Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Russian: Томский государственный университет систем управления и радиоэлектроники, abbreviated as TUSUR) is a public university in Tomsk, Russia. Founded in 1962, TUSUR University was formed when two faculties, the Faculty of Radio Engineering and the Faculty of Electric Radio Control, split from Tomsk Polytechnic University to create a new educational institution.
History
TUSUR was founded as Tomsk Institute of Radioelectronics and Electronic Engineering by decree of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union on April 21, 1962. Its goal was to train engineers and researchers for the radioelectronic, missile and space industries. The university was formed by splitting off two faculties of Tomsk Polytechnic University, the Faculty of Radio Engineering and the Faculty of Electric Radio Control, along with 2000 of their undergraduate and postgraduate students and 60 faculty members.[citation needed] In 1971 the university was renamed as Tomsk Institute of Automated Control Systems and Radioelectronics.[citation needed]
In 1997 TUSUR obtained the status of a university, adopting its modern name.[citation needed]
Academics
TUSUR University offers over 70 degree programs through its 13 faculties:
Project-based learning is an employed teaching method in the university, used to expand and supplement the traditional lecture-based educational process, and is often cited as the key factor determining the high level of employability of TUSUR graduates.[2]
International affairs
TUSUR University ranked third among Russian universities by percentage of international students enrolled in its degree programs.[3] The university is a member of the CDIO Initiative - one of the few Russian universities to have joined the educational framework.[4]
Radio and telecommunications systems – radiolocation, television, radio communication and radiometry systems, pulse and radio-frequency measurements, intelligent control systems, information security
Intelligent power electronics – space technology control and ground testing systems, energy-saving power transmission, distribution and management systems
Innovations – process management in development of new high-tech products
The university publishes its research results in its quarterly journal Proceedings of TUSUR University.[6] The journal is listed among the leading Russian scientific journals and magazines recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia for publication of the key research findings of Candidate and Doctoral (PhD) theses in:
electronics, measurement equipment, radio engineering and communications
TUSUR University maintains close links to its alumni and spin-out companies, which form an integral part of the UNIQ.[citation needed]
The UNIQ is a cluster of organizations associated with TUSUR and incorporated into its business-support infrastructure. The UNIQ includes some 150 high-tech companies founded by the TUSUR alumni, 5 research institutes, 48 research laboratories, 26 student design bureaus, engineering center, technology park, student business incubator. The UNIC enterprises are responsible for 80% of the total high-tech product output in Tomsk region.[7]
In 2013 an MIT/Skoltech research named TUSUR University one of the top nine international universities “having created/supported highly effective technology innovation ecosystems despite a challenging environment”.[8]
Sports
TUSUR University has active sports clubs for students, faculty and alumni.[citation needed]
Culture
The University cultivates volunteering among its students, along with the student brigade movement which was a method employed by Soviet universities to engage their students in construction or agricultural projects and offer them an opportunity to make money during their vacations.[citation needed]
