Baltic State Technical University VOENMEH named after D.F. Ustinov

About Baltic State Technical University VOENMEH named after D.F. Ustinov

Baltic State Technical University "VOENMEH" named after D.F. Ustinov, known as BSTU Voenmeh or simply Voenmeh, is a federal state technical university in St. Petersburg. The university gives 26 February 1932 as its date of creation. The founder is the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education carries out the founder's functions. The main address is 1 1st Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190005. Do not confuse it with Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in Kaliningrad, which is a different institution.

Institutes and research

Voenmeh organises its higher education in faculties named by letter: A Rocket and Space Technology; E Weapons and Weapon Systems; I Information and Control Systems; N Robotics and Innovative Engineering; and B Basic Engineering Education. Institute S covers physical culture and sports technologies, and there is a faculty of secondary vocational education. The English site describes study directions in rocket science and aerospace technology, weapons system development, control systems, management and information technologies. The university history says that in 1946 it created a design faculty, the first in the USSR to train specialists in jet weapons.

Students

According to the university, it has almost 2,000 teachers and specialists and more than 7,000 students (page dated 30 May 2025).

For international applicants

The university says it has trained foreign students for 50 years and that more than 2,000 foreign students have graduated. Since 2020 it has widened distance learning options for foreign citizens. The Department of International Educational Programmes and Academic Mobility deals with preparatory department admission, the training of foreign citizens and international cooperation. Its programmes include Russian as a Foreign Language, with annual, semi-annual and summer intensive options and a diploma at the end. It also lists "2+2" joint higher-education programmes with partner universities in China, where students spend half the study period in Russia and half in China. Foreign applicants can apply through the State Services portal or in person at the admission office, and the university's own entrance tests are held as tests.

Housing

Voenmeh's own dormitories have a maximum capacity of 2,020 places, with 27,625 square metres of dormitory floor area. The Student Dormitory Management Centre says its aim is to provide places for non-resident students and students in need.