Volga State University of Technology

Volga State University of Technology is a nationally recognized public university under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. With its student population of about 9,000 (of whom more than 900 international) Volgatech is a mid-sized HEI, typical for a regional city like Yoshkar-Ola (population 260,000), a capital of Mari El Republic in the European part of Russia. Being a pioneer in the field of mass open online courses among the Russian HEIs, Volgatech enjoys a privilege to operate its own Regional Online Learning Centre. Since 2005, VolgaTech has been actively participating in European academic cooperation initiatives (Tempus, Erasmus+, and Jean Monnet programmes). Volgatech maintains strong relationship with employers within Mari El Republic and beyond the region, both in public and private sector, and received the status of the hub for innovative development, focusing on information technologies and digitalization, biotechnologies, robotics, and social entrepreneurship. The language of instruction is predominantly Russian. There is a Pre-university Faculty for international students with 1-year program of the Russian language for further enrollment. Volgatech provides cutting edge research opportunities in state-of-the-art laboratories. Priority research areas are Forestry, Biotechnology, Renewable Energy Supply, Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronics, Rediotechnics. The Botanical Garden (institute) of the university owns a huge collection of plants. Sport facilities include swimming pool, gyms and stadium. All international students live in comfortable and secure dormitories. Volga Tech maintains international cooperation links with universities and research centers in the European Union, USA, post-Soviet Eurasia, Africa, South and East Asia.