Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology


The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology 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.

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Skoltech’s primary mission is academic excellence in six target domains:
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.

Degree Programs

At present, Skoltech offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in several different areas.
MSc degree programs include:
Awarded degreeMSc Program
Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer ScienceData 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

PhD degree programs include:
The institute's education, research and innovation activities revolve around ten Centers for Research, Education and Innovation. These CREIs were developed to advance the aims of: pursuing innovative research, delivering scientific growth, and generating world-class educational programs. The CREIs include:
  1. Space
  2. Electrochemical Energy Storage
  3. Energy Systems
  4. Hydrocarbon Recovery
  6. Computational and Data-Intensive Science
  7. Design, Manufacturing and Materials
  8. Advanced Studies
  9. Photonics and Quantum Materials

    Notable Faculty

NameSubjectYear JoiningKnown ForNotes
Jacob BiamonteQuantum Physics2017Proved notable universality results in Adiabatic Quantum Computation.
Andrzej CichockiMachine Learning2017Research and books in machine learning and numerical analysis.
Maxim Fedorov2012Works on Parallel Computing, Data Mining and Computing in Mathematics, Natural Science, Engineering and Medicine. Winner of the 2012 IAPWS Helmholtz Award.
Artem OganovMaterials Science2015Works on computational materials discovery and crystal structure prediction.

Leadership