Saint Petersburg State University of Technologies and Design

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Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design was established pursuant to the resolution of the Supreme Council of national economy of the USSR of 26 April 1930 as Leningrad Textile Institute which was named after S.M. Kirov by the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Ussr on 31 August 1935. Nowadays the University holds the status of the Federal State B...udgetary Educational Institution. Powers and duties of the institution establisher are performed by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
The University hosts an annual academic competition ‘Culture and Art’ for students of the 5-11 forms that was approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Winners and runners-up of the academic competition enjoy exemptions when applying for many of the specialties. Nowadays there are about 16,000 students at SPbSUITD. High standards of professional education for the graduates are maintained by famous scientists and qualified university teachers. There are more than 300 doctors of science and 400 candidates of science, 10 honourary figures of science of the RF and more than 30 honourary figures of culture, higher education and members of creative unions – designers’ union and artists’ union.
Currently, the main library of SPbSUITD, library of the North-West Institute of Printing Arts and library of the Fashion Information centre are available for both students and staff of the University. Total library stock numbers over one million items. An online catalogue of the library resources has been built and maintained since 1994. Moreover, in 2010 Information environment “University Publishing Activity’ was created. This is an Internet resource which allows to manage scientific literature and learning materials publishing and which provides users not only with information about published materials but also full-texts of the published materials (for registered users). The University intranet affords access to the syllabi of the taught modules. Most of university buildings and students’ dormitories have a free Internet access.
University complex consists of eight university buildings, most of them being in the historic city centre. There are also four students’ dormitories and six countryside properties. Modern equipment of the departments, academic and research laboratories, lecture halls, experiment and test production workshops and industrial workshops of the research and production centre allow to deliver programmes of both vocational and higher professional education.
Scientists of SPbSUITD carry out fundamental and applied research, participate on a competition basis in a number of federal and ministry scientific programmes. There are 13 research laboratories and 4 research and education centres at the University. The University holds international, all-Russia and regional conferences annually. The University is the founder and publisher of three scientific journals:

• Design. Material. Technology’ (recommended by the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles)
• News of Higher Education Institutions. Technology of the consumer goods industry’ (recommended by the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles)
• News of Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design’.

SPbSUITD is involved in active international cooperation and has more than 15 bilateral agreements with foreign educational institutions. Members of the teaching staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students of SPbSUITD participate in international conferences and internship programmes abroad, for instance, in Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Finland, Poland, etc. To ensure protection of social, economic and other rights and benefits of the university staff and students, the trade union organization of SPbSUITD, pedagogical and educational office and scholarship committee were established. Moreover there is a medical centre. University buildings are equipped with a chain of students’ cafes and canteens. Medically fragile students and members of the staff, orphan students, students deprived of parental care and successful students who are also actively involved in sports and physical culture activities possess a priority right to have a rest at the sports and health camp of the University. The University traditionally organizes tours around Russia and abroad at affordable prices. Scholarship fund of SPbSUITD is formed and spent in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
To afford students and members of the teaching staff an opportunity to rest and do sport, a sports and health camp was founded on the Karelian Isthmus. There are state-of-the-art gyms and fitness facilities in the University buildings. Students’ sports teams successfully participate in championships in 24 sports. Pedagogical and educational office, students’ council, students’ trade union committee, students’ creativity and leisure centre and ‘Tonika’ artistic centre function at the University for the students’ benefits. Active students are particurlarly interested in tourist rally called ‘Healthy Day’ which is held twice per year in Lembolovo. Young people have an opportunity to compete in exciting contests and enjoy team spirit.
University offers today a wide range of educational programmes for secondary, higher and additional vocational as well as for postgraduate education. To help in choosing a speciality we created an effective system of preparatory training for the university entrants that includes specialized schools (junior faculties) and courses of basic training, where our teachers prepare the entrants for the future university studies, for passing the unified state exam and for participating in school olympiads which gives benefits for admission to the schools of higher education and secondary vocational training. Intensive courses in our schools can be taken while being in the 9th school grade.