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Volga State University of Water Transport on April 24 met its future students at the Open Day. The vice-rector for educational activities Vera Krainova and the vice-rector for secondary vocational education - the head of the N.N. I.P. Kulibina - Denis Kostyunichev as well as deans of faculties and director of the Institute of Economics Management and Law of VSUVT. They told the applicants and their parents about the unique possibilities of water transport education introduced them to the specialties and areas of training of the Volga University.This year the university offers applicants to receive not only the classic set of naval and coastal professions but also new specialties and areas of training Information security of automated systems Information systems and technologies Legal support of national security Judicial and prosecutorial activities . The entrance campaign of Volga University will be held in full-time mode the selection committee will accept original documents from June 20.The organizers of the event surprised the guests of the university not only with high salaries and the opportunity to see the world for their graduates. A unique virtual reality simulator attracted increased attention of future VSUVT students. It is designed to practice the practical skills of future river sailors and sailors in the fight for damage to the ship using virtual reality VR technologies. The complex of ship simulators simulating real sailing areas with the effect of complete immersion in the romance and harsh elements of everyday life of sailors and river sailors aroused great interest.130 people from Nizhny Novgorod the Nizhny Novgorod region and neighboring regions Cheboksary Samara became guests of the university that day most of them showed interest in the engineering specialties of the university. Some of the applicants are interested in secondary vocational education which they can receive at the oldest river school in Russia - NRU them. I.P. Kulibin.By good tradition the open day ended with a consultation with Nadezhda Volkova the head of the admission and vocational guidance department.- This year the second wave of crediting to the budget under the general competition was canceled - she said. - Therefore we advise applicants to immediately determine the specialties and areas of training for which they want to enter. By the way their number has increased to five since this year. In addition applicants were given the opportunity to choose the third exam from the list established by the educational institution.The field of water transport is in dire need of young specialists who will serve the interests of the industry. At the same time they will be able to become successful people who have realized themselves not only as engineers navigators or radio operators but also retain in themselves what unites all graduates of the Volga University - a sense of community a feeling of being part of one big friendly family.DossierVolga University is rightfully considered the leading transport university in the Volga region. The high rating is deserved by the university thanks to the highly qualified teaching staff and modern material and technical base. The University has a number of unique simulators on which future navigators mechanics electromechanics radio operators and ecologists practice their practical skills. The scientific and educational project Floating University of the Volga Basin which involves young people in researching the ecological state of the largest river in Europe has become widely known.Graduates of maritime specialties receive documents in accordance with international conventions and their training complies with international standards in the field of modern technology economics and international law and requires fluency in English. All this allows graduates to occupy command positions on ships of the river and sea fleet.There are three faculties in the structure of the university the Faculty of Navigation Electromechanical the Faculty of Shipbuilding Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Protection as well as the Institute of Economics Management and Law.More than a hundred enterprises of the industry together with the university organize and conduct practical training for students with their subsequent employment.13.4 thousand people are currently studying at VSUVT and its branches of which about 6 thousand study at the parent university. In 2020 the graduation of students and cadets at the university complex amounted to 2.4 thousand young specialists in various fields including 931 university graduates. For 90 years more than 70 thousand highly qualified specialists have been trained for the industry.