Volga State University of Technology (formerly Mari State Technical University) (Russian: Пово́лжский госуда́рственный технологи́ческий университе́т), previously known as MarSTU (Russian: МарГТУ), is the first technical, and one of the first institutions of higher education in the republic of Mari El.

• 1932–68 – Povolzhskiy Forestry Engineering Institute
• 1968–82 – Mari Polytechnic Institute named after M. Gorky
• 1982–95 – Mari Awarded with the Order of People's Friendship Polytechnic Institute named after M. Gorky
• 1995–2012 – Mari State Technical University
• 2012–present – Volga State University of Technology

• Woodworking Technology Department
  • Standardization and Certification
  • Forest Engineering
  • Woodworking Technology
• Machine-Building Department
  • Agricultural Mechanization
  • Industrial Heat-and-Power Engineering
  • Forest Industry Machinery
  • Materials Science and Technology of Emerging Materials
  • Machine-Building Technology
  • Maintenance of Transportation and Production Equipment (in Wood-Chemical Industry)
  • Transportation Security and Management
• Radio Engineering Department
  • Medical-Biological Engineering
  • Design and Technology of Computing Systems
  • Radio Engineering
  • Radio Communication and Broadcasting
  • Electronics and Nanoelectronics
  • Management and Information Science in Engineering Systems
  • Quality Management
• Civil Engineering Department
  • Civil Engineering
  • Building Design
  • Real Estate Expertise and Management
  • Highways and Aerodromes
• Information Science and Computer Engineering Department
  • Information Security
  • Computer Engineering
  • Programming
• Forestry and Ecology Department
  • Nature Management
  • Forestry
  • Landscape Architecture
• Nature Protection, Management and Water Conservation Department
  • Environmental Safety in Technosphere
  • Water Multiple Use and Conservation
• Social Studies Department Department
  • Tourism and Service
  • Social Policy
• Administration and Management Department
  • Marketing
  • Business Administration in Agricultural and Industrial Sectors
  • Public Administration
  • Company Management
• Economics Department
  • Finances
  • Taxation
  • Accountancy Studies and Audit
  • Mathematical Methods in Economics
  • Economics and Management (in Wood-Chemical Sector)
  • Application Informatics (in Economics)

• English language and Russian language official website (in Russian) and (in English)