Moscow State Mining University (''Московский государственный горный университет'' in

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) is a Russian institute of higher education that prepares

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

engineers.

History

Its history can be traced back to September 4, 1918, when Moscow Mining Academy was founded. There was a task in the USSR - to prepare 435,000 engineers and technicians in 5 years (1930-1935) during the USSR industrialization period, while their number in 1929 was 66,000. David Petrovsky “A reconstruction of engineering and technical education” 1930 http://alkruglov.narod.ru/z-petrovsk.pdf In 1930 the Moscow Mining Academy was divided into six independent institutes by the order of

Supreme Soviet of the National Economy Supreme Board of the National Economy, Superior Board of the People's Economy, (Высший совет народного хозяйства, ВСНХ, ''Vysshiy sovet narodnogo khozyaystva'', VSNKh) was the superior state institution for managem ...

. Among the new colleges which grew out of the Academy's departments was Moscow Mining Institute. In 1993 the Institute was transformed into the State University of Mining.

Education

A multi-level structure of higher education has been introduced at the University. The first four years of University study are known as undergraduate study and usually lead to the

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(B.Sc.) degree. All bachelor's programs include general education in science and

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

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, arts, and a field of specialization called the major. The ''second level'', five years together with the first level, may lead to receiving a diploma of a chartered mining engineer. The objective of the program is to give high level specialized training to engineers. A professionally qualified mining engineer must be a graduate proficient in ''technical management'' as well as in practical knowledge of actual mining operations. Students who have excelled as undergraduates may wish to continue their education at the graduate level (the third level). Upon conclusion of two additional years at the University, the student will be awarded the

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

(M.Sc.) degree.

Calendar

The academic year is divided into 17-week terms called autumn and spring semesters. Towards the end of the second year the student is expected to select his field of specialization. After graduating from the University students may specialize in underground or surface mining,

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

and

surveying Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ca ...

mineral In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. ( ...

processing, mining

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

and

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

and

environmental engineering Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect and a ...

computing Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, e ...

and computer programming, etc.

Departments

Six faculties (departments) of the University are currently training over 5,000 undergraduate students and about 300 postgraduates. The faculties of the University are: *The Faculty of Coal Mining and Underground Construction *The Faculty of

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and Non-Ore Mining *The Faculty of Physical Engineering *The Faculty of Mining Electrical Mechanics *The Faculty of

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and

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

*The Faculty of Evening and Correspondence Education. The University has at its disposal research and laboratory facilities, automation and computer systems, recreation centers, hostels and sports facilities. There is a

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for high-school students (9-10 grades) and a preparatory department. Moscow State University of Mining takes orders for conducting research and development. The University has a publishing house of its own. There is a ''military training department''. Categories of graduates:

Mining Engineer Mining in the engineering discipline is the extraction of minerals from underneath, open pit, above or on the ground. Mining engineering is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, and ...

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. Specialties: computer-aided information and

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s; blasting; mining machinery and equipment; environmental engineering; surveying; management; mineral processing; open pit mining; underground mining; computer-aided design systems; mechanical engineering; technology of artistic decoration of engineering materials; control and information in engineering systems; physical processes of mining production; construction of mines and underground structures; economy and management of mines and geological prospecting enterprises; economy of nature management; electrical engineering and automation of industrial installations and technological systems; power supply of mining enterprises.

Notable faculty

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(b. 1958),

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(b. 1934), Soviet Olympic and world champion volleyball player *

Alexander Pavlovitch Serebrovsky Alexander Pavlovich Serebrovsky (russian: Александр Павлович Серебровский; – 10 February 1938) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet petroleum and mining engineer nicknamed the "Soviet Rockefeller". Biography ...

(1884-1938), reformer of Soviet gold mining industry

Notable alumni

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- Ukrainian politician

References

External links

Official website
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