Ural State University of Railway Transport (USURT) was established in 1956.
The University is placed 23rd in IAAR Eurasian University Ranking.
90% of managers and specialists on the Ural region railways are graduates of USURS. There were more than 10 Heads of Russia’s Railways, one Minister of Railway Transport of the USSR, several Deputy Ministers of Transport, the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, the Chairman of the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region among the University graduates during the period of its activity. This university is a true supplier of senior executives, a place where they not only gain knowledge, but also establish useful contacts!
About 100 international students come to USURT every year.
Campus
There are seven dormitories for students on USURT campus. There is free Internet in every room.
USURT sports complex is one of the best in Yekaterinburg, and the adjacent park makes it very picturesque.
The sports complex includes a team sports ground (mini-football, basketball, volleyball), an aerobics, gymnastics area, table tennis, boxing and wrestling facilities, and a fitness facility. There is also a rowing and sailing section at the university, which has kayaks, canoes and a sailboat at its disposal. Students train in the water area of the City Pond the waters of which wash the picturesque peninsula where USURT is located.
Types of educational programs:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- Preparatory course for foreigners (foreigners study Russian and further they study engineering specialties in accordance with their specialization)
For a list of specialties that can be studied at the University, see the tabs below.
PRICES
Tuition Fee: 43 000 – 120 000 rubles (depending on the specialty and the success of the entrance exams).
Preparatory course tuition fee: 120 000 rubles per 1 academic year.
Cost of accommodation: from 900 rubles per a month.
Bachelor degree
List of Bachelor's degree specialties offered at the University:
• Electric Power and Electrical Engineering
o Specialization: Power Supply
• Management in Technical Systems
o Specialization: Automation and Telemechanics on Railway Transport
• Information Security
o Specialization: Organization and Technology of Information Security (in transport)
• Information Systems and Technologies
o Specialization: Information Systems and Technologies in Transport
• Mechatronics and robotics
o Specialization: Mechatronic and Robotic Systems
• Operation of Transport, Technological Machines and Complexes
o Specialization: Automobiles and Automotive Industry
• Technology of Transport Processes
o Specialization: Digital Transport and Logistics
• Technosphere Safety
• Construction
o Specialization: Industrial and Civil Construction
• Economics
o Specializations:
Economics, Organization and Management at the Enterprise
Economics of the Construction Business
• Management
o Specialization: Organization Management
• Personnel Management
o Specialization: Personnel Management in Transport
• Sociology
o Specializations:
Sociology
Sociology and Research in Social Networks
• Tourism
o Specialization: Tourism
Master degree
• Information Security
o Specialization: Information Security in Transport
• Information Systems and Technologies
o Specialization: Information Systems and Technologies in Transport •
• Electric power and Electrical Engineering
o Specialization: Power Supply
• Mechatronics and Robotics
o Specialization: Mechatronic and Robotic Systems.
• Technology of Transport Processes
o Specialization: Technology of Transport Processes in Railway Transport
• Technosphere Safety
• Construction
• Economics
o Specialization: Corporate Economics and Business Management
• Management
o Specialization: Management in Transport Complexes
• Personnel Management
o Specialization: Personnel Management in Transport
