Moscow Aviation Institute
| Московский авиационный институт (национальный исследовательский университет) (МАИ) |
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Former names
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Moscow Aviation Institute Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution .In Honour of Sergo Ordzhonikidze |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | August 29, 1930 |
| Rector | Mikhail Pogosyan |
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Academic staff
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3850, 1100 Ph.D, 450 Professors |
| Students | 20000, 1250 International students |
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Moscow, Russia Coordinates: 55°48′29″N 37°30′11″E / 55.808°N 37.503°E |
| Colors | Deep sky blue and White |
| Sports | 30 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Maeveci |
| Website | http://intstudy.mai.ru/ |
 
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Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) (Russian: Московский авиационный институт) founded in 1930 is one of several major engineering higher education establishments in Moscow. Since its inception MAI has been spearheading advances in aerospace technology both within Russia and worldwide. The university laid emphasis on laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering, specific to demands of the aerospace industry. During World War II part of the university was evacuated to Almaty Kazakhstan, the university, staff and students continued to work on research and wartime production throughout the war. During the Post-War period, the university expanded and assimilated new technologies during the Jet age. Research conducted in the university contributed to heralding the space age.
The university has to its merit more than 160000 specialists, 250 chief designers in the Aerospace Industry. 50 Academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 22 cosmonauts, 100 test pilots and 60 Olympic champions in different sports.
Alumni of the institute form the backbone of many companies like Sukhoi, MIG, Ilyushin, Tupolev, Yakovlev, Beriev, Myasishchev, Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, OAO S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Lavochkin, Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, NPO Energomash, Almaz-Antey and others.
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