Volga Region State University of Telecommunications and Informatics, PSUTI

• Location: Samara, Russia,
• Age of students: from 17 years,
• Type: mixed,
• Language of instruction: Russian.

The university was founded in 1956 in the city of Samara.

The learning process includes a course of lectures and seminars, practical and laboratory classes, educational and pre-diploma practice.

The educational process is organized at the following faculties:

• Cybersecurity and Governance,
• Information systems and technologies,
• Digital Economy and Mass Communications,
• Optical and quantum communications,
• Radio communication systems and radio engineering.

The university takes part in the following scientific events:

• All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual Problems of Rocket and Space Technology",
• International Conference Future of Information and Communication Conference,              
• All-Russian Youth Scientific Conference "Actual Problems of Physical and Functional Electronics",
• Competition for the educational award "Knowledge. Award",
• StartupSamara Startup Weekend: INVEST PITCH,         
• All-Russian competition "Modeling of socio-economic processes for the tasks of public administration",      
• All-Russian competition-accelerator of innovative projects "Big Intelligence",
• Specialized Exhibition "Navigation and Communication in Special Conditions",
• International scientific and practical conference on the topic: "The role of the scientific heritage of Abu Rayhan Beruni in the development of world science."
• All-Russian Scientific Conference with International Participation "Neva Photonics",
• International Scientific Forum "Russia – Serbia – Kazakhstan – Russia: Modeling, Informatics, Monitoring, Security and Risks of Sustainable Development".

The university conducts international cooperation with the following organizations:

• Alcatel-Lucent,
• Coca Cola Hellenic,
• International student organization AIESE,
• Kazakhstan University of Innovation and Telecommunication Systems,
• Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications,
• Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communications named after M. Tynyshpaev,
• Azerbaijan Technical University,
• Tashkent University of Informatics and Technology,
• State academy of innovations and law,
• Riga Technical University,
• Technical University of Moldova.

The university provides 3 dormitories for nonresident full-time students.

For meals for students and staff, the university has three canteens for 470 seats.

To involve students in social and scientific activities, the university organizes and takes part in the following events:

• The First Arctic Program,
• Annual Conference "Management of the Future",
• Public Health Promotion Project "M.O.Z.G. 4.5",
• World Youth Festival,
• Competition Rosmolodezh. Grants: "Microgrants",
• Women's futsal match,
• International Forum of Technological Development "Technoprom",
• Competition "PARTNER OF THE UNIVERSITY – PARTNER FOR SUCCESS",
• FINOdays Hackathon,
• Competition "Golden Names of Higher Education",
• All-Russian Festival of Popularization of Science "Vector of Success",
• Competitions in network administration and the basics of information security VSFI.

The education process takes place in 6 educational buildings, equipped with classrooms for lectures and seminars, practical and laboratory classes. The classrooms are equipped with the necessary modern equipment: projectors, screens, computers, audio and video equipment.

Students are given unlimited access to two educational libraries with reading rooms for 100 seats.

At PSUTI, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each of them, an examination session is held, after passing the students, they are given vacations (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Transport
• Nutrition
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to PSUTI you must provide:

• Proof of identity, citizenship,
• State-recognized certificate of education and qualifications,
• SNILS,
• Reference 086-U.

If necessary, the applicant also provides:

• Proof of use of the right to admission within a special quota,
• Confirmation of individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account at admission,
• Proof of disability or disability.
• 2 photos 3x4.

The necessary package of documents is provided to the university:

• By mail,
• In person to the admissions office,
• In electronic form through the personal account of the university,
• Through EPGU.

At the moment, more than 6500 undergraduate and graduate students study at the university.

For internship and further employment, a student can participate in job fairs that are arranged by the university.

For admission to bachelor's and specialist's educational programs, an applicant must:

• Completed education not lower than secondary general,
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:
  • Mathematics — 27,
  • Physics — 36,
  • Informatics and ICT — 40,
  • Russian language — 36,
  • History — 32,
  • Social Studies — 42.

For admission to master's programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of the entrance examinations of the university with scores not lower than the threshold set by the university itself.

For admission to postgraduate programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of entrance examinations with scores not lower than the threshold set by the university itself:
  • Special discipline,
  • Philosophy
  • Foreign language.

The following types of scholarships are distinguished:

• State Academic,
• State social,
• of the President of the Russian Federation,
• Government of the Russian Federation,
• Registered.

In addition, the university provides financial assistance to students in need.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision