Foreign citizens who have a Bachelor’s Diploma, which gives the right to get the higher education of university level in the native country, can be admitted to the MPEI Master course. The foreigner wishing to entry at MPEI Master course should possess the following set of documents:

  • The application in accordance with MPEI rules, distinctly filled in, with the notified field of study, its code and name chosen among the listed ones below. It should also include the information of the Russian consulate where the visa is to be acquired, e-mail address, contact mobile number, and be signed by the applicant as well.
  • To acquire admission, the applicant should submit the scanned copy of its original Bachelor’s Diploma and its transcript, signed and stamped.
  • To start the paperwork, the scanned copies of the first two pages of the national passport with distinct photo are required. It should be valid through 1,5 years from the date of admission.
  • Valid medical certificate, including negative results on AIDS and contagious diseases.
  • Documents granting advantage for admission, i.e. recommendation letters, diplomas etc. if available.

The e-mail address to send the documents to is study@mpei.ru, application letter should contain the passport scan copy. This e-mail is monitored throughout the year.
The coordinator in contact with the applicant asks the necessary questions and passes the documents received to the Admission Committee that might also find necessary to ask some questions in correspondence.

Upon the final decision of the Committee the applicant is extendedly informed of it.

If it is positive, the applicant is informed, the paperwork starts.

For those who received the positive answer it is highly recommended to read the following paragraphs and to contact the coordinators via e-mail to avoid mistakes.

MPEI prepares the set of documents for visa support of Russian Migration Agency, then receives the issued official invitation from it.

For those who plans to study on the contract basis, the contract is formed by the coordinator and is sent to the applicant, who has to read it and make the first payment as a good will agreement. It is carried out by the official invoice sent by MPEI. When the payment is completed, MPEI sends the invitation and the official letter for relevant Russian Consulate to the applicant.

Upon receiving the invitation and the official letter the applicant can apply to his Russian Consulate to get the entry visa. When it’s done and before the air ticket is booked, the applicant rectifies with the coordinator the flight number, date and time of arrival to MPEI at least in 3 days before the arrival. This talk gives the applicant the opportunity to be transferred from the airport to the hostel by the MPEI pick-up service.

After receiving the invitation, the applicant should apply in person to his local Russian Consulate for an entry visa. After getting the visa and booking an air ticket, the applicant should inform the coordinator about the date, flight number and arrival time as well as the name of Moscow airport at least than 3 working days before the arrival. The pick-up service will meet you at Moscow airport and transfer to the university.

Upon arrival to MPEI, the applicant submits to the Foreign Office the following documents:

  • Original of application with the signature in handwriting;
  • Single-entry visa to Russia on education to MPEI;
  • The migration card and registration card that he has received on the entry to Moscow;
  • The originals of the legalized documents of education, i.e. the legalized Diploma and legalized transcript;
  • The notarially verified Russian translations of these educational documents;
  •  Medical certificates;
  • 12 photos 3x4 cm on the mat paper.

The general admission of applicants is conducted from June 19 until October 15.

The applicant must have the above listed documents upon arrival to MPEI. Lack of educational documents or migratory papers leads to non-admission and is prosecuted by the applicant’s departure in three days.

The admission of foreign students on the contract basis is carried out until October 15th. The students entering on the contract basis are officially admitted after signing the contract and in accordance with the contract regulations.

The entrance examination is not specially undergone, the student is generally admitted according to his Bachelor education results.

Fields of study for Master education at National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”​