Federal State Educational Establishment of Higher Professional Education Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University (Dalrybvtuz)

President: Kim Georgy Nikolayevich, president, doctor of technical science

Address: 52 b Lugovaya st., Vladivostok, Russia 690950

Phone/fax numbers: Tel: +7-4232-440306, Fax: +7-4232-441928

URL: http://www.dalrybvtuz.vladivostok.ru/eng/index.shtml

Overview:

FESTFU was founded in 1946. At present FESTFU is one of the leading universities in training of personnel for fisheries and food industry in Russia and Far East. The University consists of 5 institutes: Navigation Institute, Institute of Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Food and Refrigerating Engineering, Institute of Fishery and Aquaculture, Institute of Economics and Management, International Department, Department of Correspondent Education, Department of Accelerated and Additional Professional Education, Department of Military Training, Marine College, College of Engineering and Service, Lyceum. The education is conducted in 29 majors, 4 specialties of bachelor's degree and 3 master's programs and 7 specialties of middle professional education.

There is a simulator complex which includes:

• Simulator for training of personnel for Pacific saury and squid fishing;
• Radiolocator simulator;
• Global Maritime Distress Safety System;
• Hydrosonic system;
• System of automatic radiolocation lining;
• System of electronic cartography.

Updates:

The number of students who study in the university in the year of 2003 is 6729 people. The number of teachers and staff:

• professors: 30 people
• lecturers: 350 people
• staff: 1248 people