Kazan National Research Technical University

Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev integrates education, science and industry.

KNRTU-KAI named after A.N. Tupolev provides advanced training technologies and offers highly-competitive education with a strong base for conducting scientific research and making cutting-edge inventions. Outside of the formal activities the students are involved in a sports and cultural life full of exciting events.

Today KNRTU-KAI named after A.N. Tupolev is one of the largest technical universities of Russia.

History

A Brief History:

1932 – Kazan Aviation Institute (KAI);

1973 – naming after Andrey Tupolev, the prominent Soviet aircraft designer;

1992 – obtaining a status of State Technical University (KSTU-KAI);

2007 – KSTU-KAI became one of the 57 universities in Russia who have received an Innovative University category;

2008 – membership in European University Association (EUA);

2008 – obtaining a Certificate of Conformity to international standards in the field of educational services and scientific research ISO 9001:2000;

2009 – obtaining a status of National Research University among 14 Russian universities (Kazan National Research Technical University, KNRTU-KAI);

2009 – membership in Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics and Space Universities (PEGASUS);

2014 – opening German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies (GRIAT)

Kazan Aviation Institute was established on the basis of Aerodynamics Department of Kazan State University by the decision of the Head Department for Aviation Industry of the People’s Commissariat for Heavy Industry on the 5th of March, 1932.

At first the Institute consisted of two Departments: Aerodynamics and Aircraft, which served the basis for the official opening of the Aircraft Manufacturing Faculty with its first Dean, K. A. Arkhipov in 1934.

Since early days of its existence, the Institute had been carrying out extensive scientific research. It was headed by Nikolai Guryevich Chetayev, who had created the scientific school for general mechanics. In 1940 N.G. Chetayev was transferred to Moscow and appointed Deputy Director (since 1944 – Acting Director) of the Mechanics Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1943 he was elected Associate Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Since 1933 the Institute was one of the first Aviation Higher Education Institutions that started to publish collected scientific articles named as “KAI Research Papers”. They were regularly published and considered reputable scientific publications. In 1933 first Science Candidate theses were defended by the teaching faculty of the Institute. G.V. Kamenkov was the first one, who defended his paper and became KAI Rector afterwards. In 1949 he was elected Vice-Rector and then Rector of Moscow Aviation Institute. In 1937 first Science Doctor theses were defended by G.V. Kamenkov, Kh.M. Mukshtari, I.G. Malkin. Along with theoretical research the Institute successfully developed engineering designs. In 1933 – 1939 a series of single- and twin-engine airplanes was created at KAI Experimental Design Bureau. They embodied the ideas and design solutions which were new for that time (differential ailerons, retractable landing wheels, a flexible wing, etc.). A range of official records had been set with these aircrafts.

In 1939 the Aircraft Building Faculty was opened at KAI, with A.A. Chuslyaev as its first dean. S.V. Rumyantsev became Head of the Chair for Aircraft Engines. He was subsequently elected Rector of KAI, then Deputy Minister for USSR Higher Education and Rector of Peoples’ Friendship University named after Patrice Lumumba.

During the Great Patriotic War the Institute hosted a number of subdivisions and laboratories of the Physics Institute of the USSR Academy of Science, the Central Institute for Aerohydrodynamics, Flight Research Institute, Civil Aviation Research Institute as well as the whole faculty and staff of Kharkov Aviation Institute. In the period from 1941 till 1943 the leading aerodynamics scientists A.A. Dorodnitsin, S.A. Khristianovich, V.V. Struminskiy headed by M.V. Keldysh, incoming President of the USSR Academy of Sciences, worked at KAI.

In 1945 the Chair for Jet Engines that was first among all Higher Education Institutions was set up at the Institute. V. P. Glushko, incoming academician and the founder of national jet engine building was invited to head the Chair. S.P. Korolev had been one of the first teachers at the Chair, who later became the main designer of space and missile systems in the country, Prof. G.S. Zhiritskiy, whose name had been given to one of Moon’s craters, also worked at the Chair.

In 1951 a new Faculty for Aviation Instrumentation with V.V. Maksimov as its first dean was opened at the Institute. By 1952 the Faculty for Aviation Radio Engineering had been set up that later became the largest faculty at the Institute (V.I. Popovkin as its first dean).

In the mid- 50s the following scientific schools had gained their full capacity and All-Union prominence: dynamic stability, aviation structural strength, optimal processes, aircraft engine building, progressive technological processes, etc. Their significance was recognized by establishing in 1956 the Council for ScDoctor Academic Degree Conferment at KAI.

In 1958 the decision was made to issue a new series of research journals ‘News of Higher Educational Institutions’ and it was assigned to the Institute to publish one of the series called ‘Aircraft Engineering’. This magazine is still distributed in 30 countries of the world (Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, etc.). It is fully translated into the English language and published in the USA under the name of ‘Soviet Aeronautic’. In 1967 the Institute was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in recognition of its services for training engineers and research development.

In 1972 the Faculty of Computing and Controlling Systems was opened with Y.V. Kozhevnikov as its first dean. In 1973 the Institute was given the name of A.N. Tupolev, a prominent Soviet aircraft designer. In March 1982 the Institute was awarded the Order of Peoples’ Friendship on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

In 1987 the election of the Institute’s Rector on alternative basis was first held at Higher Educational Institutions of the city. Prof. G.L. Degtyarev was elected Rector then. In 1991 a new Faculty of Management, Finance and Entrepreneurship with T.K. Sirazetdinov as its first dean was created.

In 1992 Kazan Aviation Institute was transformed into Kazan State Technical University. When it had become a technical university, KAI significantly extended a range of fields and programs of higher education.

In 1995 the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was created with D.K. Sabirova as its first dean, in 2000 the Faculty of Training in Physics and Mathematics headed by K.G. Garayev , in 2003 the Faculty of Economic Theory and Law headed by A.Sh. Khasanova and the Faculty of Psychology and Business Administration headed by R.V. Gabdreyev.

In 1999 The Institute for Aviation, Land Transportation and Power on the basis of the Faculties of Aircrafts and Aircraft Engines was established. It was headed by A.F. Dregalin. The Institute uses a multilevel system for training professionals that includes an Engineer-degree program ( 5 – 5,5 years), a Bachelor-degree program (4 years) and a Master-degree program (6years).

In 2003 the Institute for Radio Electronics and Telecommunications was set up. It was headed by G.I. Scherbakov.

Today Kazan National Research Technical University – KAI is a large multi-branch training and research complex. It has 11 branches in the cities of Tatarstan and the Volga Region: Volzhsk, Almetyevsk, Bugulma, Zelenodolsk, Elabuga, Naberezhnye Chelny, Chistopol, Nizhnekamsk, Zainsk, Leninogorsk, Vyatskiye Polyany. Around 15 000 students are trained at all faculties and branches of KNRTU-KAI.

In 1992 the Center for Continuing Education (CCE) was created with A.K. Vatolin as its first director. The CCE embraces the Institute for Professional Development and Teaching Staff Retraining that was established in 1994 with D.K. Sabirova as its first director; the Faculty of Pre-University Training that was created in 1989 with M.Y. Odinokov as its first director; 25 centers and 4 training groups. Professional development is carried out on 63 programs, second higher education is delivered with 9 programs.

Scientific potential of the university is represented by 58 Chairs, 57 applied and basic research laboratories, 10 scientific and technical centers, 3 university-based research institutes, experimental and pilot production. The university employs over 3000 lecturers, researchers and engineers, including more than 120 Science Doctors and Professors, 17 academicians and corresponding members of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences and International Higher School Academy of Sciences, over 700 Science Doctors and Candidates.

International relations of KNRTU-KAI sprang up in 1937, when a group of lecturers and members of KAI Experimental Design Bureau went to France to become acquainted with production at ‘RENAULT’ aircraft factories. From 1947 to 1955 foreign students and postgraduates from Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, China, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia studies at KAI.

Since 1996 after a forty-year gap the training of foreign students and postgraduates had been resumed at KNRTU-KAI. The students from Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Korea, India, Pakistan, China, Palestine, Libya, Germany and USA have been educated here by now. The university is successfully developing scientific and educational ties with universities of Brazil, Germany, Spain, Chine, Libya, USA, France and other countries. The interaction with international scientific and educational centers is coordinated by the International Relations Department.

The University’s Research Department is comprised of the Research Institute for Physical and Chemical Processes, the Research Center of Strength Problems, the Research Center of Applied Radio electronics, the Research Institute for Light Chaser Problems, over 50 research laboratories and students’ design engineering offices, a technopark.

The following institutions function on the university’s basis: the Center for Energy-saving Technologies of Tatarstan Republic; the Head Attestation Welding Center for the Republic of Tatarstan, Mariy El, Chuvashia; the Scientific Research Center for CALS-technologies and Quality Control; the Regional Innovation Scientific Center of Tatarstan Republic and Tatarstan’s Department of the Small Business Support Agency; the subsidiary of Russian State University of Innovation Technologies and Entrepreneurship.

In 2001 Open Technical University of Tatarstan was created on the associative basis. Kamsk Polytechnical Institute, 6 technical secondary schools, 6 research institutes and design offices entered it together with our university. Such cooperation enables us to solve a number of essential tasks, to implement the conception for continuing education in particular. Moreover, the co-founders of Open University have more opportunities for retraining teachers and specialists, their professional development, solving scientific and technical problems as well as tackling issues for graduates’ employment and recruitment.

In 2009 the University participated in the ‘National Research University’ project and won in a competitive selection among top 30 universities of the Russian Federation.

Today KNRTU-KAI is the largest educational, research and innovation complex that is confidently ranked among best technical universities of Russia.

INSTITUTIONS Academic Subdivisions of KNRTU-KAI include:​

• Institute for Aviation, Land Transportation and Power Engineering (including Technical College). The Institute’s Departments include: Department for Automobile Engines and Service, Department for Air and Fluid Dynamics, Department for Aircraft Design and Construction, Department Materials Science, Welding and Industrial Safety, Department Machines Science and Engineering Graphics, Department Helicopter Manufacturing, Department for Structural Strength, Department for Jet Engines and Power Plants, Department for Machine-Building Technology, Department for Heat and Power Engineering, The Institute’s Department “Technical College”, Higher School of Technologies and Management, “Delta” Students Design -Engineering Office, “KAI-Autocenter” Scientific and Technical Center, Laboratory, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.
• Institute for Automation and Electronic Instrumentation. The Institute’s Departments include:Department for Automation and Control, Department for Electro-Optical Systems, Department for Instruments and Information- Measuring Systems, Department for Standardization, Certification and Technological Management, Department for General Chemistry and Ecology, Department for Electrical Equipment, Department for Industrial and Environmental Safety.
• Institute for Computer Technologies and Information Protection (including College for Information Technologies). There are the following Departments at the Institute: Department for Computer Systems, Department for Information Protection Systems, Department for Computer-Aided Design Systems, Department for Automated Systems for Information Processing and Control, Department for Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Department for Control and Process Dynamics, College for Information Technologies.
• Institute for Radio-Electronics and Telecommunications. The Institute’s Departments include: Department for Radio-Electronic and Telecommunication Systems, Department for Radio-Electronic and Quantum Devices, Department for Radio-Electronic and Information-Measuring Tools, Department for Radio-Photonics and Microwave Technologies, Department for Nanotechnologies in Electronics, Department for Design and Techniques of Electronic Tools Manufacturing. There are the following laboratories and centers at the Institute: Research Institute for Applied Electrodynamics, Photonics and Living Systems, Nanotechnologies Center, Quantum Center, National Instruments Center, The Laboratory for Synthesis Technologies for Fractal Structures of Complex Engineering Systems, Joint Laboratories with Siemens Enterprise Corp. and Rhode&Schwarz Company, Student Design-Engineering Office.
• Institute for Economics, Management and Social Technologies. There are the following Departments at the Institute: Department for Economic Theory, Department for Economics and Company Management, Department for Economic Law, Department for Engineering Psychology and Human Resources Management, Department for History and Public Relations, Department for Sociology, Political Sciences and Management, Department for Philosophy, Department for Foreign Languages, Department for Russian and Tatar Languages, Department for Physical Education and Sports
• Faculty of Physics and Mathematics. The Faculty comprises the following Departments: Department for Higher Mathematics, Department for Special Mathematics, Department for Laser Technologies, Department for General Physics, Department for Technical Physics, Department for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Mathematics.
• German-Russian Institute for Advanced Technologies,
• Engineering Lyceum for Gifted Children - The Engineering Lyceum for gifted children training was opened at KNRTU-KAI on September 1, 2015. The Lyceum is an essential chain of a system for training high-skilled engineers capable of providing innovative development of Tatarstan’s economy. The Lyceum’s educational program is designed to implement intensive physical and mathematical training of students and offers an advanced system of extracurricular and project activities.
• Center for Continuing Education - The Center for Continuing Education offers opportunities for completing second university degree programs. They include the following: Higher school of management technologies (HSMT), “Human Resources Management” training group, The Institute for Computer Technologies “Computer Center”, Educational Center for Economic and Legal Issues “EKOP”, Educational, Scientific and Production Center “Engineering Ecology”. The students may further get educated at: KNRTU-KAI Drivers’ Training Course, “The Language Academy” Training and Methodological Center, The Center for Additional Services on a paid basis, The training group “Computer-aided design system for aircraft engines”, “KNRTU-KAI-Parallels” Scientific and Education Center, The “Intellect” Center for Pre-university Education, The “Intellect” Republican IT-Camp, The International Center for training personnel, education technologies and business development.
• Kazan Training, Research and Methodological Center for People with Hearing Disabilities. The Center comprises the following Departments: Department for Special Technologies in Education, Department for Social Rehabilitation, Laboratory for Computer Engineering and Information Education, Correctional Work Laboratory, Laboratory for Psychological, Pedagogical and Legal Support.
• Corporate Institute (Continuing Professional Education).The Institute is composed of the following subdivisions: Corporate Institute, The Institute for Professional Development and Retraining of Teaching Personnel, “Academy of Information Technologies” Education and Innovation Center, “Expert” Center, “Technolog” Training and Research Center, “Energotech” Educational, Scientific and Production Center, “Motor-vehicles and Motor Facilities” Training Center, “Albatros” Training Center, “Metodolog” Educational and Methodological Center, “Inzhekol-M” Center, “Production Organization” Educational and Methodological Center, “Professional” Training Center, The Center for Remote Computer-aided Training Laboratories

BRANCHES

• KNRTU-KAI’s Branch in Almetyevsk
• Zelenodolsk Institute for Machine-Building and Information Technologies. KNRTU-KAI’s Branch in Zelenodolsk
• KNRTU-KAI’s Branch Vostok in Chistopol
• KNRTU-KAI’s Branch in Leninogorsk
• KNRTU-KAI’s Branch in Naberezhnye Chelny