75 years ago, during the Great Patriotic War, on November 23, 1942, the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR was signed on the formation of the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition (MMIB), known since 1945 as the Moscow Mechanical Institute (MMI). The Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) was named in 1953.

War years

The history of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI began 75 years ago, when on November 23, 1942, the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, on the initiative of the Deputy Chairman of the State Defense Committee L.P. Beria and People's Commissar of Ammunition B.L. Vannikov adopted a resolution on the organization of the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition (MMIB). Already on January 1, 1943, the first classes of students began in the building on Myasnitskaya Street (then Kirov Street) in the famous Yushkov House.

Geographically, the institute was located on three Moscow sites - workshops, educational and administrative premises, departments were located separately from each other, which created certain inconveniences. At that time, the institute had only three faculties: 1) pipes and fuses; 2) shells, mines; 3) air bombs; cartridges and shells.

As we can see, the MMIB faculties, and the departments too, had little in common with the current composition of the faculties and departments of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI and had nothing to do with the nuclear industry, which, by the way, did not exist then.

By the way, the first graduation of MMIB specialists took place already in 1944, and on this occasion at the state dacha B.L. Vannikov, a reception was organized.

On January 16, 1945, the first reorganization took place at the institute, the institute became known as the Moscow Mechanical Institute (MMI). The faculties created two years ago were abolished and instead of them three new ones were organized: Mechanics and Technology, Design and Precision Mechanics.

"Atomic Project"

The Special Committee established on August 20, 1945 under the Council of People's Commissars, which was entrusted with coordinating all work on the use of intra-atomic energy of uranium, had a significant impact on the fate of the MMI. Beria. And at the same time, for the direct management of the work of all organizations for the use of uranium energy, the First Main Directorate was created, headed by an outstanding organizer of industry and a talented engineer, Colonel General B.L. Vannikov. On August 30, 1945, the Moscow Mechanical Institute was transferred to the jurisdiction of this department. And just two weeks later, in the protocol No. 4 of the meeting of the Special Committee, signed by Beria, the wording “On the organization at the Moscow Mechanical Institute of the Faculty for the Training of Engineer-Physicists” appeared.

On September 20, 1945, the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR No. 2386627ss, signed by Stalin, "On the organization of the Faculty of Engineering and Physics at the Moscow Mechanical Institute" was issued. This was the starting point for the creation of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute.

The Faculty of Fine Mechanics was reorganized into the Faculty of Engineering and Physics for the training of nuclear industry specialists. From the very beginning, during the creation of this faculty, the increased attention of the government was paid to it. The contingent of students was increased to seven hundred people, new departments for the training of physicists were created: the Department of Atomic Physics, the Department of Theoretical Physics, the Department of Nuclear Physics, the Department of Applied Nuclear Physics and the Department of Precision Mechanics.

On January 26, 1946, by order of the institute, an outstanding scientist, full member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences Alexander Ilyich Leipunsky was appointed dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physics.

In 1946, the Department of Metal Physics, the Department of Special Mathematics, the Department of Special Chemistry and Metallurgy appeared at MMI. According to the idea of ​​the founders of this faculty, future graduates had to have a university level of education in physics and mathematics, and, in addition, have engineering skills. In essence, the founding fathers conceived the training of a new type of specialists, specialists of a new generation who have a high level of knowledge and are able to create new technology.

First Teachers

A number of departments were transferred to the Moscow Mechanical Institute from other institutes, in particular, from Moscow State University, Moscow State Technical University. E. Bauman, MPEI. For example, one of the MEPhI rectors, Viktor Mikhailovich Kolobashkin, completed his first year at Moscow Higher Technical School, and then he, along with the whole group, was transferred to MMI. Among the teachers at that time were unique specialists who made up the flower of Soviet science in the post-war years, future Nobel Prize winners I. E. Tamm, A. D. Sakharov, N. N. Semyonov, I. M. Frank, P. A. Cherenkov, N. G. Basov, famous scientists, academicians I.V. Kurchatov, I.V. Obreimov, Ya. B. Zeldovich, I. Ya. Pomeranchuk, M. A. Leontovich, A. N. Tikhonov, A. B. Migdal, G. S. Landsberg, B. P. Zhukov, S. A. Khristianovich, I. K. Kikoin. Many of them can be seen in the portrait gallery in the main building.

MEPhI

Over time, the process of gradual transfer of mechanical specialties to other institutions began, and the expansion of engineering and physical specialties. And in 1953, the institute acquired its current name MEPhI, all of whose faculties became largely focused on training specialists in nuclear power engineering and the defense industry.

In 1952, according to the Decree of the Government of the USSR, the first four branches of MEPhI were created in closed cities (now Ozersk, Novouralsk, Lesnoy in the Urals and Sarov) to train personnel on the ground. Subsequently, branches of MEPhI were created in Obninsk, Snezhinsk and Trekhgorny. MEPhI trained personnel for the nuclear industry in a wide range of specializations, and eventually became a truly elite university and gained worldwide fame.

Nuclear University

A new stage in the development of the university began in 2008, when MEPhI became one of the first two national research universities and was renamed the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI.

Today, the university firmly holds a leading position in the training of specialists of the highest level, combining the principles of synthesis of education and scientific research, laid down 75 years ago.

The Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, or as it should be called now, NRNU "MEPhI" is the first and only one of its kind. Appeared as the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition in 1942, it soon became the leading educational institution that trained defense industry specialists. Nuclear energy has been and remains the "profile" direction of the university's work. MEPhI has ten branches in science cities and former closed cities, it includes thirteen institutes and twelve faculties. Since 1997, with the support of its partner "Intel", NRNU MEPhI has been opening doors for gifted schoolchildren by organizing the "Junior" youth competition, which is included in the structure of the international competition Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The University cooperates with several schools, network interaction has been established, network Olympiads are held. Some educational projects are carried out jointly with the Rosatom Corporation. During its history, the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute has prepared six Nobel laureates.

The National Research Nuclear University MEPhI is the leading university in Russia in the field of training engineers, experts, analysts, managers for the nuclear industry, as well as for IT and many other high-tech sectors of the economy.

More than 7,000 students study at NRNU MEPhI, of which 6,550 are full-time students. 44.61% of them study in the direction of "Nuclear Energy and Technology", 17.73% - "Economics and Management", 11.37% - "Informatics and Computer Engineering", 10.38% - "Information Security", 5 .27% - "Mathematics and Mechanics", 3.49% - "Physics and Astronomy". About 7% of students study in the areas of "Political Sciences and Regional Studies", "Management in Technical Systems", "Technology of Materials", "Jurisprudence", "Mechanical Engineering", "Photonics, Instrumentation, Optical and Biotechnical Systems and Technologies", "Electronics, radio engineering and communication systems”, “Psychological sciences”.

NRNU MEPhI is a recognized leader in such advanced areas as:

• research in the field of nuclear physics, laser physics, plasma physics;
• microwave nanoelectronics;
• nanobiotechnologies, biomedical technologies;

The university also develops new areas in the field of space research, controlled thermonuclear fusion.

Features of studying at MEPhI:

• programs designed with a focus on the professions of the future and priority research areas,
• cooperation of the university with leading international companies and research centers,
• own modern experimental facilities and centers,
• internships abroad, participation in international projects, Mega-science experiments. Among them are ATLAS, ALICE, CMS at CERN; FAIR, XFEL in DESY (Germany); ITER (France); ICECUBE, PAMELA (Italy); STAR and PHENIX (USA); T2K (Japan).
• modular training, individual approach, interdisciplinary approach,
• more than 162,000 square meters are allocated for educational and laboratory buildings, about 100,000 - for hostels,
• 2,718 teachers, 72.24% of them have academic titles and degrees.

74.1% of students study on a budget, 25.9% - for a fee. The average cost of education per year is 241,764 rubles, which is significantly higher than the average cost of education in other universities of the country.

85% of MEPhI graduates find a job in the first year after graduation. After graduation, bachelors, specialists and masters receive an average of 58,000 rubles per month (cf. the average salary of graduates of other universities in the Russian Federation is 30,658 rubles / month).

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National Research Nuclear University(National Research Nuclear University MEPhI) – NRNU« MEPhI"- the main university of the nuclear industry of the Russian Federation. One of the main tasks of the university is the training of physicists, engineers, programmers, computer security specialists in accordance with the requests of industry companies (the Ministry of Defense and the Rosatom corporation). It is included in the top 100 world universities in the physical sciences and ranks 1st in Russia among engineering universities.

1942- Opening of the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Ammunition. The initial task of the university was to train personnel for the military programs of the Soviet Union. There were three faculties at the institute: pipes and fuses, shells and mines, aerial bombs, cartridges and cartridge cases.
1945- reorganization into the Moscow Mechanical Institute, in accordance with the decree on the opening of the Faculty of Engineering and Physics for the training of specialists in the nuclear industry. Over time, phased work began on the transfer of mechanical specialties to other institutions, and the expansion of the engineering and physics profile.
1953- renaming to the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and the creation of the first branches of MEPhI in closed cities (modern Ozersk, Novouralsk, Lesnoy and Sarov) for the training of engineers on the ground. Later branches were opened in Obninsk, Snezhinsk and Trekhgorny. The institute has trained nuclear industry specialists across all spectrums of specializations and has become world famous.
1964- while working at MEPhI, academicians N. G. Basov, A. M. Prokhorov and C. H. Towns became Nobel Prize winners in physics for research in the field of quantum electronics. In 2017, a monument was erected to Academician N. G. Basov, who devoted more than 40 years to work at MEPhI, on the territory of the institute.
year 2009– renaming to the National Research Nuclear Institute MEPhI. Today NRNU MEPhI is a global leader in education, science and innovation in the field of nuclear, radiation, subnano- and nanoscale technologies and their engineering.

MEPhI structure

• 11 strategic institutions (Moscow and regions);
• 3 lyceums (Moscow);
• 2 schools (Moscow),
• 6 colleges and technical school (regions).

The cost of training programs

Advantages, features, disadvantages of studying at MEPhI

Features and disadvantages:

Entry Requirements

Applicants from other countries can only be enrolled in the first year of a bachelor's, specialist's or master's degree. Training is possible both at a paid and at a budgetary department (according to quotas and within the framework of international agreements). To enter paid education, you must pass at least 2 entrance tests, determined by MEPhI independently.
Documents for admission:

• Application form in Russian with a color photograph;
• Passport and certified translation into Russian;
• A copy of the document on education, an appendix to the diploma indicating the subjects and points received;
• Medical conclusions about the absence of contraindications for studying in the territory of the Russian Federation, about the absence of HIV and AIDS;
• Certificate of nostrification;
• Copies of documents confirming individual achievements.

The order of admission to the undergraduate and specialist

How to prepare for admission

Students of MEPhI and other universities can take part in the international Association "Global Universities". Winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad can continue their studies at the NRNU MEPhI master's program. Olympiad profiles for which results are accepted: physics, mathematics, computer science, biology. The event is held remotely in 2 stages: qualifying, for which it is necessary to provide a portfolio, and the main one (completion of tasks).

Student Scholarships

International activity