About the University

The National Research Nuclear University MEPhI is a major scientific center. Important work is carried out at the university’s departments, in educational and research laboratories, at the research nuclear reactor, in the radiation‑accelerator center, and in other university units, as part of state and international scientific and technical programs.

Foreign students at MEPhI who are studying on a budget‑funded basis (including those studying under quotas granted by the Government of the Russian Federation or within the framework of international agreements) may be eligible for several types of scholarships.

Student activities at MEPhI are carried out through various student movements, clubs, and sections.

MEPhI offers 3 dining halls + 1 dining hall for staff only and 4 buffets, which can serve about 1000 visitors at a time. We have our own pastry shop, which supplies the variety of yummy baked goods and confectionery. The cafeterias are open from morning until evening to ensure that all MEPhI students and staff can study and work well for developing new ideas and advancing science and education.

The menu is based on the wishes of employees and students. It includes cold appetizers, salads, entrees, vegetables, meat, fish and poultry, cereal and baked goods.

Everything is made of natural and ecologically clean products.

For those who are in a hurry, there will be a take-away station with a variety of sandwiches, fruit, desserts, and drinks. If you’d rather bring food from home, you can use one of the microwaves available at the cafeteria.

MEPhI Student Office includes a co-working space with a meeting area and a one-stop service that will gradually provide all physical copies of digital documents as needed.

For your convenience, MEPhI Student Office provides an opportunity to reserve meeting rooms.

The center of Informational and Library Support for teaching and research activities of MEPhI is one at the largest university library centers in Russia. It features modern technical equipment and well-organized services, which include the following:

• a unique collection of books on the natural sciences and other fields of knowledge (1 million copies.);

• a collection of rare and valuable books;

• electronic catalogues, possibility of on-line access;

• educational and scientific electronic resources;

• computers with free Internet access;

• Wi-Fi access in libraries and reading rooms.

MEPhI students with good physical and sports training can choose to become a member of more than 20 sports sections, including: sambo, basketball, volleyball, arm wrestling, rugby, hockey, fitness aerobics, sports gymnastics, chess, swimming, kettlebell lifting, table tennis, badminton, hand-to-hand fighting, mountaineering and rock climbing, orienteering and sports tourism, cyclic sports, football. The other students have general physical education. MEPhI sport infrastructure comprises a game room, a gymnasium, two sambo halls, a table tennis hall, two outdoor sports grounds with artificial grass turf, a gym and open planar facilities.