Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

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Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Сколковский институт науки и технологий
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Type Private research university
Established2011
President Alexander Kuleshov
Administrative staff
1500
Students1028
Location
Moscow
,
Russia
Website https://www.skoltech.ru/en/

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, or Skoltech, is a private institute located in Moscow, Russia. [1] Skoltech was established in 2011 as part of a multi-year partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [2] Globally, the university in 2023 was ranked # 702 in the world by US News & World Report. [3] It was among the number 65 young university in the world according to Nature Index in 2021. [4] [5] [6] That same year Skoltech entered the subject ranking in physics among young universities for the first time (35th place), [7] and named a rapidly rising university (21st place among young universities). [8] In February 2022 MIT ended its partnership with Skoltech in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9]

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History

Skoltech began as a joint effort with a curriculum designed by MIT and financial backing from the Russian government. The school offers graduate degrees only, and teaching is in English. It serves as the centerpiece of a $2.7 billion innovation hub funded by the Russian Finance Ministry. [10] By 2013, the university had hired 30 to 35 professors and established a campus 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the Red Square near Odintsovo. In 2018, it inaugurated a new campus designed by Herzog & de Meuron with an area of 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft). [11] It is the first work in Russia for the Swiss practice and the result of an international competition. [12] In 2019, the university won the first prize for the Prix Versailles in the "University Campus" category. [13]

The university is also known for designing and operating a petaflop supercomputer, Zhores, considered one of the largest in Russia. [14] In 2020, twenty-three researchers landed on the global top 2% list by citation impact. [15] As a result, by 2021, the university had entered the QS World University Rankings by subject. [16]

MIT terminated the partnership in February 2022 as a response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine [17]

Degree programs

Skoltech offers Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in several different areas. [18]

The list of MSc degree programs includes:

Awarded degreeMSc Program
Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science Data Science [19] with two tracks available,

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence,

and Math of Machine Learning. [20]

Master of Science in Advanced Computational ScienceAdvanced Computational Science [21]
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering Petroleum Engineering [22]
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Physics Photonics and Quantum Materials [23]
Mathematical and Theoretical Physics [24]
Master of Science in Biotechnology Biotechnology [25]
Master of Science in Information Systems and TechnologiesSpace and Engineering Systems [26]
Energy Systems [27]
Advanced and Digital Engineering Technologies [28]
Master of Science in Materials Science and Technology of Materials Materials Science [29]
Master of Science in Information Technology and EngineeringComputational Science and Engineering [30]
Master of Science in the Internet of Things & Wireless TechnologiesInternet of Things and Wireless Technologies [31]

PhD degree programs include:

Centers for Research, Education and Innovation (CREIs)

The institute's education, research, and innovation activities revolve around Centers for Research, Education and Innovation (CREIs), 5 Project Centers and 1 Center. [39] These centers were developed to advance the aims of pursuing innovative research, delivering scientific growth, and generating world-class educational programs.

Notable faculty [54]

Leadership

Notable alumni

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