Omsk State

Transport University

118 years

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S.M. Ovcharenko, the Rector of

OSTU, Doctor of Technical

Science, Associate Professor

Omsk State Transport University (OSTU) is one of the

oldest educational institutions in Siberia.

The OSTU foundation is closely connected with the great

Trans-Siberian Railway construction that created the demand for

the qualified railway transport specialists.

Training of engineers for locomotive and passenger cars

enterprises started in Tomsk in 1900. Starting from 1961 it con-

tinued in Omsk.

Today OSTU is a multi-disciplinary higher education insti-

tution providing training in a wide range of higher education

study programs with the period of 4 years for obtaining Bachelor

degree, 5 years – Specialist degree, 2 years – Master degree,

3-4 years – Post-graduate and Doctoral studies.

I.I. Galiyev, the President of

OSTU, Doctor of Technical

Science, Professor, Honored Worker

of Science and Engineering of the

Russian Federation

High quality of our graduates’ theoretical and professional

training is achieved through the University teaching staff’s high

level of scientific potential, modern training facilities, good ac-

commodation conditions, catering, sports and recreation facilities

for the students as well as scientific studies for industrial and

transport enterprises carried out at the University. Upon these in-

dications OSTU holds the key position among Russian technical

universities in the ranking of Russian Federation Ministry for

Education and Science.

The University quality management system was certified

in 2006 in ISO 9001: 2000, GOST-R, EVROCERT, OQS,

IQNet, in the subsequent years it has been twice recertified.

OSTU is awarded with the diploma of the Russian Federation

government as well as the diploma and the medal in the field of

quality “Top-100 of the Russian Universities”, is a laureate of the prize "Internationalization

of higher education". Among our graduates there are CEOs of the regional railroads, of major

industrial and transport enterprises and banks both in Russia and abroad.

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Today OSTU is comprised of 3 Institutes (Insti-

tute of Automation, Telecommunications and Infor-

mation Technologies, Institute of Management and

Economics, Institute of Railway Employees’ Ad-

vanced Training and Retraining), 5 Faculties (Faculty

of Mechanics, Faculty of Heat and Power Engineer-

ing, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Dis-

tance Learning, Faculty of Pre-University Training and

Professional Orientation), Branch in Taiga town (includ-

ing local Secondary Technical School of Railway

Transport), Medical School of Railway Transport,

Omsk Secondary Technical School of Railway

Transport and 28 Chairs providing high quality education

for more than 12,000 students including ca. 1000 foreign

students.

The University Alumni Association (including in-

ternational alumni) comprises of ca. 5,000 people. The

members of Association take part in versatile life of their

Alma Mater contributing to OSTU development and

prosperity.

The Volunteer Center was opened at OSTU on

May 14, 2011. OSTU volunteers help foster homes, board-

ing schools and war veterans. They take part in running

sport competitions both in Russia and abroad.

OSTU provides full-time education in the following

courses and majors:

Bachelor level:

- Journalism;

- Economics;

- Advertising and Public Relations;

- Management;

- Business Informatics;

- Tourism;

- Commerce;

- Heat Power and Thermal Engineering;

- Electric Power and Electrical Engineering;

- Design-Engineering Maintenance of Machinery

Production;

- Instrument Engineering;

Lecture room

The fountain is a gift to OSTU from

University Alumni Association members

Students from Kyrgyzstan, studying under

“2 diplomas” program.

The laboratory of the Chair “Carriages”

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- Ground Transport Technological Complexes;

- Control in Engineering Systems;

- Mechatronics and Robotic Engineering;

- Quality Management;

- Standardization and Metrology;

- Informatics and Computer Science;

- Information Systems and Technologies.

Specialist level:

- Railway Rolling Stock;

- Railway Traffic Support Systems;

- Information Security of Telecommunication

Systems;

- Information Security of Computerized System;

- Information and Analytical Security Systems;

- Customs Affairs.

Master level:

- Economics;

- Management;

- Finances and Credit System;

- Business Informatics;

- Heat Power and Thermal Engineering;

- Electric Power and Electrical Engineering;

- Management in Engineering Systems;

- Information Systems and Technologies;

- Ground Transport Technological Complexes;

- Design-Engineering Maintenance of Machinery

Production.

Most of the above mentioned courses are available in a

part-time form.

Departments of Secondary Vocational Education

are providing the following courses:

– “Medical School of Railway Transport”:

- Medical Care (duration - 4 years, final qualification –

Physician Assistant);

- Nursing Care (duration - 3 years, final qualification –

Medical Assistant).

International conference of students and

postgraduates

Master diploma presentation

Medical students training

Hamza Akorede, our student from Nigeria

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–“Omsk Secondary Technical School of Railway

Transport”:

- Railway Transport Automatics and Telecommunications;

- Electric Supply (branch-wise);

- Construction of Railways, Track and Track Facilities;

- Transport Management and Logistics (branch-wise);

- Economics and Accounting (branch-wise);

- Technical Maintenance of Railway Rolling Stock

(Electric Rolling Stock, Cars). Lecturers from Dalian Jiaotong University in the

laboratory of the chair “Electric supply of railway”

Doctoral Studies. More than 200 students are doing

their research studies in 14 research schools:

- Mathematics and Mechanics;

- Informatics and Computer Science;

- Information Security;

- Electronics, Radio Engineering and Commu-

nication Systems;

- Photonics, Instrument Engineering, Optical

and Biotechnical Systems and Technologies;

- Electric and Heat Engineering;

- Machine Engineering;

- Materials Technology; Students of Dresden Technical University

- Engineering and Technology of the Surface Transport; in the “Transport security” lab

- Management in Engineering Systems;

- Economics;

- Sociological Science;

- Historical Science and Archaeology;

- Cultural Studies.

Institute of Advanced Training and Retraining.

Annually more than 5,000 employees of railway transport and industrial enterprises are re-

trained at the Institute.

“Taiga Institute of Railway Transport” Branch of the University

Courses of the Faculty of Higher Vocational Education (part-time):

- Railway Rolling Stock;

- Railway Traffic Support Systems.

Courses of The Faculty of Secondary Vocational Education «Taiga Secondary

Vocational School of Railway Transport»:

- Railway Electric Supply;

- Technical Maintenance of Handling, Construction, Road-Building Machines and Equip-

ment;

- Technical Maintenance of Railway Rolling Stock.

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Today the University is a leading teaching, re-

search and industrial complex with modern experi-

mental facilities, where innovative tasks are per-

formed both for transport and industry: improvement

of reliability and efficiency of the rolling stock func-

tioning and repair; upgrading of electrical railways

power systems; development of diagnostic units,

communication systems and channels, energy-and re-

source-saving technologies and equipment.

Students from Korea National University of

Transportation taking an internship at OSTU

International students at OSTU study Rus-

sian language first, and then take the chosen

courses (majors) if they wish to continue their

studies. Individual and group teaching of Russian

language to foreign students is organized during

both the academic year and the summer holidays

in July–August (Russian Language Summer

School). Students from Mongolia in front of the OSTU

main building

Foreign students take courses at both secondary vocational and higher professional ed-

ucation levels at the University.

Taking into consideration increasing demand for learning Russian as a foreign lan-

guage OSTU has launched Russian Language Summer

School since 2010. Today ca.30 students attend it annual-

ly. Students studying at Summer School are striving to

improve their knowledge of Russian language for further

more successful studying at the University or for obtain-

ing communicative skills that can be used while working

in Russia or in their own country (e.g. in hospitality

management). It is not only reading books in the lecture

rooms that Summer School students study Russian language, but also through face-to-face

communication with native speakers during various sightseeing activities.

The Russian Language Summer School stu-

dents group at Agricultural Omsk exhibition

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City of Omsk, Omsk Region and Omsk People

Omsk is the principal city and administra-

tive center of Omsk region. It is situated in the

center of Russia (2,555 km from Moscow) at the

confluence of the rivers Irtysh and Om.

Omsk was founded in 1716 as the fortress

protecting Russian frontier in Siberia. It acquired

the town status in 1782. It had been the adminis-

trative center of Siberian Cossack Army until 1918. The construction of Trans-Siberian

Railway in the late 19th century and presence of the port on the Irtysh river contributed to

the development of industrial production and trade development in Omsk. From Novem-

ber 1918 till November 1919 the Russian Government, headed by the High Regent of Rus-

sia admiral A.V. Kolchak, was set in Omsk. His headquarter was located in Omsk Railway

Administration Building. In 1961 Omsk State Transport University was moved from

Tomsk to Omsk and occupied that very building. Currently this building is under govern-

mental protection as historic landmark.

During World War II a lot of major industrial enterprises were evacuated to Omsk

from the European part of Russia. It was the time when the population of Omsk increased

threefold. Today Omsk is a home for about 1,100,000 citizens. Ca. 2,100,000 people live

in Omsk region on the territory of 139,700 square kilometers that equals to the territories

of Austria, Belgium and Netherlands put together.

There are a lot of fresh and saline lakes in Omsk region. In the south wooded steppe

is prevailing, in the north it is dark coniferous taiga. Oil and gas are extracted in the north-

ern part of the region. The multinational population of Omsk region (counting more than

100 nationalities) consists mainly of Russians, Kazakhs, Ukrainians, Germans and Tatars.

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Today’s Omsk is one of the main industrial centres of Russia with such well-

developed industries as mechanical engineering, machine construction, electrical engineer-

ing and electronics, instrument engineering, petroleochemistry, woodworking and food

production. Space rockets, engines, agricultural machines, oil-and-gas equipment and con-

struction materials are also produced in Omsk. Railway enterprises located in Omsk – lo-

comotive and car sheds, enterprises of power supply and transportation management – are

among the best in Russia in terms of technological infrastructure and efficiency.

There are ca. 30 higher educational institutions in Omsk. The best known are Omsk

State Transport University, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk State University

named after F.M. Dostoevsky, Omsk State Teachers’ Training University, Siberian State

University of Physical Culture and Sport, Siberian Automobile and Highway Academy,

Omsk Law Academy and Omsk State Medical Academy. Consequently, Omsk is often re-

ferred to as the city of students.

The city of Omsk is a cultural and sports centre of Siberia. History of the city is as-

sociated with the name of the great Russian writer F.M. Dostoevsky, famous artist M.A.

Vrubel was born there. Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra and Omsk State Russian Folk Choir

are widely known both in Russia and abroad. Ice hockey team “Avangard” is among the

leaders in national championships.

There are a lot of places of interest in the city, i.e. historical, cultural and architec-

tural monuments, theatres, museums, concert-halls, a circus, exhibition halls, sport com-

plexes, swimming pools, clubs, cafes and restaurants.

Citizens of Omsk are friendly and hospitable. Welcome to our Siberian region, to

the great city of Omsk!

Photographers: V. Kudrinsky, Е.Karmaev, B. Metzger, V. Kazeonov, S. Antonuk, I.Hahalin

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OSTU graduates Dr. techn. Ilya Kukushkin,

Technical University of Vienna, and Master

Anton Fedosov, University of Rome

In the field of education Omsk State Transport

University collaborates with universities in Austria,

Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Finland,

France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan,

Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slo-

venia, Sweden, Turkmenistan, the USA, Ukraine,

Uzbekistan.

Areas of such cooperation are as follows:

– participation in Erasmus Mundus Program desig-

nated for academic mobility of students, postgraduate

and lecturers;

– creating textbooks, establishing new laboratories;

– designing joint programs of bachelors and masters training;

– student groups exchange for educational and introductory practice;

– student scientific conferences in Russia and abroad;

– training candidates of science and further training courses for lecturers, transport and in-

dustrial enterprises workers;

– joint writing of scientific works and joint presentations at the conferences.

OSTU is a leader among Transport Universities

in Russia and other universities of Omsk in terms of

foreign students’ quantity.

Scientific and technological cooperation with

universities and enterprises of foreign countries in-

cludes doing collaborative research in the fields of nu-

clear physics, management, economics, finances,

ecology, railway engineering, systems of railway

automatics and telemechanics, electrical machinery,

microelectronics and nanotechnology.

Participation in joint international educational and sci-

entific research, international conferences and exhibi-

tions as well as working abroad gives our lecturers an

opportunity to adopt the best foreign experience in the

field of higher education and to use it in their work

for training competitive specialists.

OSTU’s partners in international projects

(TU Sofia, USURT, MIIT, TU Dresden,

TU Wroclaw, MPEI)

Prof. Katalinic (TU Vienna) awarded with the

diploma of Honorary Professor of OSTU

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Dozens of OSTU students – partici-

pants of international educational programs

of academic mobility – have studied for a

year or a term in our partner Universities:

Wroclaw University of Technology, Univer-

sity of Wroclaw (Poland), Technical Univer-

sity of Dresden (Germany), Vienna Universi-

ty of Technology (Austria), Czech Technical

University in Prague, Erfurt University of Students of OSTU at the International Transport

Conference in Dresden

Applied Science (Germany) and Lisbon University Nova de Lisboa (Portugal).Several stu-

dents took an extensive training in Siemens AG (Germany).

The best of the students having participated in the international programs either ob-

tained Master degrees of such universities as Halmstad University (Sweden), Czech Tech-

nical University in Prague, Rome University La Sapienza (Italy), or successfully completed

their postgraduate studies and obtained PhD degree, and are now successfully moving up

the career ladder in Russia, either in OSTU or at industrial enterprises, while some of them

continued studying or found a job in Europe and America.

VII International symposium of Transport Universities

of Europe and Asia in Dalian

OSTU is a member of the Interna-

tional Association of Transport Universi-

ties of Asian-Pacific Countries and the In-

ternational Association of International

Departments of the Universities in Eastern

and Central Europe (AMO); we are also a

part of the Russian-Kyrgyz consortium of

Technical Universities.

Among AMO members there are Univer-

sities of Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Lithuania,

Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic,

Ukraine and Finland. Participation in AMO an-

nual conferences and regular communication

with colleagues from international departments

of other higher educational institutions, mem-

bers of AMO, helps us to perform our work in

the University more efficiently.

AMO Conference in Wroclaw

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Weightlifting gym

Students of OSTU have an opportunity to be in-

volved in various sport activities: football, volleyball,

basketball, powerlifting, weightlifting, athletics, tennis,

badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming, skiing and

chess.

OSTU campus located in the heart of Omsk city

comprises of 7 academic buildings, active training

ground of railway equipment, 8 student residence halls,

canteen, health centre, culture and recreational complex,

sports grounds and gyms.

The core staff of the University numbers ca. 500

lecturers, of which 74% hold academic degrees and

ranks: 12% are Doctors of Science and Professors and

62% are Candidates of Science (PhDs) and Associate

Professors. 18 lecturers among the leading scientists of

OSTU are either full members or corresponding mem-

bers of public Academies of Science.

Student Residence

OSTU offers:

● Russian Language Course: 20 academic hours per week for the period of 10 months

(September-June) – 88,000 RUB; terminal course (September-January, February-June) –

44,000 RUB; individual lessons – 600 RUB/hour.

● Higher Education: Bachelor (4 years), Specialist (5 years) – 86,000–101,000 RUB a

year.

● Master courses (2 years) – 94,000 – 107,000 RUB a year.

● Doctoral studies (3-4 years) – 73,000 – 125,000 RUB a year.

● Studying at the Medical School – 33,000 RUB a year.

● Accommodation. Student residences are situated within the University campus. The

monthly fee is: from 500 to 700 RUB per person.

Admission requirements (Admission requirements can be found at the University

site http://abit.eiuk.ru/). If you have chosen one of the University’s studying programs please

send us an application form and a copy of your passport. You will receive then the official

invitation to obtain your visa. If you need a copy of study agreement to get a visa in the Em-

bassy of Russian Federation in your country, please contact us.

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Signing the cooperation agreement with the Wuhan

Engineering Vocational and Technical Institute (China)

Students from Dresden Technical University (Germany)

in OSTU

For enrollment procedure the student must submit the following documents to the en-

rollment board of the University:

● application form can be found at http://www.omgups.ru/infoteque/index.html;

● passport;

● original certificate of education;

● 2 photos (3x4 cm);

● copy of your certificate of education and passport translated into Russian and certi-

fied by a notary.

Right after the enrolment to the University the student must submit to the Department

of International Relations the following documents:

1) certificate confirming absence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), AIDS, tubercu-

losis (with attachment of your X-ray test);

2) certificate confirming absence of medical contraindications for studying in the Russian

Federation;

3) vaccination certificate (including prophylactic immunization against hepatitis B, diphthe-

ria, whooping cough, measles, poliomyelitis, tetanus, tuberculosis, epidemic parotitis, hae-

mophilus influenza, pneumococcal infection);

4) copies of the documents 1-3 translated into Russian and certified by a notary;

5) postgraduate applicants additionally must submit the following documents:

copy of Master or Specialist Diploma, translated into Russian and certified by a notary offi-

cial transcript, where studied disciplines and grades are shown and copies of scientific works

and articles (if available);

6) medical insurance certificate issued in Russia;

7) 6 photos (3х4cm);

8) copy of the document confirming payment of the tuition and accommodation fees.

Living Conditions

Omsk is located in the central part of Russia. Cold winters and hot summers are de-

termined by the continental climate. Average winter temperature is about –22°C, average

summer temperature is about +22°C. Maximum temperatures can reach –35°C in winter and

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+35°C in summer. Water temperature in the Irtysh river often exceeds +22°C in summer.

There are a lot of sunny days in Omsk – 2,100 hours per year on the average. The most at-

tractive periods are spring and early summer with sunny weather and warm rains as well as

September.

Arrival to Omsk

From the West

By air By train

to Moscow

Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo or Vnukovo

Airports, then Moscow-Omsk flight

(3 hours)

to Moscow

Kazansky or Yaroslavsky Railway terminal

(“Komsomolskaya” Metro station)

then Moscow-Omsk train (about 40 hours)

From the East

By air By train

to Novosibirsk

Tolmachevo Airport (Novosibirsk, 600 km

from Omsk), then by train from Novosibirsk

to Omsk Railway Station

By Trans-Siberian Railway to Omsk

How to get to OSTU

From Omsk airport – bus 60 to the bus stop “Academia Transporta” (15 min). From

railway station – by trolleybuses number 3, 4, 7, 12, buses number 24, 32, 33, 46, 51, 60,

69, 79, 110 to the bus stop “Academia Transporta” (10 min).

The University invites foreign partners to take part in joint activities in the field of:

● joint research and education projects;

● participation in scientific conferences; publishing articles in scientific editions;

● lecturers exchange for lecturing and development their professional skills;

● students and post-graduates exchange; study trips, inclusive education;

● preparation of final qualifying works.

Please send your inquiries concerning Russian Language Courses and Studies at

OSTU to the Department of International Relations.

Our Vietnamese graduate Dam Dinh Hai Our Mongolian graduates

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Rector:

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Ovcharenko Sergey Mikhailovich;

Tel.: :+7-3812-31-42-19; fax: +7-3812-31-42-36; Rector@omgups.ru

Department of International Relations of OSTU

Address: R. 221, 35 Marksa pr., Omsk, Russia, 644046. Tel./fax:+7-3812-53-20-17

Управление международных связей ОмГУПСа,

Адрес: проспект Маркса, 35, ауд. 221, г.Омск, 644046, Россия,

Тел./факс: +7-3812-53-20-17, веб-сайт: www.omgups.ru

Head of the Department of

International Relations

Tetter Alexander Yuryevich –

Candidate of Technical Sciences,

Associate Professor; ums@omgups.ru;

Head of the International

Students Section

Taraskina Anastasia Olegovna -

Candidate of Historical Sciences;

TaraskinaAO@omgups.ru

Head of the International

Projects Section

Kalina Yulia Valeryevna

KalinaUV@omgups.ru

www.omgups.ru

Specialist of the Department

of International Relations

Abramchikova Larisa Vladimirovna

AbramchikovaLV@omgups.ru

Specialist of the Department

of International Relations

Rashchupkin Kirill Alexandrovich

RashchupkinKA@omgups.ru