Saint-Petersburg State University of Civil Engineering has in its structure 5 branches (in Buguruslan, Kranoyarsk, Vyborg, Khabarovsk and Yakutsk), 2 representative bodies, 3 institutes and 6 departments.
Today the University comprises:
-Flight technical complex, realizing flight and technical exploitation of aircrafts so that students could complete the programs of flight practice. It helps to understand and perfect the methods of flight and technical exploitation of aviation equipment. It tests the newest scientific inventions, progressive technologies and technics.
The flight practice includes 3 levels: I level – «private pilot», II level – «commercial pilot», III level – «commercial pilot» with qualification «head-down flight». For flight practice the University possesses the new modern aircrafts like Diamond DA 42NG, Diamond DA 40NG, Cessna–172S and others.
-Simulator Center of the University of Civil Aviation in Saint-Petersburg. This center realizes professional training of the students in flight simulator devices and aircraft control trainers as a part of practical classes program. The center possesses a number of complex simulators of some aircrafts, such as Cessna-172S, Diamond-DA40NG, Diamond-42NG, Airbus-320, Boeing-737NG, Bombardier CRJ-200, Tu-134, An-26, Yak-40, that are well used in the educational process
As helicopter simulators the University has KTB Mi-8 and Robinson R44.
For pilot’s training for Airbus-320 the University uses Touch Screen Trainer (TST A320) simulator. The center is equipped with different aircraft control trainers, like «Expert», « Synthesis », «Alfa-3», «Navigator-3», each of them is a sophisticated technical and academic complex.
In the structure of the center there is a procedure trainer of the class MAINTENACE FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICES of the aircraft Boeing 737-800NG.
- The University clinic with medical flight-expert сommission has flight special commission, clinical, biochemical laboratories, X ray department, department of functional diagnostics, physiotherapy and dentistry departments.
- Comfortable dormitories of Saint-Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation have all necessary facilities – kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, high speed Internet etc.
- Library stock of scientific and technical literature comprises over 600 000 exemplars.
- Civil aviation Museum has a rich collection of interesting exhibited objects.
- The University student club offers a big choice of leisure activities. Some of traditional university events today are different competitions and performances such as Miss University, scientific conferences, sport competitions and others.
