Foreign citizens having completed higher education at
Master level or equivalent can be admitted to PhD course on the
intergovernmental agreements (with the scholarship from the Russian budget), or
on the payment basis. Education at PhD course is provided in Russian language in
the listed below fields of scientific-pedagogical expert training and on the
appropriate specialties. The PhD course duration is three or four years
(depending on the field of study). When it is necessary to study Russian
language, the candidates to PhD course are admitted to the annual Preliminary
Course. Generally, Preliminary Course duration is one year.
The scientific supervisor from the high-qualified MPEI
professors or scientific researchers is nominated to each PhD student. The
education at PhD course includes the deep studying of the theoretical
fundamentals of the chosen specialty and fulfillment of the independent
scientific research, the main results of which should be published in the
printed journals, which are recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission.
The educational process is divided into several semesters:
one academic year has two semesters of five months each. Two months (July and
August) are vacation for PhD students. The detailed work plan is formed for
each semester and at its end the attestation of each PhD students is conducted
at the meeting of the department. At this attestation the estimation of the
fulfilled plan is discussed with the recommendations to PhD student and to his
supervisor. During the education at PhD course all candidates should pass
through the official exams on Russian Language, History and Philosophy of
Science, Special Discipline and the State Final Exam.
The prepared thesis is the result of education at PhD
course, which after the final report at the department can be transferred to
the Scientific Council session for the official defense. In case of successful
defense at Scientific Council, all documents should be sent to Higher
Attestation Commission of Ministry of Education and Science of Russian
Federation, which conducts the thesis inspection and makes the final decision
about awarding the PhD degree.
In order to be admitted to MPEI PhD course on the
intergovernmental agreements, the foreign citizen should contact the National
Ministry of Education of his/her country or with representatives of Russian
Organization “Rossotrudnichestvo” (through the Russian Embassy). Admission to
PhD course is arranged on the base of the Order issuing by the Ministry of
Education and Science of Russian Federation.
In order to be admitted to
MPEI PhD course on the payment basis, the foreign citizen should contact the
MPEI Department of Foreign PhD Students and Trainees (phdcourse@mpei.ru) and announce his/her wish to enter the PhD course on the payment basis.
After that, the applicant should send to the mentioned address the following
set of documents:
- Application
form;
- The copies of
the first two pages of national passport;
- The copies of
the educational document about the previous education with the transcript (the
confirmed list of passed disciplines with the grades);
- The copies of
his/her scientific papers (if any);
- Recommendations
of the scientists and experts;
- Full Address for
the letter exchange (usual mail address with post-code);
- Fax number and
E-mail address;
- Motivation letter
- The summary (the
abstract) concerning the future theme of PhD thesis which can be the published
or prepare scientific paper or the separate text of 3-4 pages in English or in
Russian
These documents are necessary for making the final
decision by the specific MPEI department about the admission. When the decision
is positive, the applicant will be informed about the MPEI consent to accept at
PhD course in written form, and he is informed about financial conditions of
future education. When necessary, the applicant may get the text of the future
contract.
After that, the applicant should confirm in written
form his consent to conditions of education, and MPEI should send the set of
documents in the Federal Migration Agency for the official invitation. The
origin of this invitation is sent to the applicant for getting the entry visa
in Russian Consulate.
Admission at PhD course is performed after successful
passing through the entering testing (exams) on Philosophy, Russian Language
and Special Discipline.