Kazan National Research Technical University

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Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N.Tupolev
(KNRTU-KAI)

Казанский национальный исследовательский технический университет имени А. Н. Туполева (КНИТУ-КАИ)
Established	1932
President	Gennadiy Lukich Degtyarev
Rector	acting Alibaev Timur Lazovich
Administrative staff	2,200
Students	12,000
Location	Kazan , Russia 55°47′50″N 49°06′51″E / 55.7971°N 49.1141°E / 55.7971; 49.1141
Campus	Urban. Also 11 branch institutes outside of the city.
Alumni	Over 80,000 graduated students
Website	http://www.kai.ru/

The Kazan National Research Technical University (KNRTU-KAI, full name in Russian: Казанский национальный исследовательский технический университет имени А. Н. Туполева, or Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev) was established in 1932. Until recently, it was known as Kazan Aviation Institute (Казанский авиационный институт). In 1973, the institute was named after Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev, the aircraft designer. In 1992, it got the status of State Technical University. The Kazan National Research Technical University teaches about 25,000 students on 65 majors in Engineering, Business and Humanitarian Sciences by the university faculty body of 1,800 persons, including 150 Full Professors & Doctor of Science degree holders, 600 Associate Professors & Ph.D. degree holders.