The Nizhny Novgorod River College named after I. P. Kulibin is a secondary vocational education institution in Nizhny Novgorod that trains specialists in water transport. The Nizhny Novgorod River College named after I. P. Kulibin is considered the first river education institution in Russia: it was founded in 1872, and river colleges in Kazan, Rybinsk, Perm, and other cities of the Volga Region subsequently opened modeled on it.[2] Since 2005 it has operated as a branch of the Volga State University of Water Transport (formerly the Volga Water Transport Academy). The college holds the honorary title "Order of the Badge of Honor," which is reflected in its full official name.[3][1]

History and Activities

During the Soviet period the institution was known as the Gorky River College named after I. P. Kulibin, and also as the Gorky Command College named after I. P. Kulibin.[2] Among its graduates is Nikolay Vasilyevich Obolensky, who completed the Gorky River College named after I. P. Kulibin in 1960 and went on to continue his education at the Gorky Institute of Water Transport Engineers in 1964. The institution bears the name of the mechanic and inventor Ivan Kulibin, a native of the Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, as a symbol of the traditions of Volga navigation in the region. Over its century and a half of existence, the college has trained more than 60,000 water transport specialists. Three graduates of the college — Nikolay Vilkov, Ivan Petrov, and Mikhail Stupishin — were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[2]

Over the years, various figures from Nizhny Novgorod's professional and civic community have been associated with the college. In particular, Sergey Aleksandrovich Varaksa served as chairman of the trade union committee of the Gorky River College named after I. P. Kulibin before moving on to other leadership positions in the vocational education system. The ceremonial induction of first-year students into cadetship is traditionally held at the "Hero Boat" monument; in 2019, the student body grew by 406 people, with a competition ratio of 4.5 applicants per state-funded place, and the most sought-after programs were "Navigation" and "Transport Operations Management." Admission to the college is open to graduates of grade 9, on both state-funded and fee-paying bases.[4] The college operates specialized laboratories in electrical engineering, radio engineering, radio receiving equipment, geodesy, and hydrological surveys.[4] Among the regions from which cadets are drawn, in addition to the Nizhny Novgorod Region, are the Republic of Mari El, Murmansk, Moscow, and Leningrad Regions, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, as well as Ukraine and Moldova.[2]

Status and Place in the Education System

Following the 2005 reorganization, the college became part of the structure of the Volga State Academy of Water Transport, which was subsequently transformed into the Volga State University of Water Transport.[1] Both institutions are thematically linked: the history of the fleet on the Volga, the training of river specialists, and museum collections are all concentrated within a single university system (see also Museum of River Fleet of the Volga State Academy of Water Transport).

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, Sergey Alexandrovich Varaks, Pavel Vladlenovich Kovalev, Nikolai Vasilyevich Obolensky, Nikolai Nikolaevich Yusov