FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND NATURE EXPLOITATION
KALININGRAD STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
1, Sovetskiy ave., Kaliningrad, 236000, Russian Federation, KSTU
Tel.: +7-0112-935-009; Fax: +7-0112-516-846
Web page: http://www.klgtu.ru
Dean: Konstantin Vladimirovich Tylik
NACEE liaison officer: Konstantin Vladimirovich Tylik ()
1. Position in the national R&D system
Kaliningrad State Technical University is the largest education institution of the Federal Fishing Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. The Faculty of Biological Resources and Nature Exploitation is the leading education centre of Russia in the field of ichthyologist and fish farmer training. Currently, the Faculty provides Bachelor, Specialist and Master training in Living Aquatic Resources and Aquaculture (Ichthyologist and Fish Farmer). The Faculty hosts the Council of Training and Methodology of the higher educational institutions of Russia in this field. Research into aquaculture, ichthyology, hydrobiology, etc. is also done at the Faculty.
2. Main mandate
Education, research, technological development and consulting, exploitation and protection of living aquatic resources, including:
Training of fish farmers, ichthyologists and hydrobiologists. Organization and conducting of courses for improvement of professional skills in the fields of fisheries, aquaculture and fishing;
Development of the biotechnology of rearing different fish species;
Fish diseases, ichthyopathology;
Application of information systems in fisheries;
Research in fish haematology;
Fish population ecology;
Hydrobiont biodiversity;
Management of living aquatic resources;
Research in water quality of natural and artificial water bodies;
Research in fish nutrition;
Research in environmental management.
3. Staff (in fisheries and aquaculture)
Total: 63
Teachers (scientists): 32, including 6 full professors and 23 having a PhD degree,
Support personnel: 31
Average age: 43 years
Ratio of females: 55%
4. Budget (structure of income):
No separate budget. Financing is done from the University budget.
Main sources of income:
Budgetary funds, received from the Federal Fishing Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture;
National contracted research programmes;
Regional contracted research programmes;
International competitive grant funds;
Services.
5. Main research areas
Development of the biotechnology of rearing different fish species;
Ichthyopathological monitoring of fish farms and natural fish populations;
Research in fish haematology;
Structure and functioning of the ecosystems of water bodies used for fish farming;
Fisheries utilization of natural water bodies;
Application of information systems in fisheries;
Fish population ecology;
Hydrobiont biodiversity;
Management of living aquatic resources;
Optimization of fishing;
Fish nutrition and feeding;
Environmental management in fisheries.
6. Events organized regularly by the institute
Annual scientific conference on fisheries and ecology (The 2004 conference was held with the participation of about 100 people representing different organizations in the field of fisheries, aquaculture and ecology from Russia, Poland and other countries.)
7. International collaboration (with formalized agreements)
University of South Bohemia, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, Vodňany, Czech Republic
Agricultural University, Szczecin, Poland
The Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Olsztyn, Poland
8. Existing cooperation with other NACEE members
University of South Bohemia, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, Vodňany, Czech Republic (fish haematology)
State Research Institute of Lake and River Fisheries, St-Petersburg, Russia (natural reproduction of salmonids)
The Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Olsztyn, Poland (fisheries of the Wisla Bay)
9. Involvement in EU projects