The University was formed from branches of Ural higher educational institutions which existed in Magnitogorsk in 1932. However, the official date of birth is deemed to be 1934, when under the Resolution of the Council of People’s Commissars of the 22nd of March the Magnitogorsk Institute of Mining and Metallurgy opened its doors to train engineers for the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK).
NMSTU is one of the Russian universities which have the status of a ‘Flagship University’. The total number of students reaches 12,000 in 2018. The faculty comprises about 800 teachers with over 530 of them holding PhD degrees and 98 – doctorate degrees. We offer a wide range of Bachelor's, Master's and Postgraduate programs for Russian students and develop advanced Master’s programs taught in English for international students. Students and teaching staff at NMSTU are involved in a variety of research activities and grant programs.
The Institute is engaged in both conventional research (innovative metalware, theoretical and technical developments in the area of coating techniques) and study of the technology to produce nanostructured steel wires for high-strength steel cables.Currently, intense research work is carried out to develop innovative techniques to produce long-length nanostructured steel products. These developments are meant to satisfy the needs of today’s steel makers and metalware producers.
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The University’s R&D centre of innovations and technology comprises 14 scientific schools and about 20 research laboratories, the Nanosteels Research Institute, the Innovation Business Incubator and the Youth Research Centre.
The campus includes well-equipped dormitories, a health centre, providing a wide range of health care services to all employees and students, a recreation centre and sport facilities offering opportunities for sports instruction and participation in regional and national championships at all levels, personal and group training, a variety of aquatic classes, and many more, as well as cafes, canteens and resorts. For more than 80 years the NMSTU graduates have become professionals in engineering, science, technology, business and human sciences. Our undergraduates are recruited by different companies from all over the country and abroad.
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