Don State Technical University

Don State Technical University was established on May 20, 1930. It was originally named North Caucasus Institute of Agricultural Engineering and had two faculties: (Agricultural engineering and Metalworking). In 1938 the institute was renamed as Institute of Agricultural Engineering. Until 1992, it was the leading establishment for agricultural machinery design and high-speed turning in the Soviet Union. In 1937 it began its cooperation with Rostselmasch and developed combine harvester Stalinets-1, which was represented at Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris and won a golden medal. In 1940, there were already 21 departments and 14 degree programs. In 1941, the institute as well as Rostselmash were evacuated to Tashkent. Many buildings of the institute were destroyed by German bombs. The teaching began again already in August 1943. In the late 1940s was redeveloped combine harvesters for maize and sunflowers on the basis of Stalinets. In 1960s, new faculties and study programs were established to support the organization of mass production.

DSTU: PERFECT HERITAGE OF HIGH QUALITY NOVATIONS

Today DSTU is the largest scientific and educational center in the South of Russia, successfully combining the fundamental traditions of Russian academic education with advanced technologies and teaching methods. DSTU is a university with long-standing traditions. We are proud of our history and achievements.

At the same time, DSTU is the university that actively participates in the higher education reforms carried out by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. By raising first-class experts, conducting research in partnerships with leading national and foreign higher education and scinetific institutions, supporting technological innovation and entrepreneurship, we are building a future to be proud of!

DSTU supports young innovators and scientists, develops scientific and research infrastructure, actively participates in foreign study programs and widens cooperation with the world scientific community. It intends not only to maintain the leading position among the regional universities, but to reach a qualitatively new level, becoming the center for talented youth and the driver of the Don region economy growth.

DSTU IS YOUR PRAGMATIC CHOICE:

• We are the biggest university in the South of Russia

• We offer an extensive range of study programs in all major subject groups

• We provide the close inter-relationship between teaching, research and scholarship

• We are constantly enhancing the existing partnerships and establishing new ones with commercial and public organisations

• Strong support is provided for individual researchers as well as research groups

• More than 175 foreign universities world-wide are our partners

• The great opportunities are open for broadening the experience of our students and staff through participation in sport, music, theatre, the visual arts, and other cultural activities.