Welcome

The attainment of a higher education will undoubtedly enhance your prospects of employment and your opportunity to play a key role in a rapidly changing social and economic situation.

With around 6.000 students, the University is the leading higher educational institution in refrigeration engineering and food processing in the North-West of Russia, attracting students all over Russia and from about 50 countries overseas.

In every sphere of human activity ranging from low temperature storage of agricultural products to the implementation of space projects one can find highly qualified specialists who are alumni of the University.

By the present time the University has trained over 25.000 engineers, who have actively contributed to the making and development of refrigerating and cryogenic engineering, technology and equipment for food processing in Russia, and states of Asia, Africa, Middle East, Baltic states.

All our departments are active in research. Many of our staff have an international reputation. The University has outstanding library, laboratories and computing facilities and offers a stimulating environment within which to pursue a research degree which we are able to offer.

I very much hope that you will pursue your interest in coming to the University. We aim to equip our students with the richest educational and research potential that has been accumulated by us in refrigerating engineering, technology and equipment of food processing, economics and management of food enterprises.

Alexander V. Baranenko
Rector