Overview

In the process of training, students get acquainted with the theory of automatic control, quality and reliability of mining systems; technical and information support of automation systems in mining; modeling of objects and control systems; integrated design and management systems; as well as lifecycle of mining products.

Speciality

15.04.04 Automation of Technological Processes and Production

Degree
Master
Mode of attendance
Full time
Duration
2 years
Language of training
Russian
Admission tests for international students
Field-specific entrance examination, diploma grade-point average, final qualifying work grade
Tuition fees
300 000 RUB per semester
Reasons for choosing a course
  • Opportunity to study at the Lappeenranta University of Technology on a dual education program;

  • Possibility of inclusive education at the University of Mining Leoben (Austria) and other partner universities in the Erasmus+ program;

  • Opportunity to engage in scientific activities under the guidance of department staff with writing articles in peer-reviewed and cited journals;

  • Opportunity of included studies at the Mining University of Leoben (Austria) and at other partner universities of the Erasmus + program;

  • Opportunity to get a popular and highly paid profession in a dynamically developing industry: 80 percent of the top management of Apatit (PhosAgro Group) are graduates of the Mining University.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this program are employed at such enterprises as: EuroChem International Holding, PhosAgro Group, Sibirsky Business Union Holding Company JSC, Alrosa Mining and OAO Processing Plant, Advantica Recruitment agency, Integrated Automation Association, OAO Mikhailovsky GOK and others as mining engineers, dispatchers of mining processing, system engineers, circuit engineers, designers of computing and automated systems, operators of automatic and semi-automatic lines.

Field of study
Present-day issues in automation and control;
Modern lines in the development of mining technology;
Reliability of mining systems;
Methods and algorithms for processing signals and images;
Quality management information systems in automated and automatic production;
Modeling of objects and control systems;
Technical and information support for control systems;
Interconnected mining management systems;
Design of automation and control systems;
Integrated systems for design and management of automated and automatic production.
Graduate skills
Skills in developing application software for an automated management system in mining;
Skills in analyzing scientific and technical documentation for the modernization of mining systems in terms of their reliability;
Ability to find ways to solve research problems based on models and software algorithms;
Ability to develop models and algorithms for solving problems in computer-aided design and process control systems in mining.