Open doors: Robotics, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence

Are you interested in Robotics, VR or artificial intelligence? Skoltech welcomes you on Tuesday, 29 May to learn all about what you’ll need to do if you want a career in these fields. Skoltech Professor Dzmitry Tsetserukou, head of the Intelligent Space Robotics Laboratory, who has led laboratories in Japan, will talk about the lab and its successful projects, as well as about the MSc and PhD. programs. Skoltech graduate and CTO of Tsuru Robotics, Nikita Rodichenko, will also give a speech, sharing his story about how a small student start-up has grown into a successful company that has built nearly 200 drones in the course of three years. Pavel Krivozubov, head of Robotics and AI at the Skolkovo Foundation, will talk about the joint experience between Skoltech and Skolkovo Foundation for accelerating and developing companies which are set up at Skoltech. Also, you will have the opportunity to visit Skoltech’s robotics lab and ask questions regarding the application process.

Schedule:

16:15             Transfer from metro Park Pobedy

17:00 – 17:15 Welcome presentation 

17:15 – 17:45 Presentation of Robotics Lab (Prof.Tsetserukou)

17:45 – 18:10 Presentation of Tsuru Robotics (CTO Nikita Rodichenko)

18:10 – 18:30 Presentation of Robotics and AI, Skolkovo Foundation (Pavel Krivozubov)

18:30 – 19:45 Lab tour

19:45 – 20:10 Networking/coffee break

20:10 – 20:15 Transfer to metro Park Pobedy

About Skoltech:

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) – a new Russian graduate research university. Skoltech is founded in partnership with The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which holds the world record for the amount of Nobel Prize Winners and top positions in global universities rankings. 

Skoltech integrates the tradition of Russian scientific excellence with the best practices from all over the world.  It combines fundamental science with entrepreneurship and innovation. This approach, supplemented by the international atmosphere, globally renowned professors and scientists from Russia and abroad, perfectly equipped laboratories and close integration to society and industry give students an opportunity to get world-class higher education and gain the broad career and business prospects.

The enrollment for 2018 programs is now open! Skoltech offers 10 MSc and 7 PhD programs: 

• Advanced and Digital Engineering Technologies
• Biotechnology
• Computational Science and Engineering
• Data Science
• Energy Systems
• Materials Science
• Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
• Petroleum Engineering
• Photonics and Quantum Materials
• Space and Engineering Systems

Education in Skoltech is free. Students can create their individual learning plan and complement the compulsory set of disciplines by elective courses and projects from any field. Research is an integral part of the studying process. 

To apply for one of Skoltech’s programs, please follow the link: msc.skoltech.ru 

How to get to Skoltech

Free transportation will be organized for participants of the Open doors Day from the metro station Park Pobedy. The map to the boarding area will be available to registered participants.

By public transport: There are buses to Skolkovo from the following metro stations: Slavyanskiy Bulvar, Kuntsevskaya and Troparevo.
You can find the bus numbers and timetables at this link.

By car: It is necessary to choose a route through Skolkovskoye Shosse. Get visual reference to this map. From parking places, Skolkovo free minibusses will take you to our building on Nobel street 3.