
Dean of the Faculty - Alexey Gusarov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
- 210038, Vitebsk, Moskovsky Ave., 72/5, educational and laboratory building No. 5, office 407
- Monday - Friday 08:00-17:00 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)
- +375 (212) 49-53-40
The faculty has more than 500 full-time students. There are 54 university teachers, including: 2 Doctors of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 3 doctors of Technical Sciences, 6 professors, 21 teachers have Candidate degrees and 17 associate professor academic titles.
- Specialities:
- – Automation of Technological Processes and Production (engineer/bachelor degree – 4 years)
- – Information Systems and Technologies (software engineer/ bachelor – 4 years)
- – 3D-Technology for Product Manufacturing (engineer/bachelor degree – 4 years)
- – Engineering Technology, Metal-cutting Machines and Tools (mechanic engineer/ bachelor – 4 years)
- – Thermal Power Engineering and Heat Engineering (power engineer / Master Degree – 5 years)
The Faculty of Information Technology and Robotics began its activities on February 1, 2017 by renaming the Faculty of Mechanics and Technology, whose year of organization is considered to be 1969.
- The Faculty of Information Technology and Robotics has 4 graduate departments:
- – «Automation of production processes»
- – «Heat-power engineering»
- – «Information systems and technologies»
- – «Mechanical Engineering Technology»
There are more than 50 teachers, including: 5 doctors of sciences, 6 professors, more than 50% of teachers have academic degrees and titles.
There are specialities demanded by the labour market at the faculty: IT sector - information systems and technologies, automation of technological processes and productions; engineering – 3D-technology for product manufacturing, engineering technology, metal–cutting machines and tools, as well as energy - thermal power engineering and heat engineering.
The material and technical basis of the faculty provides good opportunities for the educational process and scientific research. More than 20 research laboratories are assigned to the departments of the Faculty: «Mechatronics and Automation», «Multimedia Technologies», «CNC Machine Tools», «Abrasive Machining of Metals», «3D Technologies», «Thermal engineering and Power Supply», «Heating Systems», etc., 5 computer labs.
Our graduates work in many branches of economy: IT-sector, in the sphere of information security; in the sphere of production and maintenance of automation means; large machine-building enterprises; engineering companies; enterprises of energy sector.
The Faculty of Information Technologies and Robotics also provides training in the specialities of advanced higher education - Master's Degree: Information Management Systems, Automation, Innovative Technologies in Mechanical Engineering.
The main scientific work areas of the departments of the Faculty correspond to the priority strands of scientific and technical activity in the Republic of Belarus and the profile of specialist training, include fundamental and applied research:
- – quality assurance of materials and products of light industry;
- – automated information and management systems;
- – development of computer technology in the manufacture of leather and textile products;
- – studies of heat-and-mass transfer and drying processes;
- – research and development of fire-resistant materials;
- – research and development of methods and tools of 3D modeling;
- – research and development of additive technologies;
- – research in the field of designing technological processes, tools, tool set and technological equipment in mechanical engineering.
«Automation of production processes»
Head of the Department - Andrey Naumenko, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
- 210038, Vitebsk, Moskovsky Ave., 72, educational and laboratory building No. 1, office 160
- Teachers’ office - 159
- Monday - Friday 08:00-17:00 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)
- +375 (212) 49-53-56
Currently the Department of Automation of Production Processes is a structural unit that has training, scientific and methodological environment for specialists.
The main scientific areas of the department's work are the development of methods and tools for automating technological processes and quality assessment systems.
The graduate's field of professional activity is related to automated control systems, research of technological processes using automation tools, engineering, implementation and maintenance of instrument automation and automated control systems in industry, development of automated information systems in production.
The laboratories of the department are equipped with modern educational equipment: stands for automation of technological processes, an automatic electric drive, and an automatic measuring complex.
Graduates of the department are assigned to light industry enterprises, industrial enterprises of the electronic complex, instrument and mechanical engineering, light and other industries, engineering, research and other organizations working in the field of automation, robotics, mechatronics and computerization.
«Heat-power engineering»
Head of the Department - Sergey Zhernosek, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor
- 210038, Vitebsk, Moskovsky Ave., 72., educational and laboratory building No. 5
- Head of the department - office 200
- Laboratory room – 203
- Teachers’ office – 201
- Monday - Friday 08:00-17:00 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)
- +375 (212) 49-53-44
«Information systems and technologies»
Head of the Department - Vadim Kazakov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
- 210038, Vitebsk, Moskovsky Ave., 72, educational and laboratory building No. 1, office 317
- Teachers’ office - 317, 323
- Monday - Friday 08:00-17:00 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)
- +375 (212) 49-53-42
The Department of Information Systems and Technologies was established on September 1, 2022 as a result of the division of the Department of Information Systems and Production Automation into two departments: Information Systems and Technologies and Automation of Production Processes.
The Department of Information Systems and Technologies is the graduate department of «VSTU», and is part of the Faculty of Information Technology and Robotics. The Department of Information Systems and Technologies is headed by Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Vadim Kazakov. Currently, at the department works 1 Doctor of Sciences, 3 candidates of Sciences, 4 senior lecturers and 2 assistants.
- The department trains students in the following specialities:
- first stage of higher education: 1-40 05 01-01 «Information systems and technologies (in engineeirng and production)» (full-time, extramural (second higher education) and extramural reduced forms of education);
- second stage of higher education: 1-40 80 02 «System analysis, management and processing of information (by branches)» (full-time and extramural forms of education).
- Since 2023 the enrolment of students according to the classification NCRB 011-2022 is carried out on specialities:
- general higher education: 6-05-0611-01 «Information Systems and Technologies».
- advanced higher education: 7-06-06-0612-03 «Information Control System».
- Teachers of the department strive to provide students with deep knowledge of modern IT technologies and information system development.
- Graduates of the department are assigned to:
- IT companies engaged in the development and integration of information systems;
- departments of automated production management systems;
- IT departments of various organisations.
«Mechanical Engineering Technology»
Head of the Department - Vasily Savitsky, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
- 210038, Vitebsk, Moskovsky Ave., 72, educational and laboratory building No. 5
- Head of the Department - office 300
- Head of the Laboratory - office 303
- Teachers’ office – 301
- Monday - Friday 08:00-17:00 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)
- +375 (212) 49-53-84
The department employs 15 teachers: 7 candidates of technical sciences, 8 associate professors, 4 senior teachers and 3 assistants. Specialists from other educational institutions are interning with us. Master's and postgraduate studies are successfully operating at the department.
Branches of the department have been opened at JSC «VISTAN», LLC «VIKOR», JSC «Orsha Tool Factory», RIUP «STP VSTU». During the internship, students carry out research work, participating in solving specific production tasks.