Athar University Guide Irkutsk
Irkutsk National Research Technical University
ИРНИТУجامعة إيركوتسك الوطنية للبحوث التقنية
The campus covers 480,000 m² and includes academic buildings, dormitories, canteens, shops, a student clinic, a sanatorium and stadiums; the city centre is about 15 minutes away by public transport.
- Official website
- istu.edu
- International admission
- istu.edu/deyatelnost/mezhdunarodnaya_deyatelno…
At a glance
- City
- The university is in Irkutsk, at 83 Lermontova St., 664074; it also has a branch in Usolye-Sibirskoye.
- Levels of study
- Study options for foreigners on the admission page: Russian-language preparatory courses, secondary vocational education, bachelor's/specialist, master's and postgraduate (aspirantura).
- English-taught programmes
- English-taught bachelor's programmes listed for foreigners in 2026/27 include:
- Students
- The English 'Facts and figures' page gives 18,675 students, including 1,515 international students, 12 schools and 12 English-taught programmes.
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- Housing
- Per the Russian housing page, accommodation is provided to all students and to all applicants during entrance exams, with 3,800 places; the English site states 19 dormitories on one page and 15 on another.
- Status
- The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; the founder's powers are exercised by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Until 2015 it was named Irkutsk State Technical University.
About the university
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According to the official information page, the university was founded on 26 February 1930.
Fields and faculties
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Institutes with published 2026/27 fee tables:
- Institute of Aircraft Engineering and Transport
- Institute of Architecture, Construction and Design
- Institute of High Technologies
- Institute of Information Technology and Data Analysis
- Institute of Subsoil Use
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- Siberian School of Geosciences
- Institute of Economics, Management and Law
- Institute of Energy
- Institute of Correspondence and Evening Education
Programmes and language of study
Language of study
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English- and Chinese-taught master's programmesMaster's2026/27for international students
Master's programmes listed for foreigners in 2026/27 include Ecology & Green Technologies, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Information technologies, networks and big data, Digital Technologies in Applied Geophysics, Renewable energy and two MBA programmes.
Admission for international students
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for international students
Steps: choose a programme, send documents for preliminary assessment to [email protected] (passport valid ≥1.5 years with notarised translation, previous education document with notarised translation, an e-photo); review takes 10 working days, then online entrance exams.
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Applicants from visa-required countriesfor international students
For visa-country applicants: the education document must be legalised where required; after the exams they receive a Conditional Letter of Acceptance, sign the contract and prepay, then receive an official invitation (up to 40 days) for a study visa.
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Budget-place admissionfor international students
State-funded (budget) places require proof of compatriot status (applicant's birth certificate and a parent's USSR-issued birth certificate); citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are exempt.
Tuition fees
Each amount is published for a specific programme or group of programmes — not necessarily the university's fees overall. Each academic year is shown separately.
Examples
280,000 RUB per year
English-taught bachelor's fee for foreigners in 2026/27: 280,000 RUB per year before discounts (Linguistics 390,000 RUB); some programmes have 10–80% discounts depending on entrance-exam results and GPA.
267,400 RUB per year
Aircraft and Helicopter Engineering (specialist, Russian-taught) for foreigners in 2026/27: 267,400 RUB per year (1,470,700 for the full programme).
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Bachelor's · 2026/27
390,000 RUB per year
Linguistics (English-taught) bachelor's for foreigners in 2026/27: 390,000 RUB per year before discounts.
232,200 RUB per year
Mechanical Engineering (Russian-taught) bachelor's for foreigners in 2026/27: 232,200 RUB per year (928,800 for the full programme), the same as several other Russian-taught engineering programmes; 15–56% discounts for preparatory-course graduates or by exam results.
Master's · 2026/27
275,000–296,500 RUB per year
English/Chinese-taught master's fees for foreigners in 2026/27: 275,000–296,500 RUB per year before discounts; 10–80% discounts depending on the entrance exam or the 'Engineers iPolytech' olympiad and a portfolio assessment.
Scholarships and opportunities
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for international students
Tuition discounts: up to 80% for English-taught programmes and 10–64% for Russian-taught ones; also via winning the 'Future Engineers' international olympiad or the 'Engineers iPolytech' competition for master's applicants.
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Faculty / institute: Russian Language Preparatory CourseFoundationfor international students
Russian Language Preparatory Course scholarship: a 50% tuition discount, three scholarships per country each year awarded by GPA to applicants aged 18–25 meeting their country's GPA threshold, with no tests or interviews.
Student housing
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for international students
The English site says the dormitories serve students from other cities and foreign students, in three types: triple rooms along a corridor with shared facilities, four-room sections with a kitchen and bathroom, and sections with single or double rooms.
Practical information
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for international students
Admission Office: [email protected] (83 Lermontov St., room I-203); International Students Support: [email protected].
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for international students
The university issues an official study-visa invitation within up to 40 calendar days; visa-free nationals must file an electronic entry application via the Gosuslugi app at least 72 hours before entry.
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The site has an English version (eng.istu.edu) with admission, programmes, discounts and campus-life pages; a French version is also linked.
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Other official pages of the university (10)
- istu.edu/deyatelnost/kampus/zaselenie/obshchezhitiya
- istu.edu/deyatelnost/mezhdunarodnaya_deyatelnost/akademicheskaya_m…
- istu.edu
- abit.istu.edu/lists/specialties
- istu.edu/abiturientu/magistratura
- istu.edu/sveden/grants
- istu.edu/studentu/zhizn/profkom_studentov
- eng.istu.edu/about/about/facts-and-figures
- istu.edu/deyatelnost/mezhdunarodnaya_deyatelnost/abit
- eng.istu.edu/admission/academic-programs