Engineer distance learning. Demanded technical specialties in universities
This year I entered the Russian State University of Tourism and Service.
I'll start from afar. At first, I did not set myself a goal - to enter the Faculty of Tourism, and in general to connect my life with this area. I planned to go into medicine. But at one point everything turned upside down, and I decided that I was thinking about something completely different, and that medicine was not at all what I wanted in this life. It was then that I learned about RGUTIS. First from the parents, and later studied the official website. Went for a day open doors, where everything was explained and shown in detail. And after that, I was definitely sure that I would do it here. I didn’t know much about tourism, apart from the work of travel agents and tour operators. But already in a month of training here, I learned a lot more about this area. And I can say with confidence that I am satisfied with the knowledge gained, although I still have a lot to learn.
If we talk about the educational process, then in general I like the teachers who work here and their method of presenting information. Of course, there are disadvantages and with some teacher I can not find a compromise, but all people are different, and, in my opinion, it is impossible to get along with everyone.
What I would like to point out as a big plus is the living conditions, specifically for freshmen (because I currently live in the 4th hostel intended for freshmen). The hostel is fully equipped. Recently brought new technology which made life in the hostel even more comfortable. This hostel can be called ideal, but I still can't get used to the local water. In my home village, it was different and therefore it is a little difficult. But whatever the minuses and shortcomings, they all pale in front of what a rich student life is here. Students really never get bored. Various events, trips, volunteering, quests, etc. - everything, it makes life brighter and more interesting. There are also curators here, and they are all very cool! They always help, give advice and it's very cool. To be honest, I did not think that student life could be so diverse. Here you can express yourself in any field, from photography and video to dance and theater.
Now I can say with confidence that I recommend this university to everyone who does not like to sit still, but prefers to develop themselves, keep up with the times, learn something new, change, travel, and finally contribute to such a developing and a promising area like tourism.
Yulia Levina, 1st year student, 2017
Benefits of Synergy. First, the price. For the Moscow University, it is more than democratic. Secondly, the possibility of employment while studying. Cozy modern dormitories, fun student life, sporting events.
After the situation with the deprivation of MIT accreditation, they offered a transfer to Synergy University. So far I see the following:
1. The education program suits
2. SYNERGY employees are better versed in their own rights than responsibilities
For 3 months I can’t get, having gone through all the circles of bureaucratic hell, an extract from the enrollment order, although I provided all the necessary documents.
The university wins with a combination reasonable prices And good quality education. There are many interesting features, for example, an electronic record book, a portal for students, electronic clubs for professions. The teachers are excellent, for the first time I understood something from higher mathematics. My university is the best!
The prestige of technical education is steadily growing both throughout the world and in Russia. Technicians - nuclear physicists, oilmen, power engineers, IT specialists, builders - who have successfully graduated from technical universities in Russia, are in high demand in the labor market. Many organizations and enterprises practice targeted training, which guarantees employment, and the prestige of a Russian diploma in the world today is only growing. All this speaks of the prospects of technical education, but how to choose the right university?
Rating of the best technical universities in Russia
Ratings of the best universities in Russia and the world are annually compiled by various research and journalistic organizations. In Russia, the largest project belongs to the Expert RA agency. For 2016, a general ranking of the best universities in the country and rankings for integrated areas of training have already been compiled, including a list that includes the best higher technical educational institutions. In the first place, which is quite expected, is Moscow State University. Despite the fact that this university is not purely technical, its corresponding departments are very strong.
In general, the top 10 looks like this:
- MSTU im. Bauman.
- MIPT.
- St. Petersburg State University.
- Tomsk Polytechnic University.
- St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
- MEPhI.
- Moscow Power Engineering Institute.
- Novosibirsk State University.
- Siberian Federal University.
It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the Expert RA rating, there are other authoritative sources, such as the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation or the “100 Best Russian Universities” project, not to mention Internet surveys. Technical universities in Russia in all these rankings are generally the same, but the positions may be somewhat different. One thing is clear: choosing any institution from this twenty, you can be sure of the quality of education.
Features of obtaining technical education
The list of technical specialties for which Russian universities are recruiting is so large that it is rather difficult to cover them all. There are more than 250 specialized faculties alone, and there are more than a thousand technical universities throughout the country.
All of them are united, of course, by the educational standard. According to him, all techies study 5 years full-time (or 6 part-time), during which they will receive approximately the same courses in the humanities and social sciences (Russian and foreign languages, philosophy, history). Of course, all students will take a natural science course, which will include mathematical analysis, linear algebra, computer modeling, etc. But highly specialized blocks for all areas will be completely different. Courses offered to students, for example, Moscow aviation institute and the Institute of Gas and Oil in the same Moscow will be different. For future power engineers, railway workers, aircraft builders, motorists, nuclear scientists, oil workers and other techies, their own training programs and work practices have been developed.
Specialties
Before choosing a university, it is necessary to decide which direction the applicant is most interested in. Today, specialties related to the oil and gas and energy industries and computer technology are most in demand. And this is not surprising, because these are the most financially attractive areas of work. The ranking of the most popular specialties looks like this:
- IT engineers and programmers - they are trained by Baumanka, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, MEPhI, NSTU, Tomsk Polytechnic or Don State Technical University.
- Oil workers - you can study at the Institute of Oil and Gas in Moscow or in regions where there are employers (in Yekaterinburg or Tyumen).
- Geologists - they are taught by Baumanka or MEPhI, and also by the Kuban State Technological University, the Tyumen Oil and Gas University or the Ufa Oil University.
- Mine surveyors - these specialists are trained in specialized mining universities throughout Russia.
- Energy specialists are trained by the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University.
- Civil engineers - they are trained in every region of Russia, in Moscow, for example, this is the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.
How to choose a technical university
To decide on a university, you should not rely only on its position in the ranking, although it is an important criterion. In technical universities, the presence of practicing teachers and the level of scientific work are important, because modern technologies do not stand still, the university should be aware of new world developments. It is also important to have international cooperation and exchange of experience.
Pay attention to the sufficiency of budget financing. For example, the Novosibirsk State Technical University this year lost its prestige precisely because of the decline in this indicator. And in the case of paid admission, a significant point is the cost of education. It is not as high as in economics or law faculties, but can range from 50 to 200 thousand per year, depending on the region and specialty. And for Last year this figure has doubled due to the high cost of laboratory equipment, without which an engineer cannot be trained.
Multidisciplinary or highly specialized
Disputes about where technical education is better - at a specialized university or at the department of a multidisciplinary university - will never stop. However, one should not be afraid of classical universities if their technical departments are strong and have been famous for decades. This is proved by the rating - 8 such universities at once got into the top 20.
This is often explained by the fact that such universities have a large number of not only theoretical teachers, but also practitioners, which dramatically increases the value of education in any field, and especially in technology. In addition, the best specialized technical universities in Russia are located mainly in the capital, so applicants from the regions, in order to get a prestigious education, will either have to go to Moscow or enter their multidisciplinary universities. True, this does not apply to Tomsk and Novosibirsk: their scientific traditions have been at the forefront of domestic science since Soviet times.
Also, in modern market conditions, there has been a trend towards consolidation and universalization of universities. Thus, technical universities in Russia are beginning to train managers and economists, and economic ones - techies. However, so far this has not been very successful - neither one nor the other can compete with specialized institutions. Except that the Higher School of Economics, having absorbed the Institute of Energy and Mathematics, became multidisciplinary and even got into the top 20 universities in Russia.
Moscow
Naturally, metropolitan universities are in many respects ahead of regional ones in terms of the level of education. It is best to get a technical diploma in Moscow at Lomonosov Moscow State University. It trains bachelors at the faculties of mathematics and cybernetics, physics and fundamental engineering.
Also, specialized education can be obtained at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, MEPhI and other reputable institutions. However, it should be borne in mind that the passing score for the budget in them is very high, as well as the cost of paid education. If there is a desire to get a technical education in the capital, but there are not enough points, or it seems too expensive, you can enter one of the less “star”, but still quite prestigious universities. For example, to the Moscow State Construction University. The demand for construction specialties now, when the whole country is massively built up with kilometers of new housing, is standardly high.
Universities that train machine builders or aircraft builders also stand apart. For example, the Moscow Aviation Institute.
Saint Petersburg
IN northern capital the best is St. Petersburg University. This is a classic multidisciplinary university that has strong technical faculties - Mathematics and Mechanics and Applied Mathematics.
The next on the list is the specialized university - St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. He confidently strengthens his position on the world stage, increasing the competitiveness of his students in the market and developing scientific work.
ITMO University is a university European level, involving students in organizational life, giving the opportunity, as they say, to "pump" their business and management skills, and this is in addition to basic education, which, of course, increases the value of a future graduate's diploma.
Regions. Ural
In the Urals, due to the specifics of the local industry, there are a large number of universities that train specialists in the mining and metallurgical profile. Also, the Ural technical universities devoted the last year to strengthening ties with similar educational institutions China within the framework of the recently created association of Russian-Chinese tech. universities.
The leaders can be named first of all the universities of Yekaterinburg: Yeltsin Federal University, Mining University, however, other cities also have educational institutions included in the top 100 best in the country.
So, in Ufa, applicants are waiting for the Petroleum Technical University. Its merit lies in the strengthening of international relations and in the targeted training of students for the oil enterprises of the region. A university with a similar profile trains students in Tyumen - this is the Tyumen Oil and Gas University.
Magnitogorsk Technical University trains specialists in mechanical engineering, energy and mining. The university is not included in the top 100 best universities in Russia, but in online surveys it occupies a confident position among other technical universities in the country.
Siberia
Since Soviet times, Tomsk and Novosibirsk have been considered the flagships of domestic science, which is confirmed by the positions of local universities in all rankings. The most advanced techies are trained by Novosibirsk and Tomsk public universities, as well as Tomsk Polytechnic University. At the same time, Novosibirsk State Technical University in 2016 worsened its position in the overall ranking so much that it is the leader in losing positions in all of Russia. The decrease in funding, the deterioration of scientific activity had a detrimental effect on the prestige of the institution.
As for other cities, traditionally a good technical education can be obtained at the Siberian Federal University (faculties of mining, construction and engineering, oil and gas, information and even space technologies) of Krasnoyarsk.
central Russia
Central Russia also has technical universities that train worthy personnel. However, they are not included in the rating yet. Perhaps the point is the proximity to Moscow, where the most promising applicants rush. So, Ivanovo Chemical-Technological University has left the top 100 since 2014, having been only 91st before that.
South
Here is the South federal district represented in the rankings by several universities from Rostov and Krasnodar. This year, 2 Kuban universities entered the rankings at once thanks to student surveys and scientific community. And among them is one technical, namely the Kuban State Technological University, which trains construction specialists, road workers, oil and gas workers, machine builders, as well as computer systems engineers.
Of the Rostov universities, two stand out: one is the specialized Don State Technical University, the other is the multidisciplinary Southern Federal University with technical areas of training, such as piezotechnics, nanotechnology, computer technology, information security, instrumentation, and others.
Volga region
This region is especially distinguished by the universities of Kazan. The city is confidently developing its science and university education, so that Kazan Technological Institute got into the top 20 best technical universities in the country, and took 54th place in the overall ranking.
The Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University also deserves attention, where engineers are trained for mechanical engineering, energy, IT, as well as specialists in nuclear energy.
Problems of technical universities of the country
The quality level of technical education is traditionally high due to the continuity of Soviet methods and scientific developments. However, experts consider the average age of the teaching staff to be the main problem. In technical universities and departments, it is quite high and amounts to 53 years, which is 7 years more than for teachers in other areas.
On the one hand, this indicates a great scientific and teaching experience, and on the other hand, the absence of fresh minds and young personnel. It is quite possible that soon the teaching staff will be completely replaced in this branch of education.
In general, the prospects for techies are the most promising - according to recruiting agencies, there is an increased demand for specialists in technical areas with a general shortage of them in the labor market. For comparison: the supply of economists is 80% higher than demand.
The development of science and technology implies an increasingly narrow focus of training young professionals so that they can fully understand, use, and, most importantly, further upgrade the products of modern technologies.
Technical education, whose specialties are becoming more and more diverse, faces the problem of the assimilation of such a volume of knowledge. Therefore, in order not to stretch the learning process for an unnecessarily long time, universities are forced to reduce the number of subjects taught general development and increase the load on narrow-profile disciplines.
It is worth noting that the years when technical specialties in universities were not in great demand among applicants had a negative impact on the overall level of applicants. Often, universities had to lower the passing score at entrance exams, and therefore, new students of technical universities became three-year-olds and simply those who could not enter other educational institutions, having failed the entrance exams. In turn, this could not but affect the general level of training of students and graduates of even the most famous educational institutions.
Education in technical specialties in universities
The urgent need for various specialists in technical professions not only raised the prestige and demand for technical specialties among applicants, but also forced this issue to be stimulated by the state and even various commercial structures. So, a special state program not only supports universities that train much-needed specialists, but even allocates grants for incoming applicants, allowing them to study at the expense of the state.
Commercial structures do not lag behind, which need such valuable personnel in their industries, and therefore are ready to pay for the education of students, so that later these people, who have received a higher technical education and whose specialties are so necessary, will work at these enterprises. Thus, some universities not only reduce the passing scores on entrance exams, but sometimes simply cancel them in order to facilitate admission. As a result, many of the students say that it is much easier to enter these universities than to study there.
IN Lately, a certain trend has become noticeable, according to the merger of universities or their transformation into multidisciplinary educational institutions. It is difficult to say exactly how this affects the level of education. However, there is no doubt that at least some of these universities compete quite successfully with the best highly specialized educational institutions. At the same time, we should not forget about the problems of technical universities. For example, the aging of teaching staff in technical universities is about 5 years higher than in others.
Thus, the acquisition of higher technical education and specialties by young people is necessary for the university itself, not only in order to provide the labor market with such long-awaited specialists. But also in order to train among them, a younger generation of talented teachers.
The most demanded technical specialties in universities
The training of any personnel must always be justified by the corresponding demand for specialists. this direction. What we see now is that the telecommunications sector, programming, nanotechnology, robotics, microbiology, etc. are rapidly developing. Accordingly, the labor market needs competent specialists in these areas - first of all.
A wide list of technical specialties of higher education is due to the fact that young specialists will have to not only use and control new technologies, but also develop them. That is, to conduct scientific activities. And for this, the baggage of acquired knowledge and skills should be quite extensive and deep.
The most demanded technical professions with higher education are: programmers (IT-specialists), technical engineers, nanotechnologists, chemists, environmentalists, etc. Programmers are specialists in the field of information technology, telecommunications and software. Without them, it is simply impossible to imagine any sphere of life. Computerization is tightly integrated into our everyday life, which means that the development of this direction has not even reached its peak yet.
Engineers, in the list of technical specialties of higher education, occupy the first place in terms of their number. After all, these are design engineers (create various projects), and design engineers (implementing projects), and process engineers (controlling technical processes), power engineers (many specialties with a narrow profile) and many others.
Nanotechnologists are specialists in a recent but already widespread technology for manipulating and using components smaller than 100 nm. Chemists are now very sought after specialists in the labor market, the field of activity can be very different - from an oil refining specialist to a worker in the medical industry.
Ecologists are protection specialists environment from toxic human waste. Many industries produce emissions of substances that can be quite toxic. It is the job of the environmentalist to investigate their impact, as well as the source, and find a way to reduce harm.
