Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR)

About Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR)

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, known as TUSUR, is a federal state autonomous university in Tomsk. It was created on 21 April 1962 as the Tomsk Institute of Radioelectronics and Electronic Technology. It was renamed in 1971, and it received university status and the name TUSUR in 1997. The founder is the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The main address is 40 Lenin Avenue, Tomsk, 634050. TUSUR is a different institution from National Research Tomsk State University (TSU), which has its own official site.

Institutes and research

TUSUR trains specialists, bachelors and masters in areas that include radio engineering, electronic and computer technology, programming, automation and control systems, information technology, information security, innovation, economics and social work. The units include the Institute of Radioelectronic Engineering, the Institute of Innovation, the Institute of System Integration and Security, and faculties such as Computer Systems, Control Systems, Economics, Law, Security and Distance Learning. The Advanced Engineering School "Electronic Instrumentation and Communication Systems" named after A. V. Kobzev opened in 2022. In 2021 the university took part in the federal programme "Priority 2030", according to its own history page.

Students

According to the university, about 13 thousand students study at TUSUR. Study formats are full-time, extramural and mixed, and distance learning technologies can be used.

For international applicants

The university states that its educational process is in Russian. International students on degree programmes need a certified level of Russian when they start. TUSUR offers an intensive Russian language programme through its Center of Training for International Students. It is part of a pre-university preparatory course that lasts one academic year. The course has an engineering focus (Russian, mathematics, physics, informatics) or an economics focus. Applicants choose a level: pre-university, undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate. Admission to degree programmes is competitive and uses entrance exams. Degree applicants can write to inter@tusur.ru.

Housing

TUSUR has five dormitories with 3,130 residential rooms for non-resident students, according to its state disclosure page. The university says international students are provided with accommodation in university dormitories.