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Appendix E.4: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Pages 219-220

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... The concept calls for 15 multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research centers located abroad, with partners at Russian universities and research institutes as well as at Skolkovo, to work on projects of interest to SkTech. Five are to be located at MIT and 10 at institutions selected on the basis of an international competition.
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... Academic degrees and diplomas will be conferred by SkTech, with certificates issued stating that students have completed a degree program that was developed in cooperation with MIT. In addition to biomedical technologies, SkTech will focus on the following research topics, which are also the priorities of the Skolkovo Foundation: • Energy science and technology • Information science and technology • Space science and technology • Nuclear science and technology The projected near-term timetable is as follows: 2012: First research collaboration centers established at MIT and other locations 2012: Pilot educational programs 2013: Establishment of SkTech SOURCES: Briefing at Skolkovo Foundation, April 2012; Sarah Everts, "Building an MIT in Moscow," Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society, June 25, 2012, p.
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