Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

MIPT is one of the leading Russian universities in the areas of physics and technology. The university holds a reputable position in the country and abroad in qualified graduate training. Students and graduates of MIPT are representatives of an elite circle who, thanks to their interdisciplinary scientific surroundings, are able to fully realize their potential. The strong alumni community is spread all over and includes top range scientists, businessmen, politicians, people of art, many of who are awardees of prestigious international prizes. Phystech (the university) and phystechs (its alumni) are strongly proud and supportive of each other. MIPT has a very rich history. Its founders included academicians Pyotr Kapitsa, Nikolay Semenov and Sergey Khristianovich. Its first professors were Nobel Prize winners Kapitsa, Semenov and Lev Landau, and its first rector was Ivan Petrov. There are Nobel Prize winners among MIPT’s graduates as well.

Many MIPT professors are leading Russian scientists, including over 80 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From the outset, MIPT has used a unique system for training specialists, known as the Phystech System, which combines fundamental science, engineering disciplines and student research. With a history rich in major events and longstanding traditions, MIPT pays well-deserved attention to its symbols. MIPT has an original emblem, which embodies its devotion to science. Every 5 years MIPT marks two anniversaries, celebrating the creation of the Department of Physics and Technology at Moscow State University on November 25, 1946 and the creation of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, which took place five years later.

MIPT’s mission is to train leaders in science and technology, who are capable to solve key scientific and technical problems, and who will determine the success of the country and humanity in the XXI century. The mission is based on the four basic principles of the legendary Phystech system, created by our university’s founders L. Landau, P. Kapitsa and N. Semenov over 60 years ago, which are:

• Selecting the best prospective students;
• Leading scientists participating in teaching;
• An individual approach to some students to develop their creative talents;
• Creating an atmosphere of technological research and constructive creativity, using the potential of the best laboratories of the country.

MIPT strategic development is basing on strengthening its competitive advantages, among which are outstanding professors and researchers, unique system of applicants selection, involving students in scientific research and the highest concentration of intelligent people in one university cluster. The university's strategy is included into MIPT's roadmap for the national academic excellence 5top100 project.

MIPT has several strong competitive advantages that are the basis of our successful development and mission implementation in the future. Enhancing them we will achieve our aims and strengthen our position as world-recognized university. Those factors are:

• High-level professors and scientists with outstanding background;
• Unique system of applicants selection all around the world;
• Involving students in scientific research;
• The highest concentration of intelligent people in one place;
• Availability of resources to conduct scientific research.

Since 2013, MIPT involved in the federal project on increasing competitiveness of the leading Russian universities among the world's leading research and education centers. The purpose of the project is to maximize competitive position of a group of leading Russian universities in the global market of educational services and research programs.

The Institute of Moscow Physics and Technology is a leading Russian university providing a strong theoretical background and opportunities for research in diverse scientific areas for the most talented students. The strong focus on fundamental sciences at MIPT is augmented by a number of collaborations with top-notch research institutions. This enables students to become successful and highly demanded experts in their areas of research. MIPT offers intense training in natural sciences, mathematics, general and applied physics, engineering, information technology, and life sciences.

All undergraduate students of MIPT become members of academic communities called Phystech Schools, each of which usually combines two departments of similar specializations. The departments are responsible for teaching the core subjects — mathematics, physics, and chemistry or informatics, depending on the specialization — while the schools provide students with research opportunities. Phystech Schools collaborate with Russia’s leading industrial and IT companies, the research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and develop on-campus laboratories and research facilities, striving to provide students with the most relevant, in-demand, and high-quality education.