Donbas State Technical University (DonSTU) (Ukrainian: Донбаський державний технічний університет) is the university located in Alchevsk. It is a large centre of technical education and science in Ukraine. The Donbas State Technical University was formed on October 12, 1957. At that time it had the name Voroshylovsk Mining-Metallurgical Institute. In 1964 due to the changing of the town’s name it possessed the name Kommunarsk Mining-Metallurgical Institute. In 1992 it became Donbas Mining-Metallurgical Institute (DMMI). By the order of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine № 622 from July 27, 2004 Donbas Mining-Metallurgical Institute was reorganized as the Donbas State Technical University (DonSTU). DonSTU is the largest training center, a higher institution of the IV (highest) level of accreditation.