Murmansk State Technical University or MSTU is on the

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. The university was founded in 1950. Initially it had a name of the High Marine School (HMS). Later it received the status of the Russian State Academy of Fishing Fleet and since 1996 it has become the Memek State Technical University.

The Faculties of MSTU

Today Murmansk State Technical University comprises three faculties, four institutes and the Marine Academy. Mesiatsev Murmansk Marine Fishing College and

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Fishing Technical College count as branches of MSTU (together with branches in Poliarnyi and

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). * The Marine Academy
(including the Faculty of Advanced Training for the Fleet Commanding Staff) * The Faculty of Arctic Technologies * The Faculty of Part-Time Education * The Faculty of Social and Economic Studies (part-time programs) * The Institute of Natural Science and Technology * The Institute of Economics, Management and Law * The Institute of Distance Learning * The Further Professional Education Institute

International collaboration

The university is a member of the

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. UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region. The collaboration has been paused after the beginning of the

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in 2022.

References

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