The MIT-Skoltech Initiative

Building the Future of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

Overview

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➜ MIT is enthusiastic about Skoltech’s vision, mission and concept.

➜ MIT is working closely with Skoltech to help build its faculty, students, research, education, entrepreneurship and innovation, and administrative structures and programs.

➜ We encourage others to join and help Skoltech in this effort.

Skoltech Mission and Vision

➜ MISSION ➜ To have educational, scholarly and economic impact in the Russian

Federation and around the world,➜ By educating leading graduate students and conducting research

programs to address key challenges in science, technology, engineering and innovation,

➜ Using a fusion of exceptional talent, and building the university to be an integral part of the Skolkovo innovation ecosystem.

➜ VISION: Bridges from Science to Innovation ➜ Research with both a firm foundation in fundamental research and a

consideration for innovation that bridges functions to bring ideas to impact

➜ Education for innovation that grounds students in fundamentals and the innovation process, so that they can be leaders in bridging ideas to impact

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Skoltech Concept

➜ CONCEPT ➜ Creation of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

(Skoltech) in Russia—an independently-governed, research-intensive, graduate university integrating science, engineering, technology, and innovation

KEY COMPONENTS: Triple Helix Graduate educational programs organized around broad themes

rather than traditional academic disciplines, integrating science and engineering

Multi-university, multi-disciplinary research focused on important problem areas

Industrial impact by integrating education, research, and practice in entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialization

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Skoltech—Integrating Education, Research, and Innovation

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Research with a Consideration of Innovation

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➜ GOAL ➜ Discover new ideas and develop new technologies that address the

pressing needs of members of society and society as a whole, and which build upon fundamental science and technology, yet are guided by a consideration for innovation

➜ STRATEGY: Create at least 15 Centers for Research, Education, and Innovation (CREI)➜ Collaborative efforts partnering Skoltech with both

international and Russian institutes (universities and Russian Academy of Sciences)

➜ Concentrated excellence in one of five strategic themes, solving real problems in biomedicine, energy, IT, nuclear, and space

➜ Building capacity at Skoltech and attracting top talent

➜ Integrating education and accelerating innovation

Each center fundedat $6-12m USD/year

Skoltech Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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➜ Engage Skoltech with industry, both existing and new (startups)

➜ Adapt and implement best practice models, policies, and mechanisms from MIT and elsewhere at Skoltech

➜ Education and student programs➜ Administrative and interface

functions➜ Commercialization paths

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

MIT Skoltech Initiative: Collaboration Framework and People at MIT

➜ MIT has committed the energy, attention, and time of faculty, senior administration, key offices, and staff to the collaboration.

➜ 35 staff, led by 10 faculty: the core of the MIT Skoltech Initiative

➜ MIT headquarters: Building E70, 12th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139

➜ Over 70 additional faculty across MIT, with senior administrators from Technology Licensing, Sponsored Programs, Campus Planning and Design, VP Research, School of Engineering, Center for Entrepreneurship, and many other key offices and departments throughout MIT.

➜ Working closely in collaboration to create and build up Skoltech as a new, unique, world-class research university in Russia.

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MIT Skoltech Initiative—2012-2013 Highlights➜ Lead partner in design and establishment of Skoltech

➜ Administration structure, governance, leadership➜ Skoltech faculty recruiting and development➜ Advice on campus planning and laboratory design

➜ Design and transfer of graduate MS and PhD degree programs➜ Core master’s degree curricula in 5 program areas➜ CREIs contribute to advanced curricula development in multiple tracks

➜ Design, and participate in a subset of, joint research centers (CREIs)➜ Build Skoltech through globally distributed research centers that create

presence and capacity in research connected to education and innovation➜ Establish Skoltech as a leader through joint research with

international and Russian universities and institutions

➜ Create a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation at Skoltech➜ Education & students: cross-cut or shared degree requirements, clubs,

business plan competitions, venture mentoring➜ Administrative functions and mechanisms: Technology Licensing

Office, Office of Sponsored Programs, Industrial Liaison Program…➜ Commercialization paths: innovation research funding as step in the

pipeline leading to Techopark startups, venture funding, etc.

Administration& Faculty

Education & Students

Research

Entrepreneurship& Innovation

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Administration and Operations

2011 2012 2013

Outstanding initial board with Russian,

MIT, and international leaders

Skoltech Board of Trustees recruited

Attract staff, serve as university modelCapacity built in

administrative skills at Skoltech

Business model, ramp-up plan at Skoltech

MIT experience & know-how connected

to Skoltech

Collaboration office opens at MIT

First MIT immersion (ACEP) training of

senior Skoltech staff

39 initial policies drafted

Executive VP, Senior VP for Research & Innovation

hired (Fall 2012)

Search for key Skoltech officers

Ensure campus facilities will function to

enable world-class research and education

at Skoltech

MIT campus design & EHS advising

Operating plan, financial model,

organization structure

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Skoltech Staff Training at MIT: Administrator Capacity Enhancement Program (ACEP)

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Faculty

2011 2012 2013

780 total applications through December;

50 interviews planned for early 2013

Fall round of Skoltech faculty

applications

Experts from around the world engaged by Skoltech for

advice and network-building

First Skoltech Founding Faculty Fellows recruited

(17 total)

By July 2012, 400 applications, 20

interviews at MIT

International Skoltech faculty recruitment

launched

Recruitment effort launch in 2013

Initial design of MIT/Skoltech

postdoctoral program

20+ MIT faculty, 9 FFF, and 3 firms recruit top candidates; First faculty hired at Skoltech

Skoltech faculty search committees established; expanded for CREI

director/senior faculty search

Customized FDP design to build careers

of Skoltech faculty

First 3 Skoltech faculty begin faculty development program

(FDP) posting at MIT

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Faculty—International Search and Recruiting

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More than 25 MIT faculty, Skoltech faculty, and Skoltech Founding Faculty Fellows serving on search committees for junior and senior faculty, CREI director searches.

Faculty Search Committee

Space

IT/SoftwareIT/Hardware

NuclearE & I

EnergyBiomed

Faculty Search “Pipeline”: first round (early 2012)

Faculty Search “Pipeline”:second round (2012–2013)

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Faculty—International Search and Recruiting

Skoltech Faculty Development at MIT

1st year postingat MIT Move to Skoltech

2-year collaborative

research project with MIT faculty

host

Master’s and PhD educational programs at

Skoltech

SkoltechCenter for Research, Education

& Innovation

Join/teach in educationprogram at Skoltech

Join a Skoltech CREI

Time

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50 newSkoltech Faculty Hires

➜ Skoltech Faculty Development Program (FDP) at MIT:➜ Research collaboration➜ Participate in Skoltech/MIT

curriculum & education development

➜ Entrepreneurship and innovation development

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Faculty Development Program—Skoltech Faculty Engaged at MIT

12.S680/16.S899 Spring 2013: Space Physics, Space Environment, and Space HazardsYuri Shprits, Kerri Cahoy

16.89J/ESD.352 Spring 2013: Space Systems EngineeringJeff Hoffman, Alessandro Golkar

15.S12 Spring 2013 SSIM: Systems Optimization, Models, and ComputationBrian Anthony, Victor Lempitsky

Year-Long Posting at MIT 1. Education/Teaching Skills

2. Research Collaboration & Mentoring

(Two-year joint research with host MIT

faculty)

3. Develop Innovation, Entrepre-neurship,

Leadership Skills

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Education

2011 2012 2013

First courses in IT and Energy ready to

be taught at Skoltech in fall 2013

New and adapted Skoltech courses

piloted at MIT

Learning outcomes for first Skoltech master’s programs

(IT, Energy)

Skoltech learning outcomes, degree requirements, academic

year structure defined

Skoltech education outcomes identified to

meet Russian needs with world-class standards

Skoltech Educational Outcomes Workshop in

Moscow

Influence Russian undergraduate engineering education reform, to prepare

students for Skoltech graduate education

Russian undergraduate education interface visit & workshop at MIT

Skoltech best practices developed as model for Russia

Skoltech educational quality assurance system initiated

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Skoltech Master’s and PhD Education

➜ Education is deeply entwined with Research and Innovation➜ Skoltech education depends on both MIT core/E&I and advanced tracks with CREIs➜ MIT also engaged in some Skoltech CREIs in order to help develop/transfer Skoltech curricula

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Organizing Streams of a Skoltech Master’s Program

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➜ Orient the student in the process of, provide skills for, and experience with innovation—so that graduates know how to innovate and are prepared to take the risks necessary to be successful➜ Innovation, Design, Manufacturing, Entrepreneuring

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Experience

➜ Orient the students to how a sector works, and how innovation works in the sector➜ Technical aspects of the sector➜ Ecosystem aspects of a sector

Sector, Knowledge and Experience

➜ Provide solid foundation of the scientific and engineering fundamentals

Scientific and Technical Specialization, Knowledge and Experience

Curricular Elements in a Skoltech Master’s Program

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Experience

Sector, Knowledge and Experience

Scientific and Technical Specialization, Knowledge and Experience ➜ ~8 courses➜ Research project in CREI (~2 course equivalent)

➜ ~2 courses➜ Development project in sector-based entity (~2 course equivalent)

➜ ~3 courses

Capstone Thesis

(prior project + ~4 course equivalent

extension)

Education—2013 Goals/Plans

➜ Delivery of first classes at Skoltech (IT & Energy) in Fall 2013➜ MIT faculty/staff to assist in teaching

5 of these first 6 courses at Skoltech

➜ Pilot and transfer courses for Spring 2014 at Skoltech

➜ Define, develop and pilot Biomed and Manufacturing courses (to start delivery in Fall 2014 at Skoltech)➜ Host Skoltech Biomed Year 0

students at Skoltech partner universities, including MIT (Fall ’13)

➜ Pilot the Manufacturing and Product Realization program (Fall ’13) with Skoltech students hosted at MIT

Energy – Track 1

Fall Spring2013

Fall Spring2014

Fall Spring2015

Fall Spring2016

IT – Track 1

Bio – Year 0Bio – Track 1

Energy – Track 2

IT – Track 2

Mixed Programs (e.g., Energy + IT)

Space Year 0Space

Nuclear, Y0 Nuclear

Acad

emic

Pro

gram

sInternal Candidate Doctoral Program

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Students

2011 2012 2013

First Skoltech PhD student admitted (enrolls in early

2013)

PhD admissions process and website developed

13 MIT students travel with Skoltech for entrepreneurial student recruiting (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan univ.)

First student exchange through MISTI-Russia program

MIT faculty/staff ensure rigorous standards to attract

top students to Skoltech

Skoltech admissions campaign launched

Inaugural class of 20 Skoltech

master’s students

First Skoltech student selection

weekend

Skoltech students absorb classes and E&I culture

Inaugural Skoltech master’s students spend 2012-2013 academic year at

MIT, ICL, HKUST, ETHZ

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Students—Admissions, Recruitment

➜ Spring admissions cycle for Skoltech master’s programs➜ Rolling admissions for Skoltech PhD students

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Students—Pilot Year (Year 0) at MIT

Skoltech students join/excel in entrepreneurship contests and

activities, MIT classes, student lifeStudents absorb MIT innovative

culture to bring to Skoltech

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Research

2011 2012 2013

Skoltech CREI process attracts international

participants

143 CREI-2 white papers from 381 institutions

(and 10 Nobel Laureates)

Targeted collaborations synchronized with Skoltech

strategy for future CREIs

CREI-2 Proposers’ Conference attracts

600+ to Moscow

New connections between potential research partners

Initial 25 planning grants (PGs)

awarded

129 CREI-1 white papers received from

260 institutions

CREI-1 Proposers’ Conference at MIT

attracts 300 participants

Outstanding CREI-1 centers to attract

faculty and launch Skoltech research

First 3 CREIs selected via

international peer review process

New collaboration unites researchers

in Russia, Netherlands, US to

build Skoltech

Stem Cell Center launched (2013)

Strategic target areas and partners

for Skoltech impact identified

Skoltech 2030 Workshop and strategy development

Joint research networks seeded to

build Skoltech capacity

First 9 Strategic Development

Projects (SDPs) launch

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➜ Each Skoltech CREI brings together, in a globally distributed model, leading institutions focused on a shared strategic problem or research area important to Russia. The Skoltech CREIs will accelerate development of, and provide transitional Skoltech capacity in:➜ Research expertise and research infrastructure➜ Educational programs: both formal and informal➜ Entrepreneurship and innovation: to move ideas to economic impact➜ Faculty: attracting, recruiting, mentoring Skoltech faculty➜ Students: admitting and nurturing top Russian and non-Russian talent➜ Industry capacity: to engage, understand needs, enlist involvement➜ Convening capacity: define agendas and enlist world community➜ Funding: attract non-Russian international funding➜ Reputation

Skoltech Centers for Research, Education and Innovation (CREIs)

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➜ Biomedicine➜ Computational and systems biology➜ Immunology and infectious disease➜ Gene- and nano-medicine➜ Regenerative medicine

➜ Energy➜ Hydrocarbon fuel production and

transportation➜ Hydrocarbon processing➜ Electrical power systems generation

and distribution➜ Electrical energy storage

➜ Nuclear➜ Nuclear energy safety➜ Materials for extreme environments➜ Non-energy applications

Defining the Skoltech 2030 Strategy:Summary of High Priority CREI Investments

➜ IT➜ Machine learning and AI➜ Advanced computing systems➜ Big Data➜ Electronics materials and device➜ Quantum physics/technology

➜ Space➜ Supporting humans in long term

space exploration➜ Small satellites➜ Utilization of space data

➜ Cross-cutting➜ Advanced materials➜ Computational and data-intensive

science & engineering ➜ Human engineering and cognition

* Topics in italics are under negotiation

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Call For CREI ProposalsSkoltech as Russia’s Gateway to International Scientific Excellence

CREI-1 Proposal Roundo 129 white papers from 260 institutionso 13 finalistso 3 CREI awards

• Stem Cell Research • Infectious Disease & RNA Therapeutics • Electro-Chemical Energy Storage

CREI-2 Proposal Roundo 143 white papers from 381 institutionso 15 finalistso Industry CREI candidates identifiedo CREI awards to be selected in May 2013

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Strategic Development ProjectsBuilding Capacity & Networks for Skoltech

MIT / A.M. Prokhorov Institute, RASBaldo/TikhodeevLow Energy Information Technology

MIT / INM RAS, MSUWhite/TyrtyshnikovComprehensive Computational Engineering

MIT / Institute of Applied Physics, RASSo/SergeevNext Generation Biophotonics for Biology, Pharmacology, and Medicine

MIT / New Economic SchoolMicali/IzmalkovSecure Markets and Services

MIT / MAIYoung/EfremovSpace Exploration

MIT / MSUPoggio/KonushinBrains, Minds and Machines

MIT / MIPTBarzilay/VorontsovMassive Data Analysis and Processing

MIT / MEPhi (2013)Li/StrikhanovNuclear Systems and Materials

MIT / Irkutsk RAS (2013)Turitsyn/VoropaiEfficient and reliable energy networks with distributed and heterogeneous resources

MIT / NSULeeb/FedorukAdvanced Modeling and Control of Intelligent Power Systems

MIT / MSUChakraborty/NedospasovVaccine Design and Development

➜ Nine teams of 3 MIT + 3 Russian researchers launched in mid-2012➜ Seeds network for research and capacity building for Skoltech across all

five thematic areas (biomed, energy, IT, nuclear, space)

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

2011 2012 2013

Russian university/institute entrepreneurs receive

mentoring to speed development

Successful US-based entrepreneurs recruited

as pilot Skoltech Catalysts

Skoltech to address invent-to-manufacture

full value chain

CEI expansion to include Manufacturing Systems

82 pre-proposals, 11 semifinalists, and 4 finalist

projects launched to improve research commercialization

Russia-wide call for proposals for pilot Skoltech Innovation

Sponsorship Program (ISP)

60 MIT contributors, 200+ hours of lectures,

and 40 off-campus activities create new Skoltech E&I content

First month-long intensive “Innovation Workshop” at MIT for Skoltech students

Best practice sites identified

Phase 1 benchmarking

study of university based E&I

Resolution of key governance and IP ownership, license,

revenue share issues to enable research-innovation

Template CREI contract (Master Partnership Agreement – MPA)

Strategy and plans defined to

create unique Skoltech model

Workshop to design

CEI@Skoltech

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Innovation Workshop at MIT

➜ Intensive month-long program for Skoltech students

➜ Develop an experiential learning curriculum➜ Hands-on, team-oriented activities➜ Fuses multiple MIT approaches to

innovation➜ Reconciles technology & vehicles

(company, startup, paper, grants, …)

➜ Empower students and develop the student culture of Skoltech➜ Intensity, curiosity and adventure,

centers on innovation, founded on firm disciplinary fundamentals

➜ Refine a Mens et Manus (Hand and Mind) approach to innovation

Over 62 people from 15 MIT labs and departments

contributed to the delivery of the workshop

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Intangible Value of MIT Collaboration

➜ Brand and Platform➜ Attracts world-wide involvement and people to Skoltech, in all areas and activities

(faculty, students, research, education, industry, innovation, …)➜ In addition to direct Collaboration activities, indirect or independent activities of

Skoltech are enabled and amplified by the association with MIT➜ Culture

➜ Fundamental: a leading model for a high-impact, economically generative, research university—tying research, education and industry/innovation together

➜ Impact not only Skoltech, but culture of other Russian universities, research institutes, and industry: innovation, collaboration

➜ MIT engagement accelerates transformative changes that might otherwise take much longer to develop on their own

➜ Networks➜ Bring Skoltech into contact with all corners of MIT, and with MIT’s partners

throughout the world (universities, industry, policy) to build and foster Skoltech communities (internal, Skolkovo, region, and world)

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Impact of MIT-Skoltech Collaboration

➜ Contribute to a potentially high impact social/economic initiative in an important country

➜ Gain exposure to new problems and approaches➜ Experiment with integrated research, education, innovation models➜ Provide MIT students and faculty with new opportunities for

international engagement and experience➜ Design and use new, state-of-the-art research facilities at Skoltech➜ Help educate future global leaders➜ Connect to Russian industry and multinational companies in Russia,

including technology companies (established & startups) in Skolkovo➜ Interact with a deep Russian talent pool of scientists/engineers➜ Create a key hub or portal for long-term MIT collaborations with

multiple Russian and international universities

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Summary

➜ MIT is committed to the success of Skoltech➜ Unique opportunity for research, education and innovation

collaboration with existing and new researchers and industries in Russia

➜ MIT assisting with:➜ Faculty (and students, postdoc) recruiting and development➜ Novel educational program development➜ Adapting known models for research contracts, IP management,

commercialization to Skoltech and Russia➜ Powerful concept and international collaborations in the Centers

for Research, Education and Innovation (CREIs)

➜ MIT encourages others to join with Skoltech in this unique opportunity

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