In the Murmansk region, the largest institution of higher education is the Murmansk State Technical University (MSTU). It has been in existence for over 60 years. During this time, the university has come a long way in development. He brought up many qualified specialists, helped them develop a sense of freedom and aspiration for professional heights. During the entire period of its existence, the university has changed, adjusted to the requirements of the time, and improved its organizational structure. Let's see what the university has achieved and what departments are now in the educational organization.
About higher education institution
The current Murmansk State Technical University was founded in 1950. It was created in the form of a nautical school, because the region needed specialists for the fishing industry, which began to develop due to its convenient geographical location and climate.
First years for academicestablishments were complex. Much had to be created from scratch. However, the institution coped with all the difficulties. A fairly rapid development allowed him to get the status of the academy of the fishing fleet in 1992. After 4 years, the university expanded the offered speci alties, became a university and received its modern name.
Educational activities
Murmansk State Technical University can be proud of the training of specialists. Education at the university is conducted in several relevant areas of bachelor's, specialist's and master's programs. Upon graduation, graduates are issued a diploma of higher education and are assigned a specific degree, qualification.
In addition to bachelor's, specialist's and master's programs, the university offers programs of secondary vocational education. Two structural divisions are responsible for their implementation - college and technical school. Through VET programs, students have the opportunity to become:
- mechanical technicians;
- accountants;
- by technical navigators;
- operational logistics;
- ship mechanics;
- lawyers;
- electromechanical technicians;
- tourism specialists;
- technologists-technologists;
- technologists-programmers;
- fish farming technicians.
Scientific and international activities
Important priorityMurmansk Technical University is the development of scientific research. The Academic Council of the university has designated several areas in which work is being carried out. Since the university specializes in training specialists for the fishing fleet, important areas for research are:
- industrial fishing, navigation, fleet operation;
- aquaculture and aquatic bioresources;
- environment, ecology.
In scientific research FSBEI HPE "Murmansk State Technical University" still touches upon the problems of education. The attention of the specialists of the educational institution is attracted by information and computer technologies in science, economics, technical systems.
Educational and scientific activities are not the only goals of the Technical University in Murmansk. The university is still engaged in the development of international activities. He takes an active part in cooperation with foreign universities in order to improve the quality and relevance of educational programs, conduct joint research and implement important projects. MSTU partners are located in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, Holland, Italy, Slovenia.
Organizational structure
Murmansk Technical State University consists of several main structural units. One of them is institutions. All of them have grown out of faculties, emerged as a result of consolidation of structural divisions. Herelist of functioning institutions:
- Naturally-technological. Conducts training in "Chemistry", "Technology of catering products", "Technology of fish products and fish", "Food engineering for small enterprises", etc.
- Marine. The structural subdivision offers a unique area of training related to shipbuilding, ocean engineering, systems engineering of marine infrastructure facilities. Also offered are Radio Engineering, Applied Informatics, etc.
- Research, technology and innovation. This structural unit is responsible for planning, organizing and analyzing research activities, and provides training for highly qualified personnel.
- Additional professional education. The task of this institute is to provide training and retraining of specialists.
- Distance learning. This institute offers applicants a modern way of obtaining higher education, the essence of which is self-study and individual work with a teacher using computer technology.
In addition to the institutions in the organizational structure, Murmansk State Technical University has faculties. One of them is related to Arctic technologies, and the other is related to management and social technologies. Let's consider these structural units in more detail.
Faculty of Arctic Technologies
This structural unit appeared in 2014, butits history began much earlier. The origins of this faculty date back to the period when the natural-technical and polytechnical faculties existed in the educational institution. In 2013, they were merged into the Polytechnic Institute, and after 1 year this structural unit was transformed into the Faculty of Arctic Technologies.
Currently MSTU (Murmansk State Technical University) at this faculty prepares personnel for the life support area of Murmansk and the Murmansk region. Applicants are offered directions related to thermal power engineering and heat engineering, electricity supply, construction, technosphere safety, oil and gas business, cars and the automotive industry.
Faculty of Management and Social Technologies
In 1990, the Faculty of Management and Economics appeared in the organizational structure of the educational institution. It existed until 2003. Then it was merged with the Faculty of Finance. As a result, the Faculty of Economics appeared. Further changes in the organizational structure were carried out in 2012. The Institute was formed from the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of International Relations and World Economy. In 2016, the Faculty of Management and Social Technologies was founded on its basis.
At present, there is only one direction at the bachelor's degree - it is "Social work". The faculty implements 2 programs at the magistracy. Their names are “Industrial Fishing” and “Management of Water Transport and Hydrographic Support of Navigation.”
In conclusion, Murmansk State Technical University is one of the best universities in the region. Its graduates are in demand in the labor market. Many of them work on ships of the fishing industry fleets, in fishing ports, educational institutions, research institutions. People who have received economic speci alties at the university are building their careers in banking structures, tax authorities, and private enterprises.
