History
Bauman Moscow Technical University was established on July 1, 1830, with the goal of teaching various crafts alongside deep theoretical training. By 1868, the vocational school’s educational quality had improved significantly, leading to reorganization as a private higher education institution called the Imperial Moscow Technical School. The university’s primary mission was training civil and mechanical engineers, achieving outstanding success in technological sciences, chemical, food, textile industries, metal and woodworking, and mechanics. The Russian method of handicraft teaching became internationally recognized. The institution established itself as Russia’s best engineering university and emerged as a leading global technical school. Distinguished professors including D.I. Mendeleev, N.E. Zhukovski, and P.L. Chebyshev contributed to its excellence. During Soviet times, renamed Moscow Higher Technical School, it expanded with defense faculties for tanks, artillery, ammunition, and rocket technology. On July 27, 1989, it received technical university status as Russia’s first. The university has trained approximately 200,000 engineers, many becoming government officials, renowned designers, scientists, and space explorers.
