Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research institute in Moscow, Russia. Established in 2011 in collaboration with MIT, Skoltech cultivates a new generation of researchers and entrepreneurs, promotes advanced scientific knowledge and fosters innovative technology to address critical issues facing Russia and the world. Skoltech applies the best Russian and international research and educational practices, with particular emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation. Skoltech’s model leverages on the integration of basic and applied research and education. The Institute’s close link with the industrial and business ecosystem fosters frontier research and generates a flow of innovative solutions for the benefit of the Russian economy.

Ten Centers for Research, Education and Innovation (CREIs) are associated with Skoltech, each residing under one or more of the programs. Each CREI has a thematic research mission carried out through a distributed collaborative research program between Skoltech, international, and Russian institutions, and has both physical and virtual components. Skoltech faculty, staff and students conduct their research under each CREI in new physical laboratories at Skoltech.

As an academic institution, Skoltech’s primary mission is academic excellence in six target domains:

• Data Science & Artificial Intelligence,
• Life Sciences and Biomedicine,
• Cutting-edge Engineering & Advanced Materials,
• Energy Efficiency,
• Quantum Technology,
• Advanced Studies

In this context, academic excellence includes performing cutting-edge basic and applied research and educating the next generation of science, technology and business leaders.

Skoltech also works to create business opportunities in the form of professional education, advisory services, centers of collective use services, industry-funded research and result implementation, technology licensing and new enterprises established by scholars, engineers, students and alumni. As such, Skoltech bridges the gap between applied research and industry.

Skoltech forms a part of the Skolkovo community which functions as a modern, self-sustaining innovation ecosystem. In this paradigm, Skoltech acts as a catalyst to foster cutting-edge research, promote entrepreneurial activity and train internationally competitive specialists capable of working in the rapidly changing research and technology landscape.