Vynnytsya State Technical University (VSTU) was founded as a general-technical faculty of the Kyiv Institute of Food Industry Engineers in 1960. In 1964 it was passed to the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and reorganized into Vinnytsia subsidiary of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. In 1974 it was separated to become the Vinnytsia Polytechnic Institute. In 1994 after a half-year inspection on the part of the Ministry of Education it was credited to the 4th (highest) level and become Vinnytsia State Technical University.
Structurally VSTU is made up of 8 faculties:
- Information Technologies and Computer Engineering;
- Automatics and Computer Control Systems;
- Radioelectronics;
- Power Engineering and Electrical Mechanics;
- Fundamental and Economic Training;
- Transport, Pinion-Engineering and Machine Building;
- Civil Engineering and its Economic Provision;
- Post-Graduate Education,
with the full-time and extra-mural forms of studies each; general-university Faculty of Training and Production Integration; 3 Post-Graduation faculties; Department of Master Training Coordination; Post-Graduation and Doctor Courses; Center of Culture Studies and Students' Upbringing; The Dean's Office for Foreign Students; Preparatory Courses with 1-year term of studies.
Training at VSTU, which was credited by the highest in Ukraine 4th level, is executed according to the scheme: "Bachelor - Engineer - Master".
35 departments are responsible for the teaching process at VSTU. 450 of the teaching staff work at these departments, including 35 Doctors of Science and 320 Kandidats of Science; 1 academician (rector) of the State Academy of Sciences and 20 academicians of the public Academies in various spheres of science.
VSTU is the only constant representative from Ukraine in IFIA with its headquarters in Geneva.