Skoltech is an international graduate research-focused university that was founded by the group of world-renowned scientists in 2011. Skoltech's curriculum focuses on technology and innovation, offering Master's programs in 11 technological disciplines. Students receive rigorous theoretical and practical training, design their own research projects, participate in internships and gain entrepreneurial skills in English. The faculty is comprised of current researchers with international accreditation and achievements.
Skoltech continues to actively support Skolkovo International Gymnasium by delivering the scheduled lectures and workshops in the distance learning mode.
According to the schedule agreed on with the Gymnasium’s Department of Natural Sciences, online biology classes for 7th and 8th graders will continue until the end of the school year. The classes will focus on the curriculum topics, such as evolution of vertebrates, their orientation and movement in space, coloring, and masking strategies. Some classes will present the Kingdom Funghi, while 8th graders will learn more about human feelings.
A special course in microbiology will be offered to 9th graders taking advanced classes in biology. The students will discover invisible living things around us, learn what archaea, actinomycetes and myxomycetes are, find out whether and how antibiotics work, what species belong to algae and whether lichen can be grown in artificial environment. The lecturers will use a microscope for demos and have their students work on practical assignments.
Every Friday, Zoom will run ScienceLab-live, a training course where students can conduct experiments together with experts.
An online workshop on plant pigments, the subject of Nobel Prize winning research, will show how to obtain and use pigments at home. The workshop will take place on Friday, April 17 at 4 p.m.
School students, adults and anyone interested are welcome to ScienceLab-live.
On the 12th of April the whole world celebrates the day of aviation and cosmonautics, a memorable date dedicated to the first human flight into space. On this day, the All-Russian science Festival NAUKA 0+, launches an International Online Certificate Program, “Introduction to Rocket and Satellite Engineering” (April 12–17, 2020).
The international distance course, “Introduction to Rocket and Satellite Engineering”, is available to everyone. The course will be delivered in English.
What you can learn:
Basics of rocket and satellite systems, their functions and features
Basics of remote sensing
Fundamentals of materials science for space
Research methods in space flights
Fundamentals of health protection in space
Fundamental aspects of international space law
Space educational technologies
Prof. Alessandro Golkar – Associate Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Technology Development Director at Skoltech, Russia
The course will be useful for engineers, managers, teachers and experts in the space industry, decision makers at the state level and in the aerospace fields, students of over 14 years of age, and anyone with a passion for space.
Prof. Ivan Oseledets – Full Professor, Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering, Skoltech, Russia
Course Outline:
Introduction to Space Science
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Introduction to Satellite Engineering
Elements of Rocket and Satellite Systems
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Space System Design
Space Materials Science
Human Spaceflight Research
Health and Wellness in Space
New Space Industry
Introduction to International Space Law
The welcome webinar will start at 12.00 a.m. GMT +03:00 on the 12th of April.
International Online Certificate Program, “Introduction to Rocket and Satellite Engineering” – five intensive online days – April 13-17, 2020.
Speakers:
Prof. Natan Eismont – Head Scientist, Space Research Institute (IKI) of RAS
Prof. Wu Ji – National Space Science Center (NSSC, CAS), Beijing, China, Vice-president, Committee for Space Research (COSPAR)
Dr. Jayakumar Venkatesan – Chief Executive Officer, Valles Marineris, India Deputy Chairman, International Academy of Space Law, Russia Chief Technology Officer, Synergy Moon, USA
Prof. Alessandro Golkar – Associate Professor, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Technology Development Director at Skoltech, Russia
Prof. Ivan Oseledets – Full Professor, Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering, Skoltech, Russia
Dr. Agata Kołodziejczyk – Director of Scientific Projects, Analog Astronaut Training Center, Poland Director (Advanced Concepts) Valles Marineris India
Dr. Jayaraman Kandaswamy – Visiting professor, TUBITAK research fellow, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Director (Propulsion Systems) Valles Marineris India
Dr. Raghavendra Belur Jana – Senior Research Scientist, Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE), Russia
Vasily Lvovich Petrov – Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) Research fellow, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics.
Vitaliy Egorov – analyst and popularizer of space research, blogger Zelenyikot, administrator of popular science groups Vkontakte Open space and Curiosity-Rover. Public relations specialist for the private space company “Dauria Aerospace”.
The project partners are the Faculty of Space Research at Lomonosov Moscow state University, Skoltech, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, International Academy of Space Law (IASL), Valles Marineris International (India), Analog Astronaut Training Center (Poland).
“Skoltech in ARHE”, a joint project of the Skoltech and the ARHE Cultural and Educational Center
While staying at home, join us on a virtual mission to Mars on April 12, the Cosmonautics Day, to learn more about space and tour the favorite planet of scientists, fantasy writers, and dreamers!
Although the best-known planet in the Solar System after Earth, Mars still holds a lot of mysteries that intrigue scientists around the world. What happened to the floods, rivers and small lakes it used to have in the distant past? Could there be life in Martian water contained in the huge ice reserves discovered on Mars in the past few years? Why do dust storms rage on Mars and how long do they last? When will man fly to the red planet? What are the chances of building colonies on Mars? Or will it be populated by robots only?
Professor Anton Ivanov, director of the Skoltech Space Center (SSC), will explain why it is essential to continue exploring Mars, looking back at the successes and failures of the Soviet space program.
Professor Anton Ivanov, director of the Skoltech Space Center (SSC), graduated from MEPhI in 2000 and earned his PhD degree in planetology from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) where he was involved in Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and Mars Science Laboratory projects. He did research at the Swiss Space Center at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Anton took part in CubETH and Astrocast projects and led the study phase for the CHEOPS satellite. The lab that Anton directs at Skoltech specializes in strategic R&D for new generation space systems.
On April 15 join our online Open doors about MSc programEnergy Systems. Students with IT, mathematical, computer science and physics background are invited. You will hear about the program application process and learn what you need to do to receive an admissions offer to one of the Top-100 young universities in the Nature Index.
On April 13 join our online Open doors about MSc programAdvanced Manufacturing Technologies. This program is a synergy of classical engineering science and modern digital technologies aimed at the development of a simulation-driven design of advanced materials, structures, and engineering systems. Students learn the scientific fundamentals and state-of-the-art technologies in the areas of advanced composite materials, additive manufacturing, computational engineering, and digital design.
You will hear about the program application process and learn what you need to do to receive an admissions offer to one of the Top-100 young universities in the Nature Index. Students with mathematical, physics and engineering background are invited.
On April 10 join our online Open doors about MSc program Information Science and Technology focused on the educational track: HPC and Bid Data. Students with mathematical, physics and chemistry background are invited.
You will hear about the program application process and learn what you need to do to receive an admissions offer to one of the Top-100 young universities in the Nature Index.
On April 9 join our online Open doors about MSc program Information Science and Technology focused on the educational track: Internet of Things and Wireless Technology. Students with IT, Applied Mathematics and Physics and Computer Science background are invited.
You will hear about the program application process and learn what you need to do to receive an admissions offer to one of the Top-100 young universities in the Nature Index.
On April 8 join our online Open doors about MSc program Data Science and it’s educational tracks: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Data-Intensive Mathematical Modelling and Simulations and Statistical Learning Theory. Students with IT, Mathematical and Computer Science background are invited.
You will hear about the program application process and learn what you need to do to receive an admissions offer to one of the Top-100 young universities in the Nature Index.
