Moscow Aviation Institute

Moscow Aviation Institute
Московский авиационный институт
Former names
Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze
TypePublic
Established29 August 1930 (1930-08-29)
RectorMikhail Pogosyan
Academic staff
3,850, 1,100 Ph.D, 450 professors
Students20,000 (1,250 international students)
Location
Moscow
,
Russia

55°48′29″N 37°30′11″E / 55.808°N 37.503°E / 55.808; 37.503
Colors   Deep sky blue and white
Websitemai.ru

Moscow Aviation Institute (Russian: Московский авиационный институт) is an engineering research university in Moscow, Russia.[1][2] It is designated a National Research University. Since its inception the institute has been spearheading advances in aerospace technology both within Russia and worldwide. The university has placed emphasis on laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering, specific to the demands of aerospace industry.

During World War II part of the university was evacuated to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Staffs and students continued to work on research and wartime production throughout the war. During the Post-War period, the university expanded and assimilated new technologies during the Jet age. Research conducted in the university contributed to heralding the space age.

The university has to its merit more than 160,000 specialists, 250 chief designers in the Aerospace Industry. 50 Academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 22 cosmonauts, 100 test pilots and 60 Olympic champions in different sports.

Alumni of the institute form the backbone of many companies like Sukhoi, Mikoyan, Ilyushin, Tupolev, Yakovlev, Beriev, Myasishchev, Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, Energia, Lavochkin, Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, NPO Energomash, Almaz-Antey and others.

  1. ^ "Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)". Top Universities. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Moscow Aviation Institute". ResearchGate. Retrieved 11 November 2018.