National University of Science and Technology MISiS (Russia)

The National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" (formerly Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys State Technological University [ Russian: Национальный исследовательский университет "МИСиС"] ) is Russia's primary technological university in the field of steelmaking and metallurgy. 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 the 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.[2]

Not to be confused with National University of Sciences & Technology.

National University of Science and Technology MISiS
Национальный исследовательский технологический университет "МИСиС"
Established1918
PresidentYuri S. Karabasov[1]
RectorAlevtina Chernikova[1]
Location
Moscow
,
Russia

55°43′39″N 37°36′27″E
Websitehttp://en.misis.ru

MISIS is the leading university of the Higher Metallurgical Education Association, whose members include universities from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. It has 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

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. "About MISiS". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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