Sevastopol Instrument Engineering Institute was founded in 1951 as a Sevastopol branch of Nikolayev Shipbuilding Institute (order of the Minister of Higher Education of the USSR No.

In June 1960, a Sevastopol branch of Odessa Polytechnic Institute (SB OPI) was created by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR No.

A significant event for Sevastopol and the recognition of the contribution of the research and educational staff became the opening at the end of 1963 by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No.

Following the results of the state certification, in 1994 SIEI received the highest IV level of accreditation and was reorganized into Sevastopol State Technical University (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.

On the basis of the university the following institutions are actively operating: Institute of Modern Technologies and Innovations, SevNTU-FESTO, Delkam Training Center, Interdepartmental Laboratory of Biomechanics, Center for Training and Certification of Shipboard Personnel, Crimean Regional Center of Energy Management, a modern center of welding equipment, a driver training center, a number of training and personnel development courses (economics, computer science, management, etc.