Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (OINPE)
- Location
- Kaluga region, Obninsk city
About the university
Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (OINPE) is a branch of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, located in Obninsk. OINPE was established in 1953 as an evening department of MEPhI. In 2009 OINPE was officially granted the status of a separate structural subdivision of NRNU MEPhI, which gave a new powerful impetus to the development of educational and scientific activities based on the innovative component. It ranks 2nd in the rating of higher education institutions of the Kaluga Region. It specialises in training specialists for nuclear power engineering, radiation safety and environmentally friendly technologies. At present OINPE provides full-time training: Bachelor's degree - 14 directions, specialisation - 4 directions, Master's degree - 12 directions, as well as part-time and correspondence forms.
We have organised a system to promote student employment and graduate employment in major Russian and Western companies, guaranteeing high salaries and career growth. We cooperate with enterprises of Rosatom State Corporation, Rostec State Corporation, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, medical institutions of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and FMBA of Russia, research centres, as well as manufacturing enterprises in the region. Over the last five years, more than 95% of graduates have found jobs in their speciality. The Institute is equipped with unique modern teaching and research laboratories where students are trained.
International activity is an integral part of NRNU MEPhI. The community of international students studying at the university includes more than 350 people from 67 countries of the world.
Campus
The University campus is located in a green zone on the outskirts of Russia's first science city. The campus has 5 academic buildings with lecture halls and modern research laboratories for various specialities. There is a canteen and a café for students and staff on weekdays. There is a co-working area for individual and group work. There is a medical office on the territory.
Sport facilities
The institute provides two spacious sports buildings for playing sports, outdoor courts for basketball, volleyball and athletics, as well as a climbing wall and a gym open to the public.
The Institute has many different sports sections, from chess to football. Tournaments and spartakiades are organised on a regular basis both within the university and between universities of the region and the Central Federal District.
Teaching facilities
Training and laboratory complexes, including more than 15 laboratories equipped with modern unique equipment
Rich library collection (more than 260 thousand copies of domestic and foreign literature), as well as access to a large number of electronic resources
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Description
There are 5 dormitories on the campus.:
• Dormitory No. 1 - Kurchatov St., 20
• Dormitory No. 2 - 69 Lenin Ave.
• Dormitory No. 3 - Campus 15/1
• Dormitory No. 4 - Campus 15/3
• Dormitory No. 5 - Lenin Ave., 75
Students live in rooms of 2-3 people. Each dormitory has kitchens, laundry rooms and recreation areas. All everyday living issues are solved with the administration of the dormitory. Great assistance is provided by the Dormitory Council.
Dormitory equipment
- Rooms
Apartment and lobby type, depending on the dormitory
- Bathrooms
For apartment type: one block (for 3 rooms) has a shower and a toilet room
For lobby type: on each floor there are sanitary facilities
- Medicine
Medical centre on campus
- Laundry rooms
In apartment and lobby type dormitories, laundry facilities are provided in each block/on each floor
- Internet
Free Wi-Fi is available in all dormitories for residents
- Kitchens
All kitchens are equipped with electric hobs and ovens
Accommodation cost
- Dormitory 1lobby type system 600 rubles' per month
- Dormitory 2apartment type system 700 rubles' per month
- Dormitory 3apartment type system 850 rubles' per month
- Dormitory 4 apartment type system 850 rubles' per month
- Dormitory 5lobby type system 600 rubles' per month
Student life
Our institute is not only lectures and laboratories. Real student life is boiling here! Future researchers are trained in scientific societies, talents are discovered in creative workshops, and champions are brought up in sports sections. The Institute actively supports the development of students' extracurricular activities, offering various forms of leisure and self-realisation.
- Scientific Societies
Student Scientific Society, as well as chemistry, physics and maths clubs.
Student Scientific Society is a scientific association of OINPE students who organise and coordinate scientific work in the Institute, actively participate in research work and pre-scientific activities.
- Creative student associations
More than 10 music, dance and creative groups to help you fulfil your potential!
- Sport sections
Today OINPE has more than 15 open sports sections, from basketball to cybersports. The modern sports and fitness building, regular training and competitions will help you achieve good results.
- Student Self-Governance
Joint Council of Students, Trade Union Organisation, Association "Curators", Council of Dormitories – student self-government bodies consisting of OINPE students.
- International projects
Language clubs, regular international scientific, creative and sports festivals - everything for a comfortable and bright life of foreign students!
The International Student Union (ISU) is a collegial adaptive body uniting on a voluntary basis students with active life position, leadership qualities and willing to develop the international student community in OINPE.
Events
MEPhI University Festival of Foreign Students "All Flags Will Visit Us!" 2024
The Festival of National Cultures 2024 is an anniversary concert of NRNU MEPhI foreign students. At the same time in the House of Scientists of Obninsk there were presentations of the countries participating in the Festival and ‘country fair’, master classes and creative interactives from foreign students of IATE, allowing to get acquainted with the culture and national cuisine of their countries. In the foyer of the House of Scientists stands of Vietnam, Egypt, Zambia, India, Cambodia, Iran, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Ethiopia, Chad, Bangladesh, Turkey, Burundi, Indonesia, Uzbekistan were organised.
Vladimir Shevchenko, Rector of NRNU MEPhI, Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Tatiana Terentyeva, Deputy Director General for Personnel of Rosatom, Gennady Sklyar, Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region, Tatiana Leonova, Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region, Vyacheslav Lezhnin, Head of Obninsk Administration, Francis Karagire, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in the Russian Federation, addressed the participants of the Festival.
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