14
secondary vocational education programs
≈ 18,000
students, including 1,100+ international students
Data as of Mar 27, 2026
FESTU graduates create new machines and equipment, manage the transport process, do business and carry out international transportation, design automated control systems, build railways and engineering structures, and work as economists and financiers.
1 by employment of graduates of the universities in the Khabarovsk Territory (90%)
70 by demand for Russian universities
212 by education quality, research, international relations, and employers’ demand for graduates
University structure
- Institute of Transport and Energy Systems
- Institute of Construction and Infrastructure
- Socioeconomic Institute
- Institute of Air Communications and Multitransport Technologies
- Russian-Chinese Transport Institute
- Institute of Integrated Forms of Education (Correspondence Institute)
- Institute of Continuing Education
- Military Training Center
- FESTU Lyceum
- Khabarovsk Technical School of Railway Transport
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Tuition fees for foreign citizens
full-time and part-time studies
261,150 – 334,400 RUB
3,264-4,100 USD
Advantages
- 300+ fields of study and educational programs
- Highly professional teachers and excellent facilities and resources
- Permafrost, power engineering, civil engineering, and railway transport research
- Employment after graduation
- Additional scholarships for academic, creative, sports and research excellence
- Joint educational programs with foreign universities
Infrastructure
- Main building
- Second educational building
- Laboratory building
- Sports center with a swimming pool and an indoor track
- Student club
- Training workshops
- Campus with 9 dormitories
Admission regulations at FESTU
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Popular majors among foreign citizens
- Land Transport Technology
- Railway Rolling Stock
- Transport Process Technology
- Civil Engineering
- Economics
- Electric Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering
International Student Office
Head
Natalia Shepeleva
+7 4212 40-75-43
ois@festu.khv.ru
Chinese colleagues in the laboratory
Admission
1,210 state-funded places for the 2026/2027 academic year
You can take admission exams online (tests). You can also take an online practice test via your Applicant's Personal Account.
FESTU Admissions Office specialists are ready to assist you in preparing for your exams.
Students admitted to state-funded places at FESTU are provided with dormitory accommodation, scholarships, financial assistance, and employment assistance during their studies (hourly employment).
Required documents
- Educational documents
- Identity document
- Recognition certificate (if required)
It is recommended that you contact the university's Admission Office in advance to find out whether additional document verification is required, as requirements may vary by country.
Application dates
State-funded places
Document submission start date – June 20
Document submission deadline with entrance exams – July 20
Fee-paying places
Document submission start date – June 20
Document submission deadline – August 25
Admission Office
Executive Secretary of Admission Office
Elena Khimich
+7 4212 40-73-91
+7 4212 40-73-96
+7 984 280-26-65
cfks@festu.khv.ru
prikom@festu.khv.ru
Event for international students
Special aspects of learning Russian at FESTU
- Teachers of Russian as a foreign language with university degrees
- System approach
- Connection between theory and practice
- Accessibility
- Individual approach to students
Preparatory Department “Russian Language Center”
Supplementary general education program (2 semesters)
Study areas
Tuition fee per year
150,906 RUB (1,888 USD)
Students from all over the world study at the Russian Language Center. Over the last two years, it has enrolled students from China, North Korea, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Somalia, Mali, and Nigeria. In 2025, students from Bangladesh and Indonesia came to study here for the first time.
Russian language courses
The tuition fee for the Russian as a Foreign Language programs is calculated individually, depending on the number of students in a group, learning goals, and the number of program hours.
You can study both offline and online using an online platform.
Head of the Center
Antonina Rudenko
+7 (4212) 407-204
rudenko@festu.khv.ru
Students from different countries
Aspects of teaching Russian as a foreign language to students from China
More than 700 students from China are studying at FESTU. Their mental characteristics are always taken into consideration during the learning process.
Chinese citizens are very emotional. Their emotionality prevails over their rationality. This explains why they have a reverent attitude towards nature and everything natural. In Chinese culture, individuals are valued as part of a system; they are reluctant to
express their thoughts in public. So, when correcting errors and analyzing incorrect answers in class, teachers of Russian as a foreign language should be restrained and tactful while working on each Russian language module.
Adaptation of international students at FESTU
All international students arriving in Khabarovsk for the first time are met at the airport or train and bus stations by the staff members of the International Student Office.
Later, FESTU offers various adaptation programs for international students to quickly familiarize them with the environment, society, and local culture. From the first days of their studies, first-year international students are immersed in the university's academic and sociocultural environment. Their advisors tell them about the learning process and schedule, provide them with all the necessary information on immigration and medical support, introduce them to the Russian language and everyday life, and inform them of the university's standards of conduct.
FESTU regularly publishes a guidebook (in the form of Z-cards) for international first-year students. It contains useful information on student life, medical care, and social and cultural adaptation, as well as a map of the classrooms and a class schedule.
Scholarships for foreign citizens
- State academic scholarship
- State social scholarship (for privileged categories)
- Enhanced scholarship for excellent academic performance (may be 50% higher than the basic scholarship)
- Enhanced social scholarship for good academic performance for privileged categories
- Personalized and regional scholarships (including a personal scholarship from the most famous FESTU graduate, the first Minister of Railways of the Russian Federation, Gennady Fadeev)
- Starting from 2026, international FESTU students receive a scholarship from JSC Russian Railways. It can be awarded for academic, athletic, creative, and social excellence.
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