Zaporizhzhya National Technical University
| Запорізький національний технічний університет | |
| Latin: Zaporizhzhya National Technical University | |
| Motto | Vivere est cogitare |
|---|---|
| Established | 1900 |
| Rector | Belikov Sergiy Borysovych |
| Students | 7403 |
| Location | Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine |
| Website | [1] |
Zaporizhzhya National Technical University (ZNTU) started in 1900 as a seven-year mechanical technical vocational college, preparing technic – mechanics specialists. The sometime together with education creation of main buildings was carried out. Very quickly the main three-storied building was built. Currently the main building of ZNTU, this housed lecture rooms, physical and mechanical studies, laboratories, assembly hall and a shop selling ready-made products.
At the end of its first decade 240 people studied in the college. Graduates from the college successfully worked at machine-construction enterprises promoting the rise of colleges reputation. It was considered to be one of the best not only in Ukraine, but in Europe.
In 1920 the college was reorganized into Zaporizhzhya industrial technical school with four year studies (possessing some rights of high school). From November 1922 to 1930 the industrial school was the educational enterprise training engineer-mechanics for agricultural machine construction and general machine construction. Many graduates became leading industrial specialists and statesmen. In 1930 the technical school was reorganized into Zaporizhzhya Agricultural Engineering Institute training specialists in four subjects: tractor and agricultural engineering, metal treatment and foundry.
In the 10 years before the start of the Great Patriotic War, 782 people got engineer’s diplomas and worked at Zaporizhzhya’s plants. During the war, more than 500 students and lecturers went to the front, 52 people studied at the artillery academy named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky, 30 people finished accelerated courses of armored academy. More than 300 students and lecturers were awarded State orders and medals. More than 50 members of the technical school did not return from the front.
After Zaporizhzhya was liberated in 1944 Zaporizhzhya automechanical institute was organized and three years later it became Zaporizhzhya Agricultural Engineering Institute, until 1957 whein it was renamed Zaporizhzhya Machine construction Institute (ZMI). In 1980 ZMI received the Badge of Honor for the preparation of highly qualified professionals. Between 1930-1990 institute prepared 40,000 engineers, including 825 for foreign countries.
Zaporizhzhya State Technical University was created by a Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decision dated 20 April 1994. In August 2001 according to Ukrainian President’s Decree ZSTU was awarded the status of a National institution. During 2006-2007 separate structural units: Berdyansk machine construction college, Tokmak mechanical school, Zaporizhzhya college of radioelectronics, Zaporizhzhya electrotechnical college and Humanitarian college entered the university.
University campus occupies territory of 14,2 hectares including:
Those territories include 7 educational buildings, sport complex, administrative and business buildings. There are 5 hostels in the university with living space of 25 000 sq.m. ensuring 100% students accommodation. One of the hostels is used for married students’ couples.
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