Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (russian: Обнинский институт атомной энергетики, traditionally abbreviated ) is an
institution of higher education located in
Obninsk. It began as a branch of the
Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute in 1953 to provide specialists in the field of
nuclear physics,
reactor physics
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and
reactor engineering
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for the
Soviet Union's growing
nuclear industry. The education was provided in close cooperation with nuclear-related
research institution
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s in Obninsk.
In 1985 the status was changed for ''Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering'' to be the leading educational institution to train specialists for rapidly developing nuclear power in the former
Soviet Bloc
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countries. In 2002 it acquired the status of the
state technical university
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...
. In 2002-2009 it functioned as the Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering. (russian: Обнинский государственный технический университет атомной энергетики).
In 2009 the Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering was incorporated into the
MEPhI National Research Nuclear University.
Structure
Since 2017, recruitment for the main educational programs of higher education at the IATE NRNU MEPhI has been carried out in new structural divisions.
* Division of the Institute of Nuclear Physics and Technology (ОЯФиТ)
* Division of the Institute of Intelligent Cybernetic Systems (ОИКС)
* Division of Engineering Physics Institute of Biomedicine (ИФИБ)
* Division of the Institute of Laser and Plasma Technologies (ЛаПлаз)
* Department of Social and Economic Sciences (ОСЭН)
* Institute of General Professional Training
* Preparatory Faculty
* Technical College
Other:
*Center for Continuing Professional Education
Directions of training and specialties
* 01.03.02 Applied Mathematics and Informatics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.03.02 Physics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 09.03.01 Informatics and computer technology. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 09.03.02 Information systems and technologies. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 12.03.01 Instrument making. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.14.01 Nuclear power engineering and thermal physics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.14.02 Nuclear physics and technology. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 03.16.01 Technical physics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 22.03.01 Materials science and technology of materials. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 05.14.01 Nuclear reactors and materials. Qualification: engineer-physicist.
* 05.14.02 Nuclear power plants: design, operation and engineering. Qualification: engineer-physicist.
* 05.14.04 Electronics and automation of physical installations. Qualification: engineer-physicist.
* 04.03.01 Chemistry. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 04.03.02 Chemistry, physics and mechanics of materials. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 06.03.01 Biology. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 31.05.01 Medicine. Qualification: medical doctor.
* 38.03.01 Economics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 38.03.05 Business Informatics. Qualification: Bachelor.
* 01.04.02 Applied Mathematics Informatics. Qualification: Master.
* 04.04.02 Chemistry, physics and mechanics of materials. Qualification: Master.
* 06.04.01 Biology. Qualification: Master.
* 09.04.01 Informatics and computer technology. Qualification: Master.
* 09.04.02 Information systems and technologies. Qualification: Master.
* 12.04.01 Instrument making. Qualification: Master.
* 04.14.01 Nuclear power engineering and thermal physics. Qualification: Master.
* 04.14.01 Nuclear power engineering and thermal physics. Qualification: Master.
* 04.14.02 Nuclear physics and technology. Qualification: Master.
* 04.22.01 Materials science and technology of materials. Qualification: Master.
* 38.04.02 Management. Qualification: Master.
* 38.04.04 State and municipal administration. Qualification: Master.
Notable alumni and students
*
Svetlana Roudenko
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*
Leonid Solodkov
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* Polina Volkova
References
External links
Official site
Official site
Universities in Kaluga Oblast
Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union
Nuclear research institutes in Russia
Nuclear technology in the Soviet Union
1953 establishments in Russia
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Obninsk
Educational institutions established in 1953
Universities established in the 1950s
Public universities and colleges in Russia
Research institutes in the Soviet Union
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