The National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) (russian: Национальный исследовательский технологический университет МИСиС) is a

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in the field of

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and

metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...

, based in

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. It was established in 1918 as a part of the Moscow Mining Academy. In 1930, it became independent. During

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's regime, the institute was renamed as ''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. MISIS is a university of the Higher Metallurgical Education Association, whose members include universities from Russia,

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, and

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. It has joint degree programmes with the

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, and the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in Nancy,

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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

Notable alumni

Viktor Berkovsky Viktor Semyonovich Berkovsky (russian: Виктор Семёнович Берковский; July 13, 1932 in Zaporizhzhia – July 24, 2005 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Jewish bard. Early years and education Berkovsky was born on July&n ...

, Soviet and Ukrainian bard *

Mikhail Fridman Mikhail Maratovich Fridman (also transliterated Mikhail Friedman; russian: Михаил Маратович Фридман; he, מיכאיל פרידמן; born 21 April 1964) is a Ukrainian-born, Russian–Israeli businessman, billionaire, and ...

, Ukrainian-born Russian–Israeli businessman, billionaire, and oligarch *

German Khan German Borisovich Khan (russian: Герман Борисович Хан; born 24 October 1961) is a Ukrainian-Russian oligarch, billionaire, and businessman. After graduating from university in 1988 he worked in a wholesale business selling c ...

, Ukrainian-Russian businessman, billionaire, and oligarch *

Eduard Shifrin Eduard Volodymyrovych Shifrin (alternative spelling: Shyfrin) ( uk, Едуард Володимирович Шифрін; russian: Эдуа́рд Влади́мирович Шифри́н; born 12 July 1960) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur who is a co- ...

, Ukrainian entrepreneur and co-owner of the

Midland Group The Midland Group is an international trading and investment holding company. Registered in Guernsey under the name Midland Resources Holding Ltd, the group owns a number of subsidiaries across the agriculture, manufacturing, real estate, shippin ...

MISIS has about 16,500 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, and a faculty of about 1200, including 326 professors and 350 associate professors.

References

External links

Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (Russian / English)

"Tsvetnye Metally" metallurgical journal, supported by Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys
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