Badge of Honor for the preparation of highly qualified professionals. Between 1930-1990 institute prepared 40,000 engineers, including 825 for foreign countries.

Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya State Technical University was created by a Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decision dated 20 April 1994. In August 2001 according to Ukrainian President’s Decree ZSTU was awarded the status of a National institution. During 2006-2007 separate structural units: Berdyansk machine construction college, Tokmak mechanical school, Zaporizhzhya college of radioelectronics, Zaporizhzhya electrotechnical college and Humanitarian college entered the university.

Campuses and buildings

University campus occupies territory of 14,2 hectares including:

Those territories include 7 educational buildings, sport complex, administrative and business buildings. There are 5 hostels in the university with living space of 25 000 sq.m. ensuring 100% students accommodation. One of the hostels is used for married students’ couples.

The main building of the university hosts canteen, assembly hall, editorial and publishing departments, center of computer technologies as well as auditoriums, laboratories, computer classes. There are 43 computer classes governed by faculties and chairs. Computers are also used in many of university’s laboratories, where laboratory equipment is combined with computers used for investigations of different algorithms and technologies. Total number of modern computers used for educational purposes equals 1430 units. Wi-Fi technologies are introduced in the university.

Besides. University leads Ukrainian high school using NTUU “KPI” cluster. Scientifical supervisor of supercomputer calculation center A. Petrenko showed the application of cluster power by different organizations. According to diagram showed in this report in 2009 ZNTU used more than 15 percent processing time of NTUU “KPI” cluster.

University owns four scientific lending libraries, 8 reading halls with 454 seats. Library computer net equipped by 2 servers, 7 scanners, 7 printers, 2 copy machines and 76 computers connected into joint communicational net. Electronic library effectively increase sticking of funds with electronic text-books and methodical materials created by university lecturers.

Institutes and faculties

There are 6 institutes, 12 departments and center for skill improvement, extension and advanced courses.

Institure of Machine Construction

(director – L.I. Ivshenko, D.Sci., Prof.)

Machine Construction Department

(dean – V.I. Glushko, Cand. Sci., Assist.Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Transportation and Logistics Department

(dean – V.F. Kozirev, Cand. Sci., Assist.Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Institute of Physics and Engineering

(director – V.V. Luniov, D.Sci., Prof.)

Physics and Engineering Department

(dean – O.V. Klimov, Cand Sci. Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Electrical Engineering Department

(dean – V.P. Metelsky, Cand. Sci., Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Institute of Information Science and Radioelectronics

(director – D.M. Piza, D. Sci., Prof.)

Radioengineering Department

(dean – V.S. Kabak., Cand. Sci., Assist. Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Information Science and Computer Engineering Department

(dean – M.M. Kasyan, Cand.Sci., Assist.Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Institure of Economics and Humanities

(director – P.V. Gudz, D.Sci. Prof.)

Economics and Management Department

(dean – V.V. Korolkov, Cand. Sci. Assist. Prof.)

prepares professionals in the following specialties:

Accounting and Audit.

Humanities Department

(dean – M.V. Dedkov, Cand.Sci.,Assist.Prof.)

prepares specialists in the following specialties:

Law and Management Institute

(director – V.M. Zaytseva, Cand. Sci. Prof.)

International Tourism and Management Department

(dean – E.A. Vasylieva, Cand. Sci., Assist. Prof.)

prepares specialists in the following specialties:

Humanity and Law Department

(dean – T.A. Hayvoronskaya, Cand. Sci. Assist.Prof.)

prepares specialists in the following specialties:

Physical Culture and Sport Management Department

(dean – I.V. Pushina, Cand. Sci. Assist. Prof.)

prepares specialists in the following specialties:

Institute of Professional Training

(director – S.T. Yarimbash, Cand. Sci., Assist. Prof.)

Common Technical Department

(dean – E.P. Sokolov, Cand. Sci., Assist. Prof.);

Center for skill improvement, extension and Advanced Courses (director – N.N. Sytnikov, Cand. Sci., Assist. Prof.) prepares specialists in the following specialties:

Famous alumni

Awards and reputation

Recent years several estimations of high school activities were done both by employers and on national level. In such ratings best high schools take part. According to integrated estimations Zaporizhzhya National Technical University gets marks above medium in Ukraine. University is leading high school in South East of Ukraine. Possessing highest IV level of accreditation. Prepares highly qualified specialists in 51 specialties of technical, computer, economical and humanitarian directions.

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    Coordinates: 47°49′03″N 35°11′04″E / 47.81750°N 35.18444°E / 47.81750; 35.18444

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