Administrative units

International Office establishes, develops and supports cooperation with foreign universities, embassies, international organizations. The International Office Team provides assistance to INRTU students, staff and faculty in participation in student and academic exchanges at partner universities and academic mobility programs abroad; informs students and academic staff about training and internship opportunities for study and research abroad; coordinates the university's activities for inclusion in international rankings; accompanies the international accreditation procedure.

International Admission Office helps foreign students to enroll at INRTU, consulting about educational programs, admission requirements and deadlines, documents assessment and preparation for entrance exams. The International Admission Office team organizes annual international olympiads and intellectual competitions which allow potential students to win scholarships and tuition fee discounts. International Admission Office expands collaboration with student recruitment agencies all over the world and participates in education fairs abroad.

The Department of Power Supply and Electrical Engineering was organized in 1997 as a result of the merger of two departments - the Department of Power Supply of Industrial Enterprises and the Department of General and Theoretical Electrical Engineering. The division of the department includes Scientific Research Laboratory "Intelligent Power Supply Systems", Scientific Research Laboratory "High Voltage Engineering", Laboratory "Electrotechnological and Structural Materials Science", Research student design association "ENERGY NET"

Department of Electrical drives and vehicles has been existing since 1964. Currently, the department provides training of students in the field of power and electrical engineering and training of electrical engineers and mining engineers in the field of Electric Machines. During the period of training, students have the opportunity to implement the knowledge gained during the practice in various companies of the city and region with further possibilityt of employment upon graduation.

Heat power engineering is a special scope of activity that ensures the strategic and socio-economic development of the regions and the state as a whole. At the same time, heat power engineers make our lives comfortable by providing homes with heat and light. They are required to acquire universal competencies to design, create and maintain the smooth, safe operation of energy production, transformation and distribution systems, taking into account environmental requirements. Since 1971, the Department of Heat Power Engineering at Irkutsk Polytechnic University has been training highly qualified specialists capable of working in various fields of industry. The Department makes a significant contribution to the development of the energy industry and housing and communal services not only in our region. Over 50 years we've trained about 5000 engineers working in Russia, as well as in neighboring and distant foreign countries. Not only successful power engineers, but also top managers of large companies, designers, ecologists, politicians and businessmen are among the graduates of the department.

The Department of Physics was established in 1930. to train engineering personnel (miners and metallurgists). Currently, the Department provides training in physics; solid state physics; concepts of modern natural science for all engineering specialties. The Department trains highly qualified specialists in postgraduate courses on Chemical Technology of fuels and high-energy substances. The department has a scientific society CARBON, where graduate students, undergraduates, students of different specialties can engage in research, participate in competitions, contests, prepare and defend cases (projects) on request of companies, ready-made projects defend in companies. Students have the opportunity to travel to participate in competitions, conferences, etc. The department annually holds two scientific and practical conferences: Applied Research in Physics; Water and Life.

Our Department has been preparing specialists since 1963. Currently it provides training for bachelor's, master's degree and postgraduates. Highly qualified teaching staff, experienced specialists are engaged for preparing students for design, commissioning, operation, research work and management of electric power stations, electric networks with a voltage of 110 kV and higher. The unique laboratory, practical training at energy enterprises allow students to gain practical skills in the field of electric power engineering. The curriculum provides internships at the electric power facilities of the region: hydraulic and thermal power plants, substations of electric grid enterprises, design organizations. Among our graduates there are doctors and candidates of sciences, professors and associate professors, directors of large energy and industrial enterprises. Our graduates built and commissioned the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimskaya hydroelectric power plants, erected a hydroelectric dam on the Aswan Canal in Egypt, participated in the development of the energy policy of Russia, the energy program of Siberia, the Far East and the Irkutsk region.

The Department of Electric Power Systems provides training for graduates in the Modern Electric Power Engineering program. Program goal is to train professionals capable to provide transition from conventional electric power systems to intelligent electric power systems. Training master students is the second step in joint training of research and pedagogical professionals of INRTU and ISEM SB of RAS: a bachelor; master; tutor-researcher; Candidate of Technical Sciences, Docent; Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor; Academician of RAS. Students of the Department have an access to sci-tech library of ISEM SB of RAS possessing more than 75 thousand books, and to librarian systems of digital publishing houses: IEEE Xplore, Willey, Elsevier, Springer and to unique computer and laboratory complexes of ISEM SB of RAS.

The Department of Thermal Power Engineering Systems was opened in December 2014 on the basis of the L.A. Melentyev Institute of Energy Systems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The department provides training for undergraduates in the program "Mathematical modeling and optimization technical and economic studies of promising and functioning thermal power plants". Leading scientists of the department have extensive experience in research, teaching and practical work, took part in the master's program developing. The program includes traditional and author courses. The implementation of the program is provided with the course material of technical, educational, scientific and methodological support of INRTU and Research Institute. Students of the Department have access to the scientific and technical library of L.A.Melentev Institute of Energy Systems with more than 75 thousand storage units, library systems of electronic publishing houses: IEEE Xplore, Willey, Elsevier, Springer and to unique computer and laboratory complexes.

The Department of the Energy Systems and Complexes has existed since 2012 and is a basic department is in close cooperation with the Science Institute of Energy Systems named after L.A. Melentiev (Siberian Branch of RAS) Currently, the department provides training for masters in Electric Power and Electrical Engineering within the master's program "Forecasting and strategies for the development of power systems and complexes in the region". Undergraduates during their studies have the opportunity to implement their knowledge during intership in the basic organization and companies of various profiles.

The history of the Department of Design and Standardization in Mechanical Engineering goes back to the origins of the Irkutsk Mining and Metallurgical Institute in 1930, when the Engineering department of Technical Mechanics was organized. The highly qualified teaching staff of the department has great scientific potential and experience in both practical and teaching activities. The scientific school on Dynamics and Motion Control of Machines Based on the Elasticity of the Elements was established in the department. Classes are held in three labs equipped with modern training and scientific equipment: Mechanism Theory Lab, Technical Measurement Lab, Machine Parts and Applied Mechanics Lab. The department holds intramural competitions on the theory of mechanisms and machines, metrology, standardization and certification, machine parts and applied mechanics.

The 1960s are characterized by rapid growth of all branches of industry and construction. The giants of domestic chemical, mining, timber processing and energy industries are being constructed in the East Siberian region. To provide the mentioned volume of constructions with highly skilled personnel by the order of the Minister of higher and specialized secondary education of RSFSR in the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute there was organized a chair of automobile transport and road-building machines. The first intake of students was in 1961. The post of the head of the department was given to the candidate of technical sciences, associate professor Y.A.Soshnikov, who was elected to this post by the institute council on the 28th of June 1963. The Department of Road Construction Machines and Hydraulic Systems has been training specialists since 1965. At the present time the department provides undergraduate and post graduate educational programs in Land and Industrial Vehicles The mission of the department is to provide high-quality engineering education that meets the modern requirements of the real sector of the Russian economy, based on the integration of educational, scientific, industrial and innovative processes.

The Department of Road Transport is the leading and one of the oldest departments of the Irkutsk National Research Technical University. The first students "wave" on major Automobiles and vehicle industry was made in 1961. Our department trains bachelors, masters, as well as candidates and doctors of Sciences in transport area. During the study period students have the opportunity to implement their knowledge during practice at leading motor transport enterprises, branded car centers, as well as in organizations of the city and region with a further employment prospect after graduation. Department graduates are in high demand. They work at motor transport enterprises, branded car centers and service stations, in traffic police structures and transport departments of municipal administrations, create their own business. Graduates ,who have chosen the science path, have the opportunity to study in postgraduate and doctoral studies of the department. There are modern research laboratories for them.

Since 1963 the Department of Aircraft Engineering and Operation of Aviation Equipment has been teaching students majoring in Technical Operation of Aircraft and Engines and Aircraft and Helicopter Engineering. Students of the Department have their practical training at the leading aviation enterprises of the Russian Federation: airlines companies, aircraft factories, design bureaus, airports, where they work with the latest models of aviation technology. While studying students are also involved in research and design activities. Together with the teaching staff our students address urgent and challenging issues of modern aviation industry, participate in scientific conferences and engineering competitions. INRTU put efforts to provide the most comfortable conditions in the labs and leisure areas for students to develop their communication skills and fulfil their potential in engineering and creativity. All this allows them to develop perspective thinking skills, consolidate knowledge and abilities, strengthen skills, and in whole to prepare skilled professionals. Students who have shown interest in research activities can continue their studies in full-time or part-time graduate programs at the university.

The Department of Technology and Equipment of Machine-Building Production was organized in December 2015 through the merger of two departments: "Technology of Mechanical Engineering" and "Equipment and Automation of Mechanical Engineering". The department trains specialists in labor-intensive and knowledge-intensive specialties related to automation of production, with complex equipment of machine-building industries, its instrumentation, modern production technologies.

A major role in the training of bachelors and specialists plays graphic education, which is acquired by studying descriptive geometry, engineering and computer graphics. The department has a set of programs in Engineering Design, Engineering Economics and Engineering Arts. A high level of educational and methodical support and the qualification of the teaching staff allows the department to provide training for teachers of higher, secondary and vocational schools of the region. In 2020 the teachers of the department participate in organizing and conducting university championship on the WorldSkills standards on in the competence 05 - Engineering Design CAD. Since 2021 the department has been implementing the program of additional professional education in the field of Engineering Construction.

The Department of Materials Science, Welding and Additive Technology was established in 2001 by merging the Department of Welding Production and the Department of Material Science and Metal Technology and took its current name in 2021. While studying students can put their gained knowledge into practice during their internship at different companies of Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia and the Far East with the further prospect of employment in Russia.

Department of Industrial Ecology and Life Safety is one of the oldest departments of the University. In December 2019, the department turned 70 years old. The department conducts educational and organizational work. All-Russian student conferences on Life Safety Issues have been held on the basis of the department for 20 years. For over 20 years the department has been holding All-Russian Olympiad on ecology and life safety. During the period of study students undergo practical training at the most famous enterprises of the region and receive invitations to work based on its results

More than 1700 highly qualified mine surveyors and 700 geodesists have graduated from the University for 70 years of the Department training and educational work. Many of our specialists have been taking part in the development of mineral reserve base and natural resources of the country. Department established and strengthen the business ties with major mining companies from Russia, China, Mongolia. Students of the Department can take up an exchange semester in these countries. Future engineers undertake on-the-job training at the best mining enterprises in Russia. The students can also participate in the research association "Alidade", where they get advanced knowledge of the up-to-date instruments and software in the sphere of mine surveying and geodesy. They also managed to move faster on the "career ladder".

The Department of Mining Machines and Electromechanical Systems traces its history back to 1932, when the Department of "Mining Mechanics" of the Irkutsk Mining and Metallurgical Institute was established. The Department has in its structure 3 lecture halls, 6 educational laboratories, educational and research laboratory for reliability management of electromechanical equipment, educational and research laboratory for modeling and analysis of electromechanical systems in the mining industry.

Since 1931 the Department of Mineral Deposits Development has been providing training of mining engineers mainly for the gold and coal mining industry of the region. Our graduates are in demand in the russian industry. For a long period we have been handing vouchers for the future life over 7 thousand graduates, preparing them for engineering activities to develop the wealth of our country. Currently, the department of Mineral Deposits Development is successfully implementing the projects in all the main areas of the University's activities. Considerable efforts are made to improve the educational process. Many basic disciplines are constantly processed taking into account changes in the mineral resource base and the competitive environment of subsoil users, as well as the increased role of information technologies in the educational process.

The Department of Jewelry Design and Technology was opened in 1995. Currently, the department is actively developing industrial cooperation with leading Russian enterprises engaged in the extraction, sorting and processing of gemstone raw materials and the production of jewelry. The laboratories of the department are equipped with modern equipment for processing jewelry materials, allowing students to acquire the necessary professional skills. Much attention at the department is paid to the development of design thinking in making jewelry and stone-cutting products, as well as the skills of evaluating and identifying ornamental, jewelry and precious materials and analyzing their design suitability. During their studies, students actively participate in international exhibitions, competitions and conferences, allowing them to understand the general context of the jewelry industry, update their knowledge and understand the trends of modern science.

Department of Oil and Gas Engineering was officially opened on May 14, 2007. It has become the youngest department of the School of Subsurface Resource Management. Highly qualified teaching staff and urgent need of production organizations for oil and gas industry graduates allowed the department to successfully develop as an independent structural subdivision. In addition, a modern Drill Fluid and Well Casing Lab was created on the basis of the Department. The lab is designed for lectures, practical and laboratory classes, as well as for practical training of first-year students. The INRTU Oil and Gas Training Center for training was established for retraining and advanced training of oil and gas industry specialists. It has become a modern technical base for training and practical coaching of oil and gas enterprises of the East-Siberian region. Today, the Department of Oil and Gas is the only department in Eastern Siberia that trains specialists of undergraduate programs in Deep Drilling for the Oil and Gas Production Industry. The founder and permanent head of the department, scientific supervisor and director of the Drill Fluid and Well Casing Lab is Nikolay Buglov, PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

The Department of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection named after S. B. Leonov has started with the section Enrichment of Minerals. It was created on the basis of the Department of Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals at the Siberian Mining Institute in 1934. The training of mining engineers-technologists for mineral processing was caused by the demand for highly qualified personnel for the rapidly developing mining and processing industry of the region. By this time, there was a great need for personnel in Eastern and Western (Norilsk region) Siberia, Transbaikalia, the Far East and Yakutia, as a result of the development of deposits of various minerals. The first graduation of mineral engineers was in 1939. Currently, the Department of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection named after S. B. Leonov provides training for students on Hazardous Waste Management, Theory and Methods of Environmental Impact assessment, Mineral processing, etc.

To make our future humane and livable, we need knowledge and values that will guide and sustain us on the days of advance and impetuous changes. Founded in 2020, Department of Humanities is designed to empower our students to succeed in multicultural diversity of their professions and to meet the challenges of globalised knowledge by gaining communication skills, critical thinking, creativity, cultural perspectives, and fluent language abilities. These capacities are hard-won, but vital for innovation and career advancement whatever one's major field is. They are the soft skills of power and success, as they open windows onto a lifetime of personal and professional growth.

The Industrial Mathematics Laboratory has been in existence since 2020. Today the laboratory provides training the students for different areas: mathematical, statistical desciplines, as well as in the theoretical foundations of machine learning methods, image processing.

Our department appeared in 2017. Nowadays it provides train-ing for students in Design and Monumental and Decorative Art (painting). Design students study General Theory, Basics of Design and practical skills of both principles of artistic creativity and specific types: environmental design (interiors, small architectural forms), graphic design and costume design. Students of our department learn to work with various types and techniques of monumental and decorative painting: mosaics of different types, stained glass, graffiti, tapestry, master a new technique of fusing. Graduates of the department are subsequently able to work both in large forms (decoration of building facades) and in interiors.