Applicants
to MPEI educational programs must clarify their pretentions to get admitted to
MPEI. The criterion for the admission is the study progress on a level that
precedes the requested level of education.
To proceed to admission the applicant should send his documents to the email of
MPEI coordinator, for Bachelor and Master studies study@mpei.ru and
for Ph.D. students and trainees to phdcourse@mpei.ru.
In case if the documents are not in the European languages, please complete the
primary translation.
Then
the procedure of recognition is started. The recognition can be made either at
MPEI or at the official State body “Main State
Expert Center of Education Evaluation”. These are
two independent organizations, at the Center the recognition costs a fee, at
MPEI it is free of charge. Recognition at the Center is valid everywhere in
Russia, recognition at MPEI is valid at MPEI only. Both require some paperwork.
The
recognized documents are the original and the transcript for preceding level of
education, i.e. the diploma and its grade list.
The
recognition process implies the legalization of the document. That means the
procedure of confirming the validity in Russia of educational document issued
by the country of applicant. It is done by apostillizing or consulate
legalization, depending on the applicant’s country. However, for some countries,
for example, China, India, Egypt, Vietnam, it is automatic.
If the
applicant needs the consulate legalization, that means he should have to
authorize his documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of his country, and
after it’s done, he should verify it at the Embassy of Russia in his country. The
details of exact legalization procedure differ for different countries, so it
is recommended for the applicant to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the applicant’s native country for help.
If the applicant needs the apostille, that means he should go for this special
stamp, apostille, at the State Body that gives it in his exact country, the
case differs for different countries. However, there is no need to verify the
apostille stamp at the Embassy of Russia in his country. In case of questions,
the applicant can contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for help.
If the applicant’s country has the special agreement with Russia, the
legalization is automatic.
The next
necessary action for the admission paperwork is to translate the legalized
documents and verify the translation at the notary. The translation of the
legalized documents is better to be done upon
arrival at any translation bureau and then to be verified at any notarial
office. It is very important to translate
all the text and all the stamps of the legalized documents.
Upon translation and notarial verification the originals should be provided to
the Foreign Office of MPEI.
In
senior cases like Ph.D. and Doctoral studies the Foreign Office demands to
provide both Bachelor and Master Diplomas for primary recognition.
In case of any problem the applicant can
contact the Recognition Department through his coordinator and receive the
requested support.