Bryansk State Engineering University

About Bryansk State Engineering University

Bryansk State Engineering and Technological University (BGITU) is a state university in Bryansk. Its official English name on the state disclosure page is "Bryansk State Technological University of Engineering" (BSTUE), and the university's international page uses "Bryansk State Engineering Technological University". The creation date given by the university is 3 July 1930. It started as a forestry institute and became a university in July 2015. The founder is the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The main address is 3 Stanke Dimitrova Avenue, Bryansk, 241037. This is a different institution from Bryansk State Academician I.G. Petrovski University (the name on its own official site).

Institutes and research

The university has three institutes: the Civil Engineering Institute, the Institute of Forest Complex, Landscape Architecture, Transport and Ecology, and the Engineering and Economic Institute. It also has the Faculty of General Scientific Training and Advanced Training, a Multi-profile College and a Military Training Centre. The university's English page lists bachelor's programmes (four years, full-time) and master's programmes (two years, full-time) in areas that include civil engineering, electrical power engineering, transport and technological machines, technosphere safety, forestry, landscape architecture, wood processing, economics and information systems. The training and experimental forestry station and an arboretum belong to the university.

Students

According to the university's Study in Russia page, foreign students come from 22 countries.

For international applicants

The language of study on the university's international page is Russian. Foreign citizens who do not speak Russian, or whose Russian is not sufficient, can join the Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizens. The course lasts 12 months. In the first semester students normally study Russian every day. In the second semester subjects related to the chosen field are added. The department offers four directions: engineering and technical, economic, biomedical and natural science. Applicants can write to the international office at international@bgitu.ru.

Housing

The university has four dormitories on Stanke Dimitrova Avenue. The campus also has a health post, a canteen, a food shop and a stadium. According to the university, places are provided to all out-of-town students, and to applicants during entrance tests. The dormitory page states that 1,100 students live in the dormitories.