The National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" is the leading technical university in the country with a wide profile and one of the world's best centers of nuclear science and education.

MEPhI has been a center for the development of advanced scientific and technical thought, training highly qualified specialists for strategically important sectors of the national economy, including the nuclear industry. In addition to its contribution to nuclear issues, the university has played a defining role in the development of laser science and technologies, in the advancement of cybernetics, and was the first among Russian universities to actively participate in international scientific collaborations.