On December 1 the international contest named after academician A.A. Bochvar for master’s students started at NUST MISIS. Graduate students from any country of the world who submit a paper in Russian or English are eligible to participate in the contest. The winners get 100 points for their master’s thesis, which entitles them to enter NUST MISIS Master’s program without any examinations. All nonresident students are provided with a dormitory.
The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education for the first time allocated spots to winners and runners-up from foreign nationals and stateless persons who apply for NUST “MISIS” Master’s degree program within the Russian Government’s quota in the academic year 2022/23.
All in all, there will be five budget-funded places on the following academic year’s competition profiles: Informatics and Computer Engineering, Linguistics, Materials Science and Material Technologies, Metallurgy, Nanotechnologies and Microsystems Engineering.
The International Academic A.A. Bochvar Design Contest is held by NUST MISIS for both technical and humanities majors. To take part in the contest one must submit a term paper, popular science article, or a research paper in Russian or in English, depending on the field chosen by the participant.
The competition consists of two stages: a qualifying stage and a final stage, at which participants personally defend their works. Defenses are held in a distance format. Works of the participants are estimated by several criteria: relevance, literacy and logical presentation, etc.
Winners receive 100 points in the entrance examinations, which entitles them to enter NUST MISIS Master’s program without exams. Winners can claim their results as examination results for the general competition.
Last year more than 400 students from 8 countries submitted their papers for the competition. In total, more than 3 thousand people have participated in the international competition of design works named after Academician A.A. Bochvar since 2016.
Works for the competition are accepted until April 30, 2022. The defense will be held on May 28.
