Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Московский Физико-Технический институт
MottoSapere aude
Motto in English
Dare to know
TypePublic research university
Established1946
Parent institution
Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Russia)
AffiliationRussian Academy of Sciences
PresidentNikolay Kudryavtsev
RectorDmitry Livanov
Academic staff
1,110
Students6,040
Undergraduates4,288
Postgraduates1,751
Location
Dolgoprudny, Zhukovsky
,
Russia

55°55′46″N 37°31′17″E / 55.92944°N 37.52139°E / 55.92944; 37.52139
CampusUrban
LanguageRussian
Colours     Blue & white
Websitemipt.ru/english
University rankings
Global – Overall
USNWR Global[citation needed]475
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1]10 (2022)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT; Russian: Московский Физико-Технический институт, also known as PhysTech), is a public research university located in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It prepares specialists in theoretical and applied physics, applied mathematics and related disciplines.

The main MIPT campus is located in Dolgoprudny,[2] a northern suburb of Moscow. However the Aeromechanics Department is based in Zhukovsky, a suburb south-east of Moscow.

In international rankings, the university was ranked 44th by The Three University Missions Ranking in 2022, In 2020 and 2021, Times Higher Education ranked MIPT #201 in the world, in 2022 QS World University Ratings ranked it #290 in the world, in 2022 U.S. News & World Report ranked it #475 in the world, and in 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked it #501 in the world.[3][4][5][6] As Phystech's founder, Pyotr Kapitsa, designed the institute inspired by and in accordance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology model, Phystech is commonly hailed as the "MIT of Russia" and is considered to be the leading specialized technical institution of higher education in the former Soviet Union.[7]

Nikolay Kudryavtsev (Кудрявцев Николай Николаевич]), the president of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has signed a letter of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The rector Dmitry Livanov did not sign it.[8]

  1. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology
  4. ^ "Best Universities in the world". Mastersportal. Retrieved 20 Dec 2022.
  5. ^ "Best Universities". USNews. Retrieved 20 Dec 2022.
  6. ^ "Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT / Moscow Phystech)". Top Universities.
  7. ^ "ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities".
  8. ^ "Обращение Российского Союза ректоров 04.03.2022". Российский Союз Ректоров. March 4, 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.