History
The university was founded as the Moscow Machine Tool Institute in 1930 to provide the machine tool industry, the most important branch of industry at that time, with qualified specialists. Today STANKIN is a scientific industrial complex with the Technological Design Institute of Informatic of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RSA). There is a network of scientific, educational and industrial centers. It represents the main perspective in engineers and scientists training through post-graduate study (six special Doctors and Bachelors councils function under the university). It has relations with universities and firms from Austria, Brazil, Germany, Hungary, Italy, China, USA, South Korea and other countries. There are more than 600 professors and scientists working at Stankin today. Stankin has its own newspaper ''Stankinovskiy vestnik'' and a peer-reviewed journal with an international editorial board ''Vestnik MGTU STANKIN'' from 2009 ''( English: MSUT STANKIN Messenger)'' included in Web of Science databases.Notable alumni
* Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia; *Education
Studies and corresponding research cover the areas of automation of technological processes and manufactures; engineering ecology and security in machine building; information and marketing in machine building; information systems; quality of production and management; computerization of computation durability of machine building construction; computer modeling in instrumental technics; computer control system in production and business; tool engineering and computer modeling; laser technology; presses and metal treatment technology; metal cutting machines and tools; design and computer modeling of plastic deformation system; robotics and mechatronic systems; system production of automated technological machinery; computer-aided design systems; metrological production system; computer control machine tools; technological information of automated manufacturing technology; technology and business in no-waste production; technology and management in instrumental manufacturing; mechanical engineering; physics of high concentrated energy; economy and control of production.Research
Contracts with foreign firms and universities
* The agreement for scientific and technical cooperation with Technical University of Berlin, University of Stuttgart. * Together with Technical university of Budapest there is a preparation of masters and doctors of sciences. * The contract with the firm TONGIL Heavy, Ltd. (Southern Korea) * Cooperation with the firm REVINGTON GROUP (USA) * Scientific and technical cooperation with the institute ITRI (Taiwan) * Joint scientific - educational laboratory with the firm HP (USA)External links
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