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Obninsk is one of Russia’s leading scientific centres, boasting 12 scientific research institutes, including 3 highly acclaimed State Scientific centres of Russian Federation. The city carries out R&D and innovation activities in the following main areas:
- Nuclear power engineering;
- Nuclear methods and radiation technology;
- Technology of non-metallic materials;
- Medical radiology;
- Meteorology;
- Ecology and environmental protection.
Research
The city scientific research institutes have significant experience and facilities for research in nuclear physics; technological and production facilities for radiation materials science, ceramic and composite materials; modern scientific and technical facilities for fundamental and applied studies in nuclear physics, solid state physics, radiation material science, chemistry and etc.
- State Scientific Centre of Russian Federation Institute for Physics and Power Engineering
- State Scientific Centre of Russian Federation Obninsk Scientific Production Enterprise «Technologiya»
- Medical Radiological Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
- Obninsk Branch of the State Scientific Centre of the Russian Federation «Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry»
- Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre
- Central Pilot Expedition of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology
- Central Design Bureau of Hydrometeorological Instrumentation
- Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Meteorology
- Scientific Production Association TYPHOON
Obninsk Council for Science and Technology
Obninsk Council for Science and Technology was founded in December 1996 to support the City Administration in the matter of Obninsk steady scientific and economic development.
The main activities of the Council are:
- Elaborating the strategy of city scientific development
- Working out the scientific innovation infrastructure
- Backing up the young researchers and scientists
- Disseminating the information about city scientific and economic development among the citizens
Council Members
 | Members of the Council are the scientists and specialists of the city research institutes, higher educational institutions, public scientific associations and the City Administration representatives. |
Universities
City offers good opportunities for education as well as for staff training and retraining. Obninsk boasts over 10 higher educational institutions and affiliates, technical school and colleges.
- Obninsk State Technical University for Nuclear Power Engineering
- French-Russian Institute of Business Administration
- Obninsk Branch of the State University of Management
- International Academy of Modern Knowledge
- Obninsk Art College
- Obninsk Humanitarian Institute
- Obninsk Branch of the Moscow Institute of National and Regional Relations
- Obninsk Branch of the Moscow State Social University
- Obninsk Branch of the Modern Humanitarian Institute
- Obninsk Branch of the Moscow State University of Service
Institutions for Professional Skill Raising
- Central Institute for Professional Skill Raising
- Obninsk Branch of Russian Institute of Professional Skill
Raising for Specialists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
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