Irkutsk State Transport University: From a talent factory for the Baikal-Amur mainline to a multidisciplinary scientific and educational complex

In 2025, Irkutsk State Transport University will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Today, IrGUPS is a major scientific and educational center with a network of branches in four constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as abroad.

Over the years, the university has significantly expanded its training offerings, so that today it trains qualified personnel for virtually all sectors of the economy. The university’s scientific research is widely used by enterprises in the real sector of the economy and is implemented in major projects at the regional and federal level.

Over the next decade, the university faces a number of important strategic objectives. These include increasing its status and recognition in the global scientific and educational process, as well as ensuring leadership in the development of frontier digital twin technologies for ground transportation infrastructure.