Astrakhan State Technical University

Astrakhan State Technical University (ASTU) is a major educational center in the Caspian region. Today, ASTU is a leading educational institution within the Federal Agency for Fishery.

The university trains specialists in such fields as aquaculture and aquatic bioresources, marine technology, shipbuilding and logistics, food industry and biotechnology, biology and natural resource management, energy and resource saving, chemistry and oil and gas technologies, information technology, robotics, artificial intelligence and mechanotronics, architecture and civil engineering, tourism, law, economics and management.

Branches

• Astrakhan
• Moscow Region
• Krasnodar Territory
• Republic of Uzbekistan

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Why ASTU?

• Astrakhan city – the Caspian capital of Russia – is located in the Volga River delta. The city boasts the beautiful embankments and the ancient snow white Kremlin. The city center is within walking distance of the university campus. The cost of living is relatively low.
• The university’s educational buildings and dormitories are located on the campus with a beautiful park. The campus comprises a stadium and a sports center, several canteens, a café, student clubs, promenade areas, and playgrounds.
• Since 1955, the university has been training specialists for foreign countries. The Preparatory Faculty was established in 1970.
• At the moment, 2,365 foreign citizens are studying at the university, and more than 1,000 of them study at the university branch in the Tashkent Region the Republic of Uzbekistan.
• University graduates come from 98 countries!

Admission

1. You can enroll at ASTU in state-funded places (the Russian Government quota) and fee-paying places (on a contract basis).
2. You can apply for a quota place, get an admission consultation, take entrance exams at the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office as well as at the Russian Embassy in Tehran.
3. To enroll at the university, you are not required to legalize foreign academic credentials issued in the Islamic Republic of Iran. However, you must have your foreign academic credential recognized at nic.gov.ru

Students may enroll and study at the university if they have a certificate of education at the corresponding level:

• Bachelor’s/Specialist’s programs

- secondary general education
- higher education
- secondary vocational education

• Master’s programs

- higher education

• PhD programs

- higher education at the level of Master’s/Specialist’s/PhD degree

The list of documents and ways to submit documents to enroll in the first year of study

Admission Office

Head of International Relations Department
Evgeniya Yukina
+7 988 598-11-40
interbureau@mail.ru

Preparatory Faculty

The faculty provides pre-university training for foreign citizens so that they can pursue higher professional education programs (Bachelor’s, Specialist’s, Master’s, PhD programs).

After students successfully complete the course, they get a standard certificate which attests to the fact that they have sufficient Russian language proficiency to get education at a Russian university.

International students undergo adaptation and socialization which includes sightseeing in the city, visiting museums, holding educational tours and various events such as:

• Poetry contest
• Russian song contest
• Celebration of Shrovetide at the Merchant Tetyushinov House
• The Russian Language Olympiad
• Graduation party

The Russian language is the primary means of adaptation of Iranian students studying at the Preparatory Faculty.

The traits of Iranian students’ national character include self-esteem, national pride, love of independence and freedom, love of their native land and home. On the whole, Iranian students consider their studies a duty. That is why the elective Persian language courses at the ASTU Preparatory Faculty and students taking these courses greatly facilitate the process of Iranian citizens’ adaptation to the Russian social environment and make it easier for them to learn Russian.

Popular study programs among Iranian students

Language of instruction – Russian

• Economics – 124,000 RUB per year
• Tourism – 124,000 RUB per year
• Management – 124,000 RUB per year
• Aquaculture and Aquatic Bioresources – 144,000 RUB per year
• Oil and Gas Engineering – 174,000 RUB per year

Iranian citizens can study only offline. They must obtain a student visa.

ASTU concluded the student internship agreements with a number of enterprises. Besides, the university offers the programs of academic exchange with some foreign universities.

Arrival and adaptation

• Meeting and accompanying
• Assistance in executing documents and getting health insurance
• Dormitory check-in

Scholarship and financial support

• Scholarships are provided for Iranian citizens studying within the quota
• Students can get financial assistance in the amount of up to 10 scholarships