Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics

Established in 1956, Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large city of Samara (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Samara Oblast.

Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 2,000-2,999 students) coeducational higher education institution.

Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.

History of the University, as an institution of higher education, started with the USSR Council of Ministers Decree number 1291 of May 18, 1953 "On measures for preparation of the engineering staff for the Ministry of Communications" and the Minister of Communications of the USSR Order of May 22, 1953 ? 544, pursuant to which opened the doors of the Kuibyshev Electrotechnical Institute of communications in January 1956. One of the main tasks of the newly created institution was the organization of training highly qualified specialists for the rapidly developing radio networks, radio, television, and wireline.