Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, Novocherkassk, Rostov region, Russian Federation

Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) is the first institution of higher education established as Don Polytechnic Institute in the South of Russia more than 100 years ago (in ۱۹۰۷) The University comprises 10 faculties, Graduate School of Management, Institute of International Education, 2 colleges, 17 research laboratories, 4 centers for collective use; and Cross-Sectoral Regional Center of Further Training and Occupational Retraining. The University provides training of highly qualified personnel – training of PhD and Dr.Sc. students in 54 and 21 scientific specialties respectively.

The SRSPU(NPI) is a classical polytechnic university. It is considered as a center of development of international cooperation in the sphere of education in the South of Russia. It effectively cooperates with more than 30 partner institutions from Europe, Asia. University takes parts in many international projects within such programs as Erasmus+, RFFI, DAAD and etc.

The departments “Automation and robotics of agriculture and biosystems engineering” and “Mechatronics and hydro-pneumatic equipment” SRSPU (NPI) has a fairly solid mechatronic school, known throughout the country.

In the direction of mechatronic and automation of agricultural machinery, SRSPU (NPI) has many years of research experience. The staff members, together with scientists from Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany and China jointly carried out a lot of scientific research.

In SRSPU(NPI) higher education in the agricultural engineering based on the standard on the standard of bachelor in “Mechatronic and Robotic” (duration – 4 years). Masters training (duration 2 years) is realized in major “Mechatronic and robotic systems”.