Hi, Habr.
The space odyssey tightly captured the best IT-minds of the Runet, and we could not ask ourselves the question: where, in fact, from the fans of Bradbury, Asimov and abnormal programming do rocket-making masters? We will try to answer it today. To begin with, this is it, and then, if it is interesting, we’ll get to the exams for Gagarin.

And by the way, this is the first welcome post from the company (and portal) WeStudy.in :
Since we are talking about education (primarily abroad), we are going to write about everything, everything that’s most interesting: universities, training programs, about the process income, about the possibility of receiving a scholarship or grant, internships and ... and, in general, a lot, a lot of things.

We looked at what is interesting to Habr and us, and chose these topics to start:
- Rocket building
- Robots
- DIY
- Well, something about programming, of course (so that at least 1 in 4 would be about code and coffee!)



A little lyrical retreat: This is Kyrobo.) And he is a robot. He became the only passenger of the HTV4 “Konotori” (4 Transfer Vehicle) cargo module, which was sent into orbit just yesterday with the help of the H-IIB F4 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center to the ISS.
Its growth is a little more than 30 cm, and the development is part of the Kibo Robot Project of researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University.

We, of course, are not so Japanese, but many tried, or at least thought, about the prototypes of our own aircraft made of wood, paper and other improvised materials. Some enthusiasts quite successfully launch home-made devices and clearly document everything. Fortunately, Russian traditions are the very traditions, who else has, for example, Tsiolkovsky?
And where to go to do rocket science professionally? In this post, we will consider educational programs on rocket science in Russia and abroad, what they teach there, what documents are needed for admission, how many places and what documents you will need.
Of course, this year it’s too late to enter Russian universities, for example, the acceptance of documents has ended, but the next year ... :)

Russia

Moscow State Technical University Bauman (MSTU named after Bauman) and the faculty " Rocket and Space Technology ", founded in 1956. The faculty closely cooperates with the base enterprise Almaz-Antey, which produces various types of weapons.

The faculty prepares students in 8 specialties:
• 160800 Rocket science and astronautics
• 160801 Rocket science
• 160400 Motion control and navigation systems
• 160403 Aircraft control systems
• 160300 Aircraft engines
• 160302 Rocket engines
• 15100 Design and technological support of automated machine-building production
• 151003 Instrument systems of machine-building production.

Deadline for submission of documents: until July 25.

Number of training places: 131 budget places, 83 places for those who are willing to pay for flights to Mars.

Tuition: 212,400 per year for undergraduate and 236,000 per year for graduate courses.

Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and the Aerospace Department .
The faculty in its present form was founded in 1968. But its history began back in 1930, when the Higher Aeromechanical School was created on the basis of the Bauman aeromechanical faculty, which was later renamed the MAI.
The faculty prepares students in 11 specialties:
• 160802 - “Spacecraft and upper stages”
• 160801 - “Rocket building”
• 150301 - “Dynamics and strength of machines”
• 150502 - “Design and manufacture of products from composite materials”
• 160703 - “Flight dynamics and motion control of aircraft”
• 230301 - “Modeling and research of operations in organizational and technical systems”
• 160804 - “Life support systems and protection of rocket and space vehicles” "
• 200402 -" Engineering in biomedical practice "
• 230104 -" Computer-aided design systems "
• 160906 -" Testing of aircraft "
• 020801 -" Ecology "

Deadline for submitting documents: until August 4 to the bachelor t, and until August 6 to the magistracy.

Number of study places: 325 bachelor's degrees (budget), 37 bachelor's degrees (budget), 20 bachelor's degrees (paid tuition), 10 bachelor's degrees (paid tuition).

Tuition: from 48 000 to 129 000 rubles per academic year.

The next university is not metropolitan, but who cares when it comes to space?
Omsk State Technical University (OmGu) and the Faculty of Radio Engineering represent the following specialties:
• Design and technology of electronic devices
• Infocommunication technologies and communication systems
• Radio engineering
• Electronics and nanoelectronics
• Information security
• Instrument engineering
• Security of information technologies in law enforcement
• Infocommunication technologies and special communication systems

Deadline for submission of documents: until July 25.

Number of training places: 15 budget places

Tula State University (TSU) and the Department of Rocket Engineering with the following specialties:
• “Rocket Engineering”
• “Rocket Engines”
• “Ballistics”

Deadline for submitting documents: until August 3.

Number of study places: 59 budget places.

Programs and universities abroad

Well, now for the sweet, that is, to abroad. It is clear that for all serious programs VERY good English is required, moreover, it is confirmed by a certificate. And just like that, with a snap, you won’t enter any of the three main universities that we have selected - we need systematic preparation (by the way, we can help with this) and a lot of patience.

Massachusetts University of Technology (MIT) and the Department of Aerospace- The oldest and most respected aerospace program in the United States. The first courses began to be taught back in 1924. The faculty is actively collaborating with NASA and the US Department of Defense, which provide funding and jobs for students. MIT does not need special ideas, it is a mecca, in its own way. Directions of research and preparation (we give in the English version, for the standard):

• Communications and Networks
• Controls
• Humans in Aerospace
• Materials and Structures
• Space Propulsion
• Space Systems

Deadline for submitting documents: until December 15.

Tuition: $ 63,110 (per year)


University of Colorado at Boulder and the Aerospace Engineering Program .
250 graduate students and 400 students are studying at the faculty. The faculty supports an extensive system of financing student education. Good for everyone, though, it’s cool in Canada (but for Russians this is not the biggest hindrance). The main research and training areas:
• Aerospace engineering systems
• Aerodynamic and satellite navigation systems
• Bioastronautics
• Space science and remote sensors

Deadline for submitting documents: until December 1.

Tuition: $ 34,097 (not Canada, but the United States) per year.


Indian University of Technology , Bombay and the Aerospace Engineering Program . Especially good for those who, in parallel with sending people into space, dream of sending themselves to Nirvana;) India, after all.
The faculty was founded in 1965, has several laboratories in the field of aerodynamics and control systems, a center of excellence. The university is actively conducting research activities, supporting a large number of projects sponsored by ARDB, ADA, ISRO, DST, AICTE, MHRD.

Deadline for submitting documents: until January 3.

Tuition: $ 90,000

Of course, these are not all possible programs related to rocket science, but we tried to select the best of them. Make global conclusions yourself, but we will draw a trivial conclusion - although our Russian missile-building programs have a small layer of dust and historicity, and foreign programs shine like a brand new cent, this does not mean that learning is better somewhere or worse. Everyone chooses for himself.

Naturally, if the Khabrokosmososoobschestva will have additions, comments or suggestions to what to add to the list or what to talk about in the future, it will be wonderful.