The Bauman Moscow State Technical University is the oldest and largest Russian technical university. It has high entry requirements for prospective students and is commonly regarded as one of the Russia's most prestigious universities. The university is regularly ranked on the first place in official government and business press rating. It also regularly occupies a top 3 place in the rating of alumni hunted by the biggest Russian companies. The Bauman Moscow State Technical University has 19 departments providing full-time education. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, doctorate programs and has two affiliated secondary schools. More than 19,000 students study in the Bauman University in such scientific and engineering areas as information and communication systems, nanosystems and materials, power supply and conservation, biosystems, transportation and aerospace systems, and many others.