Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

Skoltech is a private international university in Russia, cultivating anew generation of leaders in technology, science, and business, conducting research in breakthrough fields, and promoting technological innovation to solve critical problems that face Russia and the world.

Skoltech focuses on six priority areas: life sciences, health, and agro; telecommunications, photonics, and quantum technologies; artificial intelligence; advanced materials and engineering; energy efficiency and the energy transition; andadvanced studies. Established in2011 in collaboration with theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology(MIT), Skoltech was listed among theworld’s top 100 young universities by the Nature Index inits both editions(2019, 2021). OnResearch.com, the Institute ranks as Russian university No.2 overall and No.1 for genetics and materials science. Intherecent SCImago Institutions Rankings, Skoltech placedfirst nationwide for computer science.