Pryazovskyi State Technical University (PSTU, ) is a higher education institution in

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, accredited at the fourth level. It is one of the oldest universities in the

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. Before the full-scale

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, PSTU was located in

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and was one of the largest higher education institutions in the

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region. In March 2022, the university's Building 5 was struck by two heavy enemy aerial bombs, followed by additional hits that damaged other buildings, some completely destroyed. By order of the

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dated April 13, 2022, No. 334, the university was relocated to the city of

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, where it resumed operations in the facilities of the Dnipro University of Technology. Currently, PSTU conducts its educational process in a distance format using modern digital technologies. The university is expanding its network of domestic and international partners and implementing programs of international academic mobility for students.

University Structure

* Educational and Scientific Institute of Modern Technologies * Educational and Scientific Institute of Economics and Management * Institute of Advanced Training * Faculty of Transport Technologies * Faculty of Information Technologies * Mechanical Engineering Faculty * Social and Humanitarian Faculty * Faculty of Engineering and Language Training for Foreign Citizens Additionally, the university includes three separate structural subdivisions: "Mariupol Professional College," "Mariupol Mechanical Engineering College," and "Mariupol Polytechnic Professional College."

Levels of Training

Pryazovskyi State Technical University provides training for students in 28 programs at the first (

bachelor's A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ( ...

) level, 35 programs at the second (

master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

) level, and 9 programs at the third (educational and scientific) level. The educational process is supported by 176 faculty members, including 106 candidates of sciences and 28 doctors of sciences.

History

* 1930: Established as Mariupol Evening Metallurgical Institute, based on the Evening Workers' Metallurgical Technical School, offering training in five specialties. * 1939: Introduced full-time education, training specialists in areas such as steelmaking, rolling production, metallurgy, and thermal treatment of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. * 1941-1943: Activities suspended during

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; resumed in December 1943. * 1948-1989: Known as Zhdanov Metallurgical Institute. * 1990: Achieved the highest (IV) level of accreditation. * 1993: Reorganized into Pryazovskyi State Technical University. In 2022, due to the

and the

Siege of Mariupol The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022 and lasted until 20 May, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It saw fighting between the Russian Armed Forces (alongside the Donetsk People's Republic People's Militia) and the Ukrainian ...

some of the university's buildings were destroyed. PSTU was temporarily relocated to the city of

Rectors

* Kostiantyn Chernousov (1930–1933) * Viktor Krasylnykov (1931–1933) * Dmytro Almashyn (1933–1935) * Mykhailo Hyrshovych (1935–1938) * Ivan Vdovenko (1937–1938, 1943–1944) * Mykhailo Ozerov (1938–1941) * Tymofii Smyrnov (1944–1951) * Mykola Kaloshyn (1951–1969) * Yevhen Kapustin (1969–1981) * Ihor Zhezhelenko (1981–2003) * Vyacheslav Voloshyn (2003–2022) * Olena Khadzhynova (2022–present)

Rankings

According to the "TOP-200 Ukraine" ranking for 2024, Pryazovskyi State Technical University achieved: * 1st place among 11 higher education institutions relocated after 2022 * 4th place among 31 institutions relocated after 2014 * 7th place among 20 institutions in

city and

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* 77th place among 235 higher education institutions in

Notable alumni

* Volodymyr Boyko –

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recipient * Natalia Kharakoz – First woman in

to become a member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine * Serhiy Taruta – Chairman of the Board of Directors of OAO "Industrialnyi Soiuz Donbassa"

References

External links

Official site
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