Open Doors Olympiad is your chance for an early admission to a tuition-free study program at one of the leading universities in Russia.
About Olympiad
The Open Doors offers limitless opportunities for education, self-development, and new academic career prospects in Russia for young talented individuals from around the globe.
The Open Doors has been held annually since 2017. It is organized by the Association of Global Universities, a consortium of leading Russian universities, and is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and Rossotrudnichestvo.
What are the benefits for the winners of the bachelor’s, master’s or PhD tracks?
- Free tuition for the chosen study program, taught in English or Russian. Students who have selected a degree program taught in Russian are entitled to a year of complimentary Russian language training;
- The opportunity to choose a university and degree program through a streamlined, one-stop system;
- An engaging student life experience and vibrant campus environment;
- Ongoing support and assistance provided at every stage of the academic journey.
What are the benefits for the winners of the postdoctoral track?
- A postdoc position in a research project at one of Russia's universities;
- The opportunity to choose a university research project through a streamlined one-stop system;
- The opportunity to work under the guidance of world-renowned scientists, using state-of-the-art research equipment;
- Continuous support at every stage of their research work.
Who can participate in the Open Doors?
Foreign citizens or stateless persons, including compatriots living abroad, who can verify the completion of the previous degree of education or who will complete it in the year the Open Doors is held, depending on the chosen track:
- Bachelor’s track – a completed general secondary education;
- Master’s track – a degree of higher education, at least that of a bachelor;
- PhD track – a degree of higher education, at least that of a master’s or specialist;
- Participants of the postdoctoral track should have a PhD or a candidate/doctor of science degree.
Read more about the Olympiad Schedule and Rules.
Olympiad Winner
It is an Olympiad participant who was able to enter the top 25% due to the overall scores gained in two stages.
Languages of Tuition
- Russian;
- English.
Stages of the Olympiad
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About University
National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University is the oldest technical university in the Asian part of Russia. It was founded in 1896. For over a century of history, more than 180,000 engineers have graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic University.
Today, it is one of the best engineering universities in Russia. TPU is a participant of the federal programs of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation — "Priority 2030" (first group) and "Advanced Engineering Schools". The University was also included in the list of universities compiled by the Government of the Russian Federation that provide training of engineers and research developments for technological leadership.
Today, there are more than 13,000 students in the University; over 22% of them are international students. Besides, there are more than 1,100 research and teaching staff.
Learn more about Tomsk Polytechnic University
University ranking
Tomsk Polytechnic University ranks 1st in the country in the reputable international QS rankings in the field of Oil and Gas Engineering (30th in the world), 1st in chemical technologies and energy (RAEX subject-specific rankings). The University has leading positions in nuclear technology, electronics and IT.
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*The Olympiad can be held on two tracks: Master's track and Postgraduate track (an analogue of a PhD). TPU performs the role of an expert university in the methodology of the Earth Sciences and expert university of the jury in Chemistry and Materials Science.
Olympiad subject areas as per TPU bachelor’s programs:
All 36 bachelor’s programs are available. For more details about each program, click here
Olympiad subject areas as per TPU postgraduate programs
- 2.2. Electronics, photonics, instrumentation and communications
- 2.4. Energy and Electrical Engineering
- 2.6. Chemical Technology, Materials Sciences, Metallurgy
- 2.3. Information technology and telecommunications
- 1.3. Physical sciences
- 1.4. Chemical Sciences
- 2.6. Chemical Technology, Materials Sciences, Metallurgy
- 1.6. Earth and Environmental Sciences
Prospective research supervisors for the participants of the Olympiad postgraduate track
Video presentations of potential scientific supervisors
Andrey Mostovshchikov, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Division for Natural Sciences of the School of Core Engineering Education, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
Dmitry Glushkov, Cand.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Research School of Physics, prospective research supervisor in Physical Sciences;
Shadfar Davoodi, PhD, Associate Professor at the Division for Oil and Gas Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Computer and Data Sciences;
Roman Surmenev, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Physical Sciences;
- Shadfar Davoodi, PhD, Associate Professor at the Division for Oil and Gas Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Computer and Data Sciences;
- Natalya Belinskaya, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Chemical Engineering of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Konstantin Brazovsky, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Dmitry Glushkov, Cand.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Research School of Physics, prospective research supervisor in Physical Sciences;
- Aleksey Goryunov, Dr.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Nuclear Fuel Cycle of the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Computer & Data Science;
- Igor Dolganov, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Chemical Engineering of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Irena Dolganova, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Chemical Engineering of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Elena Ivashkina, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Division for Chemical Engineering of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Aleksandr Ivashutenko, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Power and Electrical Engineering of the School of Energy & Power Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Victor Kudiyarov, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Experimental Physics of the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Liliya Leonova, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Nuclear-Fuel Cycle of the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Andrey Mostovshchikov, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Division for Natural Sciences of the School of Core Engineering Education, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Olga Nazarenko, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the School of Non-Destructive Testing, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Aleksandr Pak, Associate Professor at the Division for Power and Electrical Engineering of the School of Energy & Power Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Raul Rodriguez, PhD, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Chemistry and Materials Sciences;
- Sergey Romanenko, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Chemistry and Materials Sciences;
- Maksim Rudmin, Cand.Sc. in Geology and Mineralogy, Associate Professor at the Division for Geology of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Earth Sciences;
- Nikita
V. Martyushev, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor
at the Division for Material Science of the School of Advanced
Manufacturing Technologies, prospective research supervisor in
Engineering and Technology;
- Elena Stepanova, Cand.Sc. in Chemistry, Associate Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Chemistry and Materials Sciences;
- Aleksei Savelev, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Information Technology of the School of Computer Science & Robotics, prospective research supervisor in Computer and Data Science;
- Pavel Strizhak, D.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Professor at the Butakov Research Center of the School of Energy & Power Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Physical Sciences;
- Pavel
S. Postnikov, D.Sc. in Chemistry,, Professor at the Research
School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences,
prospective research supervisor in Chemistry and Materials
Sciences
- Roman Surmenev, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Physical Sciences;
- Maria Surmeneva, Cand.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Anna Talovskaya, D.Sc. in Geology and Mineralogy, Associate Professor at the Division for Geology of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Earth Sciences;
- Sergey Tverodkhlebov, Cand.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Weinberg Research Center of the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Oleg Khasanov, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Division for Material Science of the School of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Sergey Chakhlov, Cand.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Head of Russian-Chinese Research Laboratory for X-Ray Testing and Inspection, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Vyacheslav Chuzlov, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Division for Chemical Engineering of the School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Arseniy Chulkov, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Industrial Tomography of the School of Non-Destructive Testing, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Evgeniya Sheremet, PhD, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor Chemistry and Materials Sciences;
- Aleksandr Shilin, D.Sc. in Engineering. Associate Professor at the Division for Power and Electrical Engineering of the School of Energy & Power Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Computer and Data Sciences;
- Aleksey Yurchenko, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology;
- Valentina Yakovleva, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor at the Division for Nuclear-Fuel Cycle of the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Physical Sciences
- Kirill Larionov, Cand.Sc. in Engineering, Associate Professor at the Butakov Research Center of the School of Energy & Power Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology.
- Egor Kashkarov, Cand.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Division for Experimental Physics of the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, prospective research supervisor in Engineering and Technology
- Maksim Piskunov, Cand.Sc. in Physics and
Mathematics, Associate Professor at the Butakov Research Center
of the School of Energy & Power Engineering, prospective
research supervisor in Physical Sciences.
Olympiad subject areas as per TPU postdoctoral programs:
TPU conducts theoretical and experimental research on high-resolution spectra of various types of polyatomic molecules of astrophysical interest, physical and chemical properties of the Earth and solar system planets' atmospheres.
Read the description of the research are here.
Physical Science & Technology, managed by: Oleg Ulenekov.
About Tomsk
Tomsk is an ancient Russian city founded in 1604. It is located in the east of Western Siberia.
Tomsk is known for its historic wooden architecture and strong research and educational complex. There are six state universities and more than 10 Institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. There are more than 67,000 students in the city.
The campus of Tomsk Polytechnic University is located in the city center. There are cozy cafes here where everyone can find something to their liking.
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