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National University of Science and Technology MISiS

Национальный исследовательский технологический университет МИСиС
Established	1918
President	Yuri S. Karabasov
Rector	Alevtina Chernikova
Location	Moscow, Russia 55°43′39″N 37°36′27″E / 55.72750°N 37.60750°E / 55.72750; 37.60750
Website	http://en.misis.ru

The National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) (Russian: Национальный исследовательский технологический университет МИСиС) is a public technological university in the field of steelmaking and metallurgy, based in Moscow, Russia. It was established in 1918 as a part of the Moscow Mining Academy. In 1930, it became independent. During Stalin's regime, the institute was renamed as Stalin Moscow Institute of Steel. It adopted the name Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in 1962 after uniting with the Institute of Nonferrous Metals and Gold. The status of technological university was awarded in 1993 and the status of a National University in 2008, when the institution adopted its current name. It was ranked the # 1,017 university in the world in 2023.

MISIS is a member of the Higher Metallurgical Education Association, whose members include universities from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. It had joint degree programmes with the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in Freiberg, Germany, and the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in Nancy, France.

Institutes

• Institute of Metallurgy, Ecology and Quality
• Institute of Physical Chemistry of Materials
• Institute of Materials Technology
• Institute of Mining
• Institute of Computer Science and Economics
• Institute of Humanities
• Institute of Information Business Systems
• Faculty of Part-Time Education
• Post Higher Education Centre
• Preparatory Faculty
• Mining

Notable alumni

• Viktor Berkovsky, Soviet and Ukrainian bard
• Mikhail Fridman, Ukrainian-born Russian–Israeli businessman, billionaire, and oligarch
• German Khan, Ukrainian-Russian businessman, billionaire, and oligarch
• Eduard Shifrin, Ukrainian entrepreneur and co-owner of the Midland Group
• Vladimir Solovyov, Russian TV presenter and propagandist

MISIS has about 16,500 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, and a faculty of about 1200, including 326 professors and 350 associate professors.

References

1. ^ "MISiS website: Directory and Contacts". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
2. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/russia
3. "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. "About MISiS". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

• Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (Russian / English)
• "Tsvetnye Metally" metallurgical journal, supported by Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys

• National University of Science and Technology MISiS
• National research universities in Russia
• Universities in Moscow
• 1918 establishments in Russia
• Universities and colleges established in 1918
• Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union