2. Word from the President
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Skoltech at a Glance...................4-5
Education..................................... 6-9
Research..................................10-13
Innovation.................................14-15
Our Students............................16-17
Do you have what it takes?......18-19
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The main challenge in building the
university is finding the right people.
Our students are passionate and self-
motivated. By taking advantage of the
opportunities we offer at Skoltech –
education blended with research
aimed at practical use – our students
have all that is needed to excel.
Edward Crawley
President
You are young, smart and ambitious.
Now is your chance to make a change,
To launch your own career,
To have impact on Russia and throughout the world.
Join us and take up the CHALLENGE.
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Skoltech at a Glance
By weaving innovation throughout our education
and research, we
• Address key issues in science and engineering that lie
on the boundaries of existing knowledge and technology
• Provide exceptional talent and contribute to building
a community of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs
• Enable significant impact to numerous business areas
thus aiding the transformation of Russia into a knowl-
edge-driven economy
We engage industry to match our research programs with real-
world problems. This way, our students gain skills to bridge
fundamental science and innovation, and they understand what
it means to have economic impact.
Our research priorities
Biomedicine
• Computational and systems biology
• Immunology and infectious disease
• Gene- and nano-medicine
• Regenerative medicine
Energy
• Hydrocarbon fuel production and transportation
• Hydrocarbon processing
• Electrical power systems generation and distribution
• Electrical energy storage
Nuclear
• Nuclear energy safety
• Materials for extreme
environments
• Non-energy applications
IT
• Machine learning and AI
• Advanced computing systems
• Big Data
• Electronics materials and devices
• Quantum physics/technology
Space
• Supporting humans in long-term
space exploration
• Small satellites
• Utilization of space data
Cross-cutting
• Advanced materials
• Computational and data-intensive
science & engineering
• Human engineering
and cognition
SKOLTECH IS A UNIQUE UNIVERSITY
TAILORED TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION
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1,200 students
200 professors
203,000 square-meter campus
15 Centers for Research, Education and Innovation
400 postdoctoral associates
By 2020, Skoltech will grow to
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Skoltech’s Master’s programs
Information Science and Technology
(Launched in 2012, taught at Skoltech since 2013)
• Information Technology
• Computational Mathematics
Energy Science and Technology
(Launched in 2012, taught at Skoltech since 2013)
• Upstream and Subsurface Energy
• Downstream and Chemical Processing
• Power Systems
Biomedical Science and Technology
(Launched in 2013, taught at Skoltech
partnering Universities: MIT and University
of Groningen)
• Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
• Biological and Medical Devices
Master’s programs to be added in 2014
• Space Science and Technology
• Nuclear Science and Technology
Skoltech is an international university, established in collabo-
ration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
in Moscow, Russia. We are dedicated to producing global
leaders and advancing scientific knowledge and innovation
throughout the world. All of our courses are taught in English
and our students flourish in an international setting.
• Upon successful completion of the degree requirements
for the Skoltech M.Sc. program, each student will be
awarded a Skoltech degree and diploma. In addition,
each student may receive a certificate jointly issued by
Skoltech and MIT, indicating that the student has suc-
cessfully completed a particular course of study and has
passed the required examinations of a Skoltech degree
program designed in collaboration with MIT.
• Skoltech M.Sc. students also have the option of partici-
pating in a double-degree Master’s program with the
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Phystech).
• Select M.Sc. and Ph.D. students will have the opportuni-
ty to work and study at Skoltech’s CREIs and partnering
research institutions abroad.
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Celebrating the end of the
2012-13 academic year with
Skoltech’s first students on
June 18, 2013.
ADDRESSING CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN BIOMEDICINE,
ENERGY, IT, NUCLEAR AND SPACE SCIENCES
Education
5. INNOVATION and
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY
and ENGINEERING +
RESEARCH and
INNOVATION
DIPLOMA
25%
SECTOR
LEARNING
25%
50%
Curriculum
Elements
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PREPARING STUDENTS TO TAKE ON
OUR INCREASINGLY FAST-PACED WORLD
By the end of the program, Skoltech students
will possess
• Profound scientific disciplinary knowledge and
reasoning skills
• Outstanding personal attributes – critical thinking,
beliefs and values
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead the innovation process
Students immerse themselves in eight highly intensive
eight-week courses a year, each including application
periods and, when possible, an industrial immersion.
To ensure that students are grounded in the fundamentals
and innovation process, Skoltech breaks down the
curriculum into the following elements:
Science, Technology and Engineering
Learning Experiences
• Fundamentals as well as disciplinary and
interdisciplinary knowledge in the program area
Sector Learning Experience
• Courses relating to a particular industrial-sector
ecosystem on how its technical, social and
economic systems work
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Learning Experience
• Courses on the full innovation process from identifying
opportunities to commercialization and impact
Diploma
• Project drawing on work in previous experiences
and connecting research with innovation
Education
6. Raul R. Gainetdinov
Main research interests: Investigating
the role of monoamines, for instance,
dopamine and serotonin, which are
key neurotransmitters in the CNS that
regulate behavior and motor activity, and
trace amines and their receptors (TAARs)
in neuronal functions using a variety of
techniques including animal models,
cell systems, biochemical and molecular
approaches to understand the role of
monoamines and their GPCR receptors in
health and disease (specifically, Parkin-
son’s Disease, schizophrenia and ADHD).
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Alessandro Golkar
Main research interests: Systems
architecting supporting decision-
makers in making high-level
strategic decisions on engineering
development programs in terms of
performance, cost and risk; satel-
lite engineering, space mission
analysis and design, development
of innovative satellite systems and
services.
Victor Lempitsky
Main research interests: Designing
computer systems that can extract,
organize, and quantify information
contained in images of various types
and origin. Developing new robust
and flexible machine learning and
optimization techniques able to
handle and adapt to the diversity of
image data in the modern world.
Mikhail Myagkov
Main research interests: Integra-
tion of innovative methods of Game
Theory, Neuroscience, Crowdsourc-
ing and Cognitive Decision Theory
such as fMRI brain imaging, agent
based modeling and laboratory
experiments in decision making to
better understand the influence of
social factors on human behavior
and utilities.
Natalia Berloff
Main research interests: Coher-
ence in non-equilibrium quantum
systems, Bose-Einstein Condensa-
tion of exciton-polaritons, magnons,
atomic gases; strong light-matter
coupling in solid-state systems,
finite temperature atomic conden-
sates, driven quantum systems, and
superfluid turbulence.
CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN DISCIPLINES
Research
Ivan Oseledets
Main research interests: Numeri-
cal analysis, linear algebra, tensor
methods and their applications in
high-dimensional problems: solu-
tion of PDEs, quantum chemistry
and computational material design,
stochastic partial differential equa-
tions, wavelets, data mining and
compression.
Laboratory of Translational
Neuroscience and Molecular
Pharmacology
Strategic
Innovation
Research Group
Cambridge-Skoltech
Quantum Fluids
Laboratory
Computer
Vision Group
Numerical
Modeling Group
Group of Experimental
Decision Making and Be-
havioral Neuroscience
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BRIDGING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION TO BRING IDEAS TO IMPACT
Stas Smirnov
Main research interests:
Mathematical foundations
of statistical physics, finite
lattice models.
Research
Yuri Shprits
Main research interests: Under-
standing the dynamical evolution
of the hazardous space radiation
environment, and developing the
tools for specification and predic-
tion of the space environment that
will help safely design and operate
satellites.
Raj Rajagopalan
Main research interests: Colloid
physics and complex fluids, liquid-
state physics, and biomolecular
science.
Konstantin Severinov
Main research interests: Genetic,
biochemical, and structural analysis of
transcription mechanism and regula-
tion in bacteria; study of the regulation
of macromolecular synthesis during
the process of bacteriophage infection
and various molecular interactions
between bacteriophages and their host
bacteria; research of antibacterial pep-
tides called microcins: their structures,
mechanisms of function, evolution, and
the use as new antibiotics.
Skoltech is searching for talented
and ambitious Ph.D. students to
work with our dynamic faculty. If
you are interested in applying for
a Ph.D. fellowship, visit us:
http://apply.skolkovotech.ru/phd.
Biology and Biotechnology
of Microbes and Their
Viruses
Space
Radiation Group
Complex Analysis, Dynami-
cal Systems and Probability
Theory Group
8. Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI)
The Skoltech Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
brings together scholars, academics, researchers, entre-
preneurs, and industry experts to advance the knowledge
and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation in Russia.
The CEI is developing
• Curricular and extracurricular programs to integrate in-
novative and entrepreneurial perspectives into Skoltech
education and research pathways
• Research of innovation and entrepreneurship practices
in Russia
• Services (including infrastructure, support, and mentor-
ship, knowledge transfer and IP management) to assist
the Skoltech community in moving their ideas to market
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We believe fundamental research
provides a solid basis for developing
innovative ideas; however, we go a step
further and instill in our students the
confidence to bring their ideas to impact.
Innovation Workshop
M.Sc. students begin their adventure by immersing
themselves at the Innovation Workshop.
Learn how to
• Identify and solve real-life problems using technology
• Develop and prototype solutions
• Bring solutions to impact
During the Innovation Workshop, students get a foun-
dational experience in Entrepreneurship and Innova-
tion. They cross boundaries of various disciplines and
forge a “can-do” entrepreneurial attitude.
Innovation EMBEDDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO
EVERY ASPECT OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
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9. 1918
Here at Skoltech, we deeply believe that
students are the most important part of
the university. We’re looking for students
who have not only exceptional talent in
science and technology, but also - and
more importantly - the desire to make an
impact on the world. Our students also
play a vital role in helping to build a world-
class university from scratch - they are
helping to design pieces of the curriculum,
extracurricular activities, and the overall
student life at the Institute. Being part of
something new is not always easy, but it is
profoundly rewarding and our students are
the most essential stakeholders we have.
Our Students ENGINEERING WITH
AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
Bram Caplan
Director for Student Affairs
Vahe Taamazyan and Nikita Rodichenko
(IT) won 1st place at the TAPPED Hack-
athon in Boston, Massachusetts. They
developed a way for audience members
to save presentation slides with their
smartphones.
Anastasia Uryasheva
(IT) founded her own
startup, Sadko Mobile.
The company has since
become a resident of the
Skolkovo Technopark.
Dmitry Smirnov (En-
ergy) formed a design
for an engine producing
Co2-free electricity. The
project took him to the
finals of the CleanTech
Challenge.
Alexandra Kudryashova, Vladimir
Eremin, Katrin Kotenko Lengold
and Dima Vasilev, mentored by
Professor Alessandro Golkar, competed
in the MIT 100k Launch contest. Their
application for simplifying satellite
photography made it to the top 10.
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10. Round 2
If you are selected from the pool of qualified applicants,
you will be invited to one of our Selection Weekends for
two days in February or March 2014. There you will be
evaluated by Skoltech staff and faculty members on your
problem-solving skills, ability to communicate with oth-
ers, teamwork skills and creativity.
Please be sure that you meet all the requirements
• Completed an undergraduate education (BS/BSc, BA
or higher) with an outstanding academic record
• Received a degree in engineering, mathematics, phys-
ics, applied sciences, physics, chemistry, biology or
related disciplines
• Students with an undergraduate degree in the humani-
ties or social sciences should have significant training in
a relevant field
• Demonstrated English proficiency with a minimum
score of 79 on the TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on the IELTS
Financial Support
All students selected for admission will
receive a fellowship that covers the cost of
tuition, living expenses and medical insurance.
Best of luck, and we
look forward to seeing
what you have to offer!
Do you think you have what it takes to become a Skoltech
Master’s student? Are you ready to dive into innovation
and find solutions to open-ended problems? Well, then
take your first step and start your application to join us
at Skoltech. Here’s what you have to do
Round 1
Submit your application through
apply.skolkovotech.ru by January 19
The application should include
• A filled out application form
• Statement of purpose
• Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume
• Copy of university transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official TOEFL or IELTS English language proficien-
cy score (if English is not your native language)
• Optional: Official GRE scores
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Do you have what it takes? THEN TAKE YOUR
FIRST STEP AND APPLY
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