National Research University of Electronic Technology

What National Research University of Electronic Technology does

National Research University of Electronic Technology (МИЭТ, MIET) is a federal state budgetary higher education institution located in Zelenograd, Moscow, founded in 1965 and operating under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. It is a specialized technical university focused on microelectronics, nanotechnologies, biomedical systems, information technologies, and sensor technologies, with a research complex comprising 435 research workers across 37 research units and an average annual R&D financing volume of approximately 1.3 billion rubles. The university integrates education, applied research, and technology commercialization through a network of three collective use scientific equipment centers, a design center for microelectronic systems, and an "innovation belt" of 14 spin-off companies including core subsidiaries such as NPK Technological Center, Zavod PROTON MIET, the Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center, and the Zelenograd Innovation-Technology Center.

The university operates across multiple revenue streams: (1) tuition-based educational services spanning bachelor's, specialist, master's, PhD, distance learning, and additional professional education programs with prices regulated by annual rector orders; (2) government-funded scientific research delivered through national programs including the Priority 2030 strategic development program (2025–2036), the National Technology Initiative Center "Sensorika" (which MIET has coordinated since 2018), and grants from the Russian Academy of Sciences; and (3) corporate R&D partnerships and technology transfer to industrial customers in microelectronics, telecommunications (5G), aerospace (compact UAV-mounted radar), and medical devices (the Sputnik auxiliary circulatory support system and imPulse automated external defibrillator series). Its customer base is bifurcated — individual student consumers on the education side and a concentrated set of state-owned enterprises and federal research organizations on the R&D and medical-device side.

Distinctive proprietary technical work includes GaN-on-Si microwave integrated circuits on 150mm wafers for 5G and radar, thin-film thermoelectric generators for wearable electronics, non-volatile phase memory based on chalcogenide glassy semiconductors, an inertial measurement module (GKV-10), and the domestic OLED microdisplay program that received a 2025 Moscow Government Prize for Young Scientists. The university is accredited by the Russian Federation and is a participant in the national Priority 2030 program, holding subject-ranking positions in RAEX rankings for Electronics/Radio Engineering/Communication Systems and Materials Technology. It also operates a Military Training Center, a College of Electronics and Informatics, a startup studio, and a pre-accelerator for technology entrepreneurship.

Name

National Research University of Electronic Technology

Legal name

Национальный исследовательский университет «МИЭТ»

Website

https://miet.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MIET is a Russian federal national research university in Zelenograd, Moscow, specializing in microelectronics, sensor technology, nanotechnologies, and biomedical engineering; it trains specialists, conducts R&D, and operates an innovation ecosystem of 14 spin-off companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Research and Development in Nanotechnology (541713)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Applied Research & Innovation Universities (EDAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH), Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK), Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Microelectronics research
• Electronic engineering degrees
• Scientific research services
• Professional training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Educational services - tuition fees: MIET generates revenue through tuition fees for paid educational programs including bachelor's, specialist, master's, postgraduate, and additional education programs. Tuition costs are regulated by annual orders and vary by program level and form of study (full-time, part-time, distance learning).
2. Contract-based education: Revenue from contract-based (paid) education programs. Multiple pricing orders document tuition fees for various programs including undergraduate, graduate, PhD, and distance learning for academic years 2023-2024 through 2026-2027.
3. Scientific research and development funding: University receives annual financing for scientific activities averaging 1.3 billion rubles through government programs, grants, and contracts with industrial partners.
4. Additional professional education: Revenue from professional retraining and advanced training programs for organizations and individuals, including corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

National Research University of Electronic Technology (МИЭТ) is a federal state budgetary higher education and research institution delivering degree programs (bachelor's, specialist, master's, PhD), additional professional education, distance learning, and corporate training in microelectronics, electronic engineering, information technologies, nanotechnologies, and biomedical systems. Beyond teaching, the university operates a research complex with 37 units and 435 research workers, conducts applied and fundamental R&D in GaN-on-Si microwave circuits, thermoelectric generators, phase memory, and biomedical devices, and runs an innovation-production complex with 14 affiliated companies that commercialise research outputs.

Product overview

National Research University of Electronic Technology (МИЭТ) is a leading Russian technical university specializing in microelectronics, electronic engineering, and related technologies. The university offers a unified educational product portfolio centered on its ОРИОКС corporate learning platform and МегаПро integrated library system, supplemented by research and innovation infrastructure including the NTI Center 'Sensorika' for sensor technology development and an Innovation-Production Complex supporting full-cycle development from research to prototype production. The university provides undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and continuing education programs across specialized institutes focused on microelectronics, biomedical systems, materials science, and information technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher education degree programs (bachelor's, specialist, master's, PhD) Multi-year degree programs in microelectronics, electronic engineering, information technologies, nanotechnologies, biomedical systems, and related fields, leading to state-recognised diplomas. Tuition fees for the 2025-2026 academic year are regulated by annual rector orders (e.g., Order No. 575 dated 21.05.2025) covering full-time, part-time, and distance forms of study.
• Additional professional education (retraining and advanced training) Professional retraining and advanced training programs for organisations and individuals, including corporate clients, delivered through additional education programs. Registration is handled through account.miet.ru.
• Distance learning programs Online degree and continuing education programs for students who cannot attend full-time on-campus, with tuition regulated by Order No. 580 dated 21.05.2025 for 2025-2026.
• Secondary vocational education (College of Electronics and Informatics) Secondary vocational education programs (SPO) for school graduates preparing for higher technical education, with tuition regulated by Order No. 576 dated 21.05.2025 for the 1st semester 2025-2026.
• International education programs (Institute of International Education) Degree programs, Russian language preparation, and recognition of foreign documents for international students, with tuition for 2025-2026 regulated by Order No. 581 dated 21.05.2025. Includes a European diploma supplement for graduates.
• Corporate training and customised professional programs Customised professional training, retraining, and advanced training programs delivered to corporate clients in electronics, microelectronics, IT, and related industries, based on the corporate unit's customised programs.
• Professional training programs (short courses) Short-format professional training courses including Computer operator (108 hours), Digital curator, Administrator, Clerk, Additive equipment operator, and Radio electronics assembly, billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Auxiliary circulatory support device 'Sputnik' Implantable mechanical circulatory support device that replaces left ventricular transport function in severe heart failure patients, designed for use in cardiac surgery departments. The first successful 'artificial heart' implantation in Russia was performed in 2012 by MIET scientists.
• imPulse series automatic external defibrillators (АНД-П04, АНД-П05, PRO АНД-П01) Three models of automatic external defibrillators using a high-efficiency Gurvich pulse with automatic patient impedance compensation, for use in cardiac surgery departments and emergency response.
• Compact Earth-observation radar for unmanned aerial vehicles All-weather compact radar for remote sensing of Earth's surface, mountable on unmanned aerial vehicles, with image quality matching satellite optical imagery, designed for UAV manufacturers and Earth-observation applications.
• GaN-on-Si microwave integrated circuits Super-powerful microwave devices fabricated on 150mm wafers using gallium nitride heterostructures on silicon substrates, designed for telecom equipment, 5G base stations, and radar, delivering higher power than silicon or gallium arsenide alternatives.
• Inertial measurement module GKV-10 Inertial measurement module that measures inertial impacts and calculates orientation and navigation parameters for industrial and aerospace applications, positioned as a lower-cost alternative to fiber-optic gyroscope orientation systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 154 scientific publications in Q1 and Q2 Scopus journals in 2018
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• NTI Center 'Sensorika' ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, MIET serves as the national coordinator for sensor technologies under the National Technology Initiative (NTI). The center coordinates the activities of the Consortium of leading educational, scientific, and industrial organizations of Russia for the development of sensor technology for new markets.
• AO 'Zavod PROTON' (Factory PROTON)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with AO 'Zavod PROTON' (based on former Experimental Plant 'Proton' of Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology) for microelectronics manufacturing, workforce training, and joint research in electronic components.
• GNTs NPK 'Technological Center' (Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Scientific-Production Complex 'Technological Center')coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and development partnership in microelectronics and nanotechnologies through the federal research center structure.
• AO 'Zelenogradsky innovatsionno-tekhnologichesky tsentr' (ZITC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation and technology partnership in Zelenograd technology park ecosystem supporting commercialization of research results.
• AO 'Zelenogradsky nanotekhnologichesky tsentr' (ZNTC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in nanotechnologies development and research collaboration through Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center.
• NPK 'Nester' (consortium partner with MIET)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPK 'Nester' - consortium partner mentioned in context of scientific center competition wins for space technology development.
• Noncommercial Partnership 'Zelenogradsky nauchno-tekhnologichesky park' (Zelenograd Science and Technology Park)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Zelenograd Science and Technology Park for innovation infrastructure support.
• Russian Academy of Sciences - Division of Nanotechnologies and Information TechnologiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional collaboration with RAN on computer science problems at the intersection of multiple disciplines for fundamental research.
• OOO 'LMP' (with Institute of Nano- and Microsystem Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of energy-independent phase memory technology using chalcogenide glassy semiconductor thin films with OOO LMP.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Broad incumbents

• Higher School of Economics (HSE University): Major Russian university with growing technical programs (computer science, electronics-adjacent fields). Comparable as a fellow National Research University expanding into STEM but with a broader, multi-disciplinary portfolio than MIET's electronics specialization.

Regional players

• National Research Nuclear University MEPhI: Another Russian National Research University with deep technology programs (electronics, instrumentation) and applied-research scale. Comparable to MIET in national-research status and STEM orientation though specialized more toward nuclear and physics domains.

Direct peers

• ITMO University: Top Russian research university specializing in IT, photonics, and digital technologies. Comparable as another National Research University with strong commercialization outcomes and Priority 2030 participation in adjacent STEM domains.
• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT): Russia's premier physics and technology research university with deep graduate-level programs. Directly comparable to MIET as a fellow Russian technical research university with national-research status, significant R&D funding, and a focus on physics/engineering disciplines.
• Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU): Major Russian technical university with applied research in electronics, materials, and energy. Directly comparable as another National Research University with engineering focus, substantial R&D output, and embedded innovation infrastructure.
• Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU): Leading Russian technical university located in Moscow, focused on engineering, electronics, and applied sciences. Closely comparable to MIET in size, Moscow footprint, technical-university profile, and government-research orientation.
• Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU): Large Russian technical university with strong electronics, IT, and engineering programs. Comparable to MIET in scale, federal status, STEM focus, and significant R&D funding portfolio.

Others

• Zelenograd Innovation and Technology Centre (ZITC): Strategic partner within MIET's 'innovation belt' in the Zelenograd technology park ecosystem. Comparable to MIET as a related ecosystem participant focused on microelectronics commercialization and innovation infrastructure rather than a direct competitor.
• GNTs NPK Technological Center: Federally owned research-production complex in microelectronics that is a core MIET partner. Comparable to MIET as a sister-organization in the Russian microelectronics R&D ecosystem rather than a competitor, sharing staff and joint research programs.

Emerging players

• Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech): A younger Russian research university with graduate focus and strong industry ties (Skolkovo Foundation ecosystem). Comparable to MIET in applied-research orientation and STEM specialization but with a more international, English-language profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/miet_news
• Facebookfacebook.com/MIET.university
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-research-university-of-electronic-technology-miet-

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries14 records

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