[1] The university is named after Pavel Sukhoi, Belarusian Soviet military aircraft constructor and designer.

The University provides training for the graduation of engineering personnel and scientific qualification personnel for such branches of industry as mechanical engineering, metallurgy, power engineering, economy, radio electronic engineering and information technologies.

In 1968,[2] technical faculty was formed at Gomselmash agricultural machinery plant.

In 1973 it became Gomel branch of Belarusian State Polytechnical Institute.

Economics and Humanities Faculty: Mechanical Engineering Faculty: Technological Faculty: Automation and Information Systems Faculty: Power Engineering Faculty: The international students are provided with double or 3 bed rooms provided with all necessary facilities in students' hostels of block type.