The Expert Council is a permanent advisory collegial body of the University.
It provides scientific, methodological, analytical, and expert support for the University's activities, including educational programs (individual courses, disciplines, modules) and research plans.
The Expert Council is composed of members appointed by the Rector and the University Governance Committee. Within the Council, sections are divided according to each of the University's priority areas of scientific, technological, and educational activities:
Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Section
Coordinator: Aleksandr A. Shananin, DSc in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dean of Automated Control and Applied Mathematics Faculty at Moscow Institute of Physics and Mathematics National Research University
Cognitive Research Section
Coordinator: Yury Yu. Shtyrov, PhD, Leading Researcher, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Cognition and Decision Making at Higher School of Economics University, Professor, MEG/EEG facility Director at the Aarhus University Department of Clinical Medicine Centre of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (Denmark)
Genetics and Life Sciences Section
Coordinator: Vadim V. Tarasov, C Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Russian Federation Healthcare Ministry (Sechenov University)
Urbanism and Spatial Design Section
Coordinator: Mikhail V. Shubenkov, D Sc. in Architecture, Professor, Head of Urban Planning Department at the Moscow Architectural Institute (State Academy), Academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences & its Vice-President for Urban Planning
Secondary Vocational Education Programs Section
Coordinator: Dmitry S. Sakharchuk, Technical Director of Bulat LLC
Leadership Training Programs for Science, High-Tech Manufacturing, Culture, Arts and Sports Section
Coordinator: Grigory V. Andrushchak, C Sc. in Economics, Deputy Rector on Strategy and New Projects at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology National Research University
Working Group on Mathematics of Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Section
The Expert Council compiles a list of invited experts whose task is to conduct a comprehensive, competent, and objective expert assessment of each of the University's priority areas of scientific, technological, and educational activities.
The Expert Council operates on the principles of objectivity, elimination of all conflicts of interest, and adherence to ethical norms and standards.