National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" is the one from the largest technical universities of Russia. It provides the specialist’s training and scientific research in the field of energetic, electrical engineering, radio electronics, computer engineering. MPEI has the modern educational buildings, the academic and scientific laboratories, the students’ hostels, the powerful experimental facilities, a pilot-plant, an academic-research heat and power plant, an university technical park. Annual students’ acceptation is about 3000 persons. Number of Ph.D.-students and Dr. Sci. candidates is 620 persons. Number of full-scale teachers is 1560 persons. From them 17% have the Dr. Sci. degrees and full professor titles, and 56% have the Ph.D. MPEI trains the Bachelors, Masters and Specialists (Engineers) in 15 directions and 73 specialties.
18 Dissertation Councils are acting in MPEI. The Ph.D. and Dr. Sci. theses can be defended at the sessions of the Council in 43 specialties. MPEI is licensed to confer the following degrees (qualifications) to graduates with issuing the state Russian diplomas:
Bachelor of Science (education duration is 4 years)
Certified Specialist (Engineer, Economist, Manager etc.) (Education duration is 1,5 years after Bachelor course)
Master of Science (education duration is 2 years after Bachelor course)
Philosophy Doctor (in technical, physical-mathematical, economic science) (education duration is 3 years)
Doctor of Sciences (in technical, physical-mathematical, economic sciences) (education duration is 3 years)