Athar University Guide Samara
Samara State Technical University
Самарский государственный технический университетجامعة سامارا التقنية الحكومية
The university is in Samara, at 244 Molodogvardeyskaya St. (postcode 443100).
- Official website
- samgtu.ru
- International admission
- samgtu.com/admission/admission-procedure
At a glance
- Levels of study
- Programmes cover all levels of higher education across 24 enlarged groups of fields; postgraduate study is offered in 21 fields, and the university has 7 dissertation councils covering 17 specialties.
- Students
- According to the Facts and Figures page (data as of 2022): 18,345 students, including 844 international students.
- International students
- The university's Arabic page states that its foreign students come from 75 countries.
- Housing
- The university has two campuses: the Central Campus (nine buildings including the main administrative one and the Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering) and the Student Campus (eleven buildings with sports and recreational facilities).
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- Preparatory year
- The Centre for Additional Training of foreign students (18 Pervomayskaya St., room 140) prepares non-Russian speakers for bachelor's, master's and postgraduate study in three tracks — natural sciences, engineering and biomedical — in groups of up to 14; those who pass the final exams receive a Russian-proficiency certificate.
- Status
- The university is a federal state budgetary institution of higher education; its founder is the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
About the university
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According to the official information page, the university was founded on 3 July 1914.
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The university has three branches — in Syzran and Novokuybyshevsk (Samara Region) and Belebey (Republic of Bashkortostan) — plus representative offices in several cities including Bryansk, Volgograd, Severodvinsk and Sterlitamak.
- Syzran branch
- Novokuybyshevsk branch
- Belebey branch (Bashkortostan)
Fields and faculties
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Academy, institutes and faculties as listed on the Arabic 'Faculties and Institutes' page:
- Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Institute of Automation and Information Technologies
- Institute of Oil and Gas Technologies
- Institute of Engineering, Economic and Humanitarian Education
- Faculty of Food Production Technologies
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering
- Engineering and Technology Faculty
- Heat and Power Engineering Faculty
- Electrical Engineering Faculty
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Transport
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The university trains specialists in energy, oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, engineering, transport, food and defence industries, IT, instrumentation and automation, materials science and metallurgy, biotechnology and industrial ecology.
Programmes and language of study
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Double-degree programmes
Double-degree programmes listed on the Arabic page:
- University of Lille 1 – Science and Technology (Lille, France)
- HAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
- M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University (Shymkent, Kazakhstan)
Language of study
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The 'Russian language course' page states that teaching at the university is in Russian; those without an official Russian-proficiency certificate can learn it at the Centre for Additional Training of foreign students.
Admission for international students
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2026/27for international students
Foreign students are admitted on Unified State Exam results or on the university's own entrance tests, held in Russian, mathematics, physics, chemistry, social science, history and literature (Admission Rules 2026/2027, section XII).
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Government-quota applicantsfor international students
For tuition-free study under the government quota, applicants contact the Rossotrudnichestvo office or the Russian Embassy in their country and register on the official selection portal; those from countries without a mutual-recognition agreement go through recognition at Glavexpertcentr.
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
240,000–487,500 RUB per year
First-year fees for foreign citizens in full-time bachelor's programmes in 2026–2027 range from 240,000 to 487,500 RUB depending on the field; most engineering fields cost 270,000 RUB (the fee order has a separate column for foreigners).
240,000–345,000 RUB per year
First-year fees for foreign citizens in full-time specialist programmes in 2026–2027 range from 240,000 to 345,000 RUB; Pharmacy costs 270,000 RUB.
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Bachelor's · 2026/27
345,000 RUB per year
Fee for the bachelor's programme 'Oil and Gas Engineering' (full-time) for foreign citizens, first year 2026–2027: 345,000 RUB.
Master's · 2026/27
255,000–330,000 RUB per year
First-year fees for foreign citizens in full-time master's programmes in 2026–2027 range from 255,000 to 330,000 RUB; most engineering fields cost 285,000 RUB and Oil and Gas Engineering 330,000 RUB.
Student housing
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for international students
All foreign students are provided with dormitory accommodation; a new unit opened in 2014 for more international students, who live three to a room with an en-suite shower/toilet, plus kitchen, laundry, linen and internet; dormitories are block-type with permanent security.
Practical information
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for international students
The university provides visa support and migration registration only for foreigners coming to Russia for study and courses; violating registration rules can lead to a fine and deportation.
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for international students
Contact: Department for Collaboration with Foreign Students, 18 Pervomayskaya St., building 1, office 140, Samara 443100; email [email protected].
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The site has English (samgtu.com), Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic versions with admission and Russian-course pages for foreigners.
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