Ivanovo State Power University

Ivanovo Power Engineering Institute was founded on the basis of Ivanovo-Voznesensk Polytechnic Institute in 1930. In 1938 by the decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium IPEI was named after V. I. Lenin. In 1992 it was conferred a status of university. Today ISPU holds one of the leading positions in the region in terms of quality of education, research, learning facilities and equipment. Overall students staff totals about 7 000 people. 450 professors and lecturers including 57 Doctors and 279 Candidates of Engineering, Science, Economics and Education work for the faculties and research centers. ISPU offers training of specialists, Bachelors and Masters in 44 areas of education in full-time and extra-mural forms of instruction. In addition the university offers post graduate study in 29 specialities and doctorate study in 6 specialities. ISPU offers foreign students full-time and extra- mural education on undergraduate, graduate and post graduate levels. The university includes