| Irkutsk National Research Technical University | |
| Native Name: | Иркутский национальный исследовательский технический университет |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Motto: | Знания - для себя, достижения - для Отечества |
| Motto Lang: | ru |
| Mottoeng: | Knowledge for yourself, achievements for homeland |
| Academic Staff: | 980 |
| Students: | 18451 |
| Coordinates: | 52.2628°N 104.2619°W |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Qs Eeca: | 301-350 |
| Qs Eeca Year: | 2022 |
| Qs Eeca Ref: | [1] |
| The W: | 1201–1500 |
| The W Year: | 2022 |
| Interfax N: | 47 |
| Interfax N Ref: | [2] |
| Interfax N Year: | 2022 |
| Forbes N: | 57 |
| Forbes N Ref: | [3] |
| Forbes N Year: | 2022 |
National Research Irkutsk State Technical University (full name in Russian: Иркутский национальный исследовательский технический университет), formerly Irkutsk State Technical University, is a technical university in Russia.
The Specialized Secondary School Irkutsk Mining College was established in 1893, with the principal objective to train mill-diggers for the needs of mining business, and in particular the gold-mining industry.
In 1918 the school was transformed into a Secondary Mining College, and in 1920 it was renamed the Irkutsk Polytechnic College. But the technical school was soon reorganised into the Irkutsk Polytechnic Practical Institute (IrPolPrIn). In August 1923 Irpolprin was reorganized into East Siberian Polytechnic College of regional importance, and later formed the foundation of the Siberian Mining Institute in Irkutsk. The Mining Institute was housed at 3, Lenin Street. S.V. Sergeev, head of the Geological Survey Department of the Soyuzdoloto Board was appointed as its first director; Professor G.V. Kliuchanskiy was appointed as his deputy for educational and scientific work.
Around that time, the Faculty of Workers (rabfak) was opened.
On March 19, 1960, the Mining and Metallurgical Institute was renamed to Polytechnic Institute. It received its designation as a university in 1994 and received its Certificate of Attestation of Educational Institution in 1997 and state accreditation in 1998.
Its scientists made a significant contribution to the economy of the Irkutsk region, East Siberian region, the CIS countries.
On 20 May 2010, IrSTU was named a "National Research University" and approved the program of scientific development in these areas:
Today the university trains specialists in the fields of oil and energy industry, mechatronics and robotics, geoinformatics and geophysics, aircraft construction, mechanical engineering and transportation, design, architectire, civil engineering, IT technologies, environmental engineering, international business and other spheres.
INRTU offers programs of different levels of training:
INRTU's main areas of study
For international students, INRTU offers Foundation program, which allow the foreign students to improve their Russian language skills and study in Russian-taught programs at any Russian university.
INRTU English-Taught Programs
Bachelor's degree:
Master's degree:
INRTU campus is one of the biggest among universities in Irkutsk, occupying an area of 480 000 square meters. It takes about 15 minutes to get to the city historical and business center, 10 minutes to the railway station and 30 minutes to the airport by public transportation (bus, tram, trolleybus).
INRTU campus includes academic buildings, student dormitories and hostels, canteens and shops, student clinic and sanatorium, stadiums and other sports facilities, banks and post office conveniently located. The campus has its own security service.
All international students are provided with accommodation. INRTU has 19 dormitories for students from different cities and international students, priced between 800 and 9 500 RUB per month.
In 2022, INRTU was one of 106 Russian universities who participated in the Strategic Academic Leadership Program.
INRTU is implementing two strategic projects within this Program - i.GeoDesign and Digital Industrial Technologies.
i.GeoDesign aims to change the principles of mining and geological industry formation through the university developments in smart digital geology, usage of drones in exploration, and the university new role in shaping junior business. The second project of Digital Industrial Technologies is associated with the development of advanced manufacturing technologies and raising high-skilled specialists for the Russian industry in the fields of aircraft, energy and construction.
Irkutsk National Research Technical University is the leader of the Irkutsk region in innovation sphere. In 2017, the university received the status of a Regional Center of Technological Development. Every year INRTU generates more than 60 innovative projects.
The INRTU Technopark was opened in 2010. It became the first scientific and technological complex in Irkutsk region. The total area of the INRTU Technopark is 5260 sq. m. It includes research laboratories, modern teaching, production and corporate research centers, a business incubator, and a large conference room. The INRTU Technopark residents are 41 high-tech companies, which in 2020 carried out assignments for more than 800 million rubles. Various innovative infrastructure projects are successfully implemented at INRTU Technopark: student business accelerator, startup school for innovators "Taiga", startup school "Taiga. Junior", Irkutsk school of innovation managers and others.
INRTU productively cooperates with 111 partners from 25 countries in Europe and Asia; has 138 agreements on cooperation, including 9 double degree programs with partner universities. Click the icon to learn more about the university and the program it offers.
Double degree and exchange programs are implemented in cooperation with more than 20 countries among which are Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Republic of Korea and many others.
INRTU is a member of several international organizations: