Athar University Guide Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk State Technical University
Новосибирский государственный технический университетجامعة نوفوسيبيرسك التقنية الحكومية
According to the official information page, the university occupies 8 academic buildings and has a separate scientific library building with 1,000 reader seats.
- Official website
- nstu.ru
- International admission
- en.nstu.ru/education/admissions/application-guid…
At a glance
- City
- The university is in Novosibirsk; address: 20 Karl Marx Avenue.
- English-taught programmes
- The 'Programs in English' list on the site shows 7 master's and 7 bachelor's programs taught in English.
- Housing
- International students may live in NSTU dormitories or rent apartments; there are 8 dormitories on campus. Dormitories 1–7 are for state-quota students (4-bed rooms), dormitory 8 for postgraduates and foreign teachers.
- Preparatory year
- The Faculty of Pre-University Education offers Pre-University Training, Russian as a Foreign Language and short Russian courses; training covers 5 fields (Engineering, Sciences, Economics, Humanities, Medical Science and Biology) and ends with the State Russian Language Test, level 1.
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- Status
- The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; the founder's functions are exercised by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
- Founded
- The university was founded on 19 August 1950 as the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute and renamed Novosibirsk State Technical University in 1992.
Fields and faculties
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The English site groups programs into areas including Aircraft engineering, Automation and Computer Engineering, Power Engineering, Mechatronics and Automation, Radio Engineering and Electronics, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Humanities and Business.
Programmes and language of study
Language of study
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Programme: Management, Business in Russia (MSc)Master'sfor international students
The master's program 'Management, Business in Russia' is taught in English, lasts 2 years and starts on 1 September; entrance exams: Foreign language and Management.
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Russian-taught programsfor international students
The pre-university page states that the language of instruction at the university is Russian, so international students learn Russian at the preparatory department for 1 year (English-taught programs are listed separately).
Admission for international students
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Bachelor's programsBachelor'sfor international students
For bachelor's programs you can choose up to 5 majors, submit documents in person or via the Applicant's Personal Account, take entrance tests offline or online, and sign a tuition contract if successful.
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Bachelor's programsBachelor'sfor international students
Admission documents: passport and its notarized Russian translation; education document with transcript; legalization of foreign education documents; their notarized Russian translation; an application generated in the Personal Account.
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
211,300 RUB per year
Contract tuition in 2026/27 for the first year of this full-time bachelor's programme (Faculty of Automation and Computer Engineering) is 211,300 RUB per year; the same table lists lower amounts for later years.
225,300 RUB per year
Contract tuition in 2026/27 for the first year of this full-time master's programme is 225,300 RUB per year (216,300 RUB in the 2nd year).
Scholarships and opportunities
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for international students
NSTU NETI takes part in the Government scholarship program of the Russian Ministry; foreigners can obtain it via the olympiads 'The Future of Siberia' (bachelor's) and 'Engineering Breakthrough: Master in Square' (master's); the page shows registration closed for both.
Student life and services
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Faculty / institute: Faculty of Pre-University EducationFoundationfor international students
According to the Arabic curriculum page, the preparatory first semester starts on 1 September or 1 October (18 weeks) with 32 hours of Russian a week; the second semester adds subjects such as mathematics and physics.
Practical information
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for international students
All international students must have medical insurance from their home country or an accredited Russian insurer, valid for the whole stay, with coverage of at least 100,000 roubles.
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for international students
On arrival, students must register with the migration authorities if staying more than 7 calendar days, submitting documents within 2 working days to the Center for International Education; NSTU does not register students living in private apartments.
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for international students
Admission enquiries: [email protected]; general international office mailbox: [email protected].
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The site has an English version (en.nstu.ru), with pages and booklets in other languages including Arabic.
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