Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University

Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI) was founded on the 13th December 1930.

Now MADI is one of the largest universities in Russia, the leading research and educational center for training bachelors, specialists, masters and researchers in various fields: road, bridges and airport construction, operation and service of transport, economics and management in transport and construction, automated systems of management, traffic safety and management. Now at MADI there are more than 140 doctors of science, 500 full and associate professors, who teach more than 16000 undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. Among MADI’s alumni there are government officials and researchers, businessmen and university professors of many countries. For its contribution to training of qualified specialists MADI was awarded Medal of Friendship of Vietnam (1988) and Laos (2015). MADI was the first Russian university to send in 2006 its team to Formula Student competition and from that time student engineering projects have resulted in successful performance at various international competitions. MADI has scientific and educational cooperation programs with foreign universities and 2016 is the second year when some MADI graduates will get double degree of both MADI and Otto Von Guericke University of Magdeburg. MADI’s mission is research and education to ensure availability of high-quality, efficient and safe transport and to increase vehicle-to-population ratio, which is a crucial factor for Russian transport system, providing its integrity.

Faculties of Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University:

Faculty of Motor Transport

• Automobiles
• Higher mathematics
• Operation and servicing of motor vehicles
• Physical education
• Transport telematics

Faculty of Road and Technological machines

• Automation of production processes
• Construction material technology
• Manufacturing and repair of vehicles and road-construction machines
• Road Building Machines

Energy and Ecological Faculty

• Electrical engineering and electrical equipment
• Engineering ecology
• Heat engineering and automotive engines
• Physics

Faculty of Road building

• Airports, engineering geology and geotechnics
• Bridges, tunnels and civil engineering structures
• Structural mechanics
• Chemistry
• Construction and operation of motorways
• Geodesy and Geoinformatics
• Hydraulics
• Road building materials
• Road survey and design

Faculty of Management

• Applied mathematics
• Automated control systems
• Motor transportations
• Road traffic management and safety
• Rusistika
• Social studies and management

Faculty of Economics

• Economics of road construction maintenance and operation
• Economics of automobile transport
• Finance
• Economic theory
• Foreign languages

Faculty of Logistics and Transport problems

• History and Cultural Studies
• Legal and customs management of transport
• Logistics
• Management
• Philosophy

Faculty of Mechanics and Design

• Descriptive geometry and plotting
• Machinery Parts and Theory of Mechanisms
• Theory of mechanics
• Tractor-truck and amphibious vehicles
• Transportation facilities

Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Students

• Russian language for Foreigners
• General theoretical disciplines
• Country studies

Student Accommodation

The dormitory has a perfect location: grocery stores, cafés, and restaurants with Russian and international cuisine are within walking distance. All city attractions, museums, theaters, historic places are either within walking distance or easy transportation from the dormitory.

The dormitory also is conveniently located in terms of going to and from the airport, either by taxi or via metro.

The dormitory is a corridor-type residential building with shared facilities. One rooms usually accommodates three or four roommates. Entrances to the building are equipped with video surveillance and security posts.

Dormitory facilities:

• Self-service laundry (in the basement)
• Shared kitchens (on each floor)
• Shared bathrooms.

Room facilities:

• Beds with linens
• Writing desks
• Wardrobes/closets
• Internet connection
• Cable TV.

Moscow City

Moscow is the capital of Russia, the largest city in the country and Europe, and one of the largest cities in the world. Moscow refers to global cities having a great influence on the world because of its high economic level and population. It is the main transport hub of Russia, its political, economic, cultural, and scientific center.

Moscow features

Moscow is located in the center of the European part of Russia, between the rivers Oka and Volga. The climate is moderate continental: heavy frosts and extreme heat are rare. The average temperature in January – minus 7.2 degrees Celsius, in July – plus 20.4 degrees Celsius.

The city has the status of a separate federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is the smallest federal subject by land area.

The name of the city as well as the names of many other cities around the world, is bound with the name of the river it is standing on (the Moskva River). The river was called this way long before the settlement appeared. It is unknown who named it and what this name means. There are two main versions: Finnio-Ugric and Slavic.

According to the first one, the word “Moskva” is derived from the Finno-Ugric language group which means “river-bear”. The Slavic theory points to the stem “mosk” denoting “marshy” or “moisture, liquid, marshland, dampness”.

The city is surrounded by 6 airports, 9 railway stations, and 3 river ports. Moscow has developed a fabulous metro (subway) system. The first stations were built in 1935.

Moscow is the largest Russian financial center. About half of Russian banks are located in Moscow. Most of the largest companies are registered and have head offices in Moscow, although their manufactures might be located thousands of km from the city.

The city is the most important center of retail sales in Russia. Moscow represents about 30% of all commodities sold in Russia.

Moscow is also a large scientific center. There are a lot of scientific research institutes carrying out research in many branches, such as nuclear power, microelectronics, space exploration and other promising directions.