Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University) () was founded in 1828. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Russia, and it currently trains around 5,000 students. History In the past, the institute was named Imperial Petersburg Institute of Technology ( and Lensoviet Leningrad Institute of Technology (), the institute's name changing with that of the city. During the Imperial period, unlike most other Russian universities, the institute did not require completion of gymnasium education as a condition of entry; the only requirement was to pass the institute's examination. Thus, it had one of the most democratic student communities at the time. Staff Staff include: 28 Academicians and Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 125 Professors and Doctors of Science 560 Assistant Professors and PhDs Degree subjects The institute provides degrees in the following subjects: New materials for modern branches of science and technology in the fields of rocket and space techniques; Information science; Study of materials and functional materials; Medicine and public health; Maintenance of the vital activity of human and ecology; Reconstructive materials; Varnishes and paints; Adhesives; Biological materials Medicinal materials Superconductive materials; Optoelectronics and nanomaterials; Software engineering; Devices for control of chemical processes; Machines and apparatuses for chemical-technological system. Advertising and public relations Notable faculty Dmitri Mendeleev Axel Gadolin Viktor Kyrpychov Konstantin Petrzhak Friedrich Konrad Beilstein Dmitri Konovalov Boris Rosing Mikhail Shultz Shuliachenko Aleksey Romanovich (Russian: Шуляченко, Алексей Романович) Golovin Kharlampiy Sergeevich (Russian: Головин, Харлампий Сергеевич) Notable alumni Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev Alexander Lodygin Abram Fedorovich Ioffe Boris Galerkin Yuri Artsutanov Alexander Nesis Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Mark Gelfand (Medical Device Inventor) Valentin Nikolayev, Olympic figure skating coach, once coached Oksana Baiul References External links Official English Page of the Institute Satellite photo of the territory Universities in Saint Petersburg Engineering universities and colleges in Russia Educational institutions established in 1828 1828 establishments in the Russian Empire Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg