The history of the university begins on September 18, 1957, when, by order of the Minister of Higher Education of the USSR, an evening polytechnic institute was established in Ulyanovsk on the basis of the evening branch of the Kuibyshev Industrial Institute.
The structure of the institute was determined by four faculties:
first director of the Ulyanovsk Polytechnic Institute (ULPI)
head Chair "Strength of materials and machine parts"
candidate of technical sciences, associate professor
He did a great job of organizing the educational process, by 1960 increasing the number of students to 1350, was engaged in scientific activities. Under his leadership, new laboratories were opened (optics, heat engineering, hydraulics, etc.), work was organized in new buildings (in the hotel of the automobile plant and the dormitory of the automechanical technical school, in 1959 classes began in the educational building on Engels Street), the first graduation of engineers took place. mechanics.
Rector (Director) UlPI
vice-rector for scientific work
Associate Professor of the Department "Technology of mechanical engineering, metal-cutting machines and tools"
He increased the number of students to 2340 people, organized the departments "Physics", "Chemistry", "Strength of Materials", as well as laboratories and training workshops at the departments and provided them with modern equipment. Under the leadership of A.M. Altukhov in 1962, the institute was transformed into a full-time one, two daytime faculties were opened - radio engineering and mechanical, several graduations of engineers were made and the first graduation of the construction faculty took place; work was organized in the building transferred to the Institute on L. Tolstoy Street.
Rector UlPI
head Department of "Computer Engineering"
Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Science
Under the leadership of V.V. Kornilov, new laboratories were created in a new building on L. Tolstoy Street, the working conditions of the military department and library were improved, the first graduation of full-time engineers and the first graduation of the full-time department of the radio engineering faculty took place, the 1st and 2nd buildings of the hostel were built, the faculty of light industry.
Rector UlPI
Vice Rector for scientific work
Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
head Department of "Power supply of industrial enterprises and cities"
doctor of technical sciences, professor, honored worker of science of the Russian Federation, full member of the International Energy Academy, honorary citizen of the Ulyanovsk region, inventor of the USSR, labor veteran, participant in the Great Patriotic War, chairman of the regional Committee for the Protection of Peace.
V.A. Andreev was one of the organizers of the department "Power supply of industrial enterprises and cities." Many teachers of the department are his students. Under his leadership, the educational building No. 3 was put into operation, the specialty "Industrial and civil construction" was opened on a full-time basis, the first computer was purchased. In 1972, a laboratory of computer technology was created on the basis of two computers. Vasily Andreevich continued to strengthen the material and technical base: in 1975, an educational and laboratory building was put into operation in Dimitrovgrad, and the construction of the main educational building in the northern part of Ulyanovsk began.
Rector UlPI
PhD in Economics
O.V. Kazarov paid much attention to the construction of the institute: under his leadership, the educational building No. 4 was built, the educational building No. 5 and two stages of the main educational building were put into operation. Also, during his work, the Department of Architecture was created, broadcasts of the laboratory of educational television began, an evening technical faculty was opened on the basis of the Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex, the Faculty of Aircraft Engineering was formed, an information and computer center was created, the composition of which was increased to 38 computers. Thanks to his initiative and perseverance, a specialized Council for the defense of master's theses was opened, the institute's ties with the leading industrial enterprises and scientific institutions of the city were strengthened, which made it possible to expand and strengthen the educational and laboratory base of the institute.
Rector UlPI
professor of the department "Chemistry"
head Department of Ecology and Life Safety
doctor of technical sciences, professor, full member of the Russian Academy and the International Academy of Ecology and Life Safety.
Vladislav Mikhailovich did a great job of organizing the educational process, in particular the new training courses "Life Safety" and "Ecology", to ensure their methodological and material base. Under his leadership, postgraduate studies were opened at the department, scientific work was launched on state budget and economic contract topics. He was the head of a comprehensive program of work of the university with the municipal enterprise "Ulyanovskvodokanal", prepared a regional program for improving the environment and energy saving, approved by the Ministry of Science of the Russian Federation. The results of scientific research V.M. Nikolaev were published in more than 130 works, were reported at international and All-Union conferences. He is the author of 22 inventions.
Rector of the Ulyanovsk Polytechnic Institute
vice-rector for scientific work
Director of the Center for Additional Professional Education
Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, full member of the Russian Engineering Academy, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, the International Informatization Academy, an honorary citizen of the Ulyanovsk region.
Under the leadership of V.V. Efimov, the scientific potential of the institute has grown significantly, the number of doctors of sciences has increased, which made it possible to expand the training of scientific personnel and open during 1990-1999. a number of tips for the defense of candidate and doctoral dissertations. Ulyanovsk centers of the Volga branches of a number of academies of sciences were opened on the basis of UlPI. The Institute expanded its training, with emphasis placed on training in the humanities. In this regard, some structural changes took place - the university received the status of "Ulyanovsk State Technical University". The educational and material base continued to be strengthened: the third stage of the main educational building as part of the library was put into operation, several residential buildings were built on the territory of the campus with the participation of the university.
Rector of Ulyanovsk State Technical University
Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
Dean of the Faculty of Radio Engineering
Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology, full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Academician of Quality Problems.
Alexander Dmitrievich paid great attention to strengthening the material and technical base of the university, its financial situation in very difficult economic conditions: in the face of a constant reduction in budget funding. During this period, the university begins to intensively increase the volume of extrabudgetary activities and, first of all, the volume of educational services. This allowed the construction of the university to continue. In 2005, a unique complex of outdoor sports facilities was built on the campus. Funds appeared for the overhaul and maintenance of the dispensary and sports camp. In an opportunity to continue to improve the educational process: update the laboratory base, introduce new technologies, complete the library with the necessary educational and scientific literature. Under the leadership of A. D. Gorbokonenko, Ulyanovsk State Technical University became one of the leading universities in the Volga region.
Acting Rector of Ulyanovsk State Technical University
Under the leadership of Alexander Petrovich, a lot of work has been done to transform and develop the university. In 2015, the Tarelka cinema and concert hall was reconstructed and renovated, which received the status of the Regional Center for Science, Technology and Culture; subsequently he was named after the Vice-Rector for Youth Affairs of UlSTU T.L. Stenina. Since September 2017, UlSTU has been training wind power engineers at the first profile department in Russia “Wind power systems and complexes”. In 2018, at UlSTU with the support of the Governor of the Ulyanovsk region S.I. Morozov and in partnership with DMG MORI, the Regional Technology Center for the Industrial Internet in Mechanical Engineering was opened; In the same year, the International Institute was opened at UlSTU, and the university was also awarded the "Internationalization of Higher Education in Russia and the CIS" (EEUA 2018) award for the development of international activities and the implementation of the project "Organization of the work of the international service of UlSTU on the principle of" one window ". The network of lyceums and lyceum classes at UlSTU is developing rapidly within the framework of the concept of continuous engineering education "school-university-enterprise". The project "Higher Engineering School" is being successfully implemented; its goal is to create an ecosystem within the university that forms engineers capable of designing and operating complex technical systems for aircraft engineering, mechanical engineering, transport and energy in the context of digital transformation of production. Joint work is carried out with partners: more than 100 cooperation agreements have been concluded; laboratories with modern equipment are opened at various faculties.
university rector
Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation
During the performance of Nadezhda Glebovna's duties as rector, Ulyanovsk State Technical University joined the consortium of the scientific and educational center "Engineering of the Future". Also, on the initiative of Nadezhda Glebovna, UlSTU takes an active part in the formation of the program of activities of the world-class scientific and educational center for the alternative energy industry (REC) of the Ulyanovsk region. The megaproject "Smart Campus and Digital University Ecosystem" (2020-2022) has been developed and is being successfully implemented.