Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology


The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, or Skoltech, is a private institute located in Moscow, Russia. Skoltech was established in 2011 as part of a multi-year partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Globally, the university in 2023 was ranked # 702 in the world by US News & World Report. It was among the number 65 young university in the world according to Nature Index in 2021. That same year Skoltech entered the subject ranking in physics among young universities for the first time, and named a rapidly rising university. In February 2022 MIT ended its partnership with Skoltech in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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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. By 2013, the university had hired 30 to 35 professors and established a campus from the Red Square near Odintsovo. In 2018, it inaugurated a new campus designed by Herzog & de Meuron with an area of. It is the first work in Russia for the Swiss practice and the result of an international competition. In 2019, the university won the first prize for the Prix Versailles in the "University Campus" category.
The university is also known for designing and operating a petaflop supercomputer, Zhores, considered one of the largest in Russia. In 2020, twenty-three researchers landed on the global top 2% list by citation impact. As a result, by 2021, the university had entered the QS World University Rankings by subject.
MIT terminated the partnership in February 2022 as a response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Degree programs

Skoltech offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in several different areas.
The list of MSc degree programs includes:
Awarded degreeMSc Program
Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer ScienceData Science with two tracks available,
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence,
and Math of Machine Learning.
Master of Science in Advanced Computational ScienceAdvanced Computational Science
Master of Science in Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum Engineering
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and PhysicsPhotonics and Quantum Materials
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and PhysicsMathematical and Theoretical Physics
Master of Science in BiotechnologyBiotechnology
Master of Science in Information Systems and TechnologiesSpace and Engineering Systems
Master of Science in Information Systems and TechnologiesEnergy Systems
Master of Science in Information Systems and TechnologiesAdvanced and Digital Engineering Technologies
Master of Science in Materials Science and Technology of MaterialsMaterials Science
Master of Science in Information Technology and EngineeringComputational Science and Engineering
Master of Science in the Internet of Things & Wireless TechnologiesInternet of Things and Wireless Technologies

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, 5 Project Centers and 1 Center. These centers were developed to advance the aims of pursuing innovative research, delivering scientific growth, and generating world-class educational programs.
  • Center for Artificial Intelligence Technology
  • Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation
  • Center for Digital Engineering
  • Center for Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Center for Materials Technologies
  • Center for Photonics Science and Engineering
  • Center for Engineering Physics
  • Project Center for Next Generation Wireless and IoT
  • Project Center for Agro Technologies
  • Project Center for Energy Transition and ESG
  • Center for Energy Science and Technology
  • Research Center in artificial intelligence in the direction of optimization of management decisions to reduce the carbon footprint
  • Advanced Studies

Notable faculty

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Leadership

  • Alexander Kuleshov, President

Notable alumni