Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov (SSTU), founded in 1930, is the largest technical university in Russia. Today SSTU has more than 25 000 students and offers first degrees in 56 fields. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate Bachelor’s degree courses and postgraduate Master’s degree programmes. The Saratov International Language School at the SSTU offers year-round intensive Russian courses. In doing so, SSTU has developed close relations with universities in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark, the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, the USA, Taiwan and India.