1910 - Samara provincial assembly unanimously decided to petition the government for the opening of the Polytechnic Institute in Samara. 

2016 - SSTU has become one of the 11 core regional universities of the country.

Faculties and Institutions:

• Architecture and Civil Engineering Academy
• Automation and Information Technology Institute
• Institute of Oil and Gas Technologies
• Institute of Engineering, Economic and Humanitarian Education
• Food Production Technologies Faculty
• Chemical Engineering Faculty
• Engineering and Technology Faculty
• Heat Power Engineering Faculty
• Electrical Engineering Faculty
• Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Transport Faculty

Key Research Priorities:

• TECHNOLOGY OF WASTE INDUSTRIAL CATALYSTS REGENERATION HYDROTREATING AND TRANSPORTABLE TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION
• OIL PRODUCTION INTENSIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
• CATALYST OF OIL FRACTIONS DEEP HYDROTREATING AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD
• TARGET-ORIENTED APPROACH TO NEW INHIBITORS ION CHANNELS RNA-GENOMIC VIRUSES BASED ON FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE COMPOUNDS
• AREAS FORMATION METHODOLOGY OF THE ROBOT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON THE BASIS OF MULTI-AGENT APPROACH
• AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE OF HYBRID TYPE «МАКО»
• MODELS, METHODS, PLATFORMS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF CROP PRODUCTION COORDINATED CONTROL
• CONTACT ANALYSER OF HUMUS IN SOILS
• COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE OF ROBOT GROUPS