Who can participate in the Open Doors?
The competition is open to foreign citizens and stateless persons, including compatriots living abroad, depending on track:
- having or completing a full secondary education in the year of the Olympiad for the Bachelor’s track;
- having a Bachelor’s degree or completing a Bachelor degree program in the year of the Olympiad for the Master’s track;
- having a Master’s or Specialist’s degree for the doctoral track (analogous to PhD) in the year of the Olympiad;
- younger than 39 years and having a degree of candidate of sciences, doctor of science or a PhD degree on the date of the Olympiad registration start for the postdoctoral track.
Education is completely free.
Remote enrollment: you only need a computer, the Internet and your knowledge. The Olympiad is held in Russian and English.
How to participate?
- Visit the website. Choose “Participate”.
- Fill in the application and portfolio as detailed as possible.
- Indicate NUST MISIS as the desired university.
- Describe all your achievements and be sure to write a motivation letter — your exit to the final stage depends on this.
Olympiad exam dates
The start date of registration for the Olympiad is September 1, 2025.
Registration of participants in the Olympiad on the Bachelor’s, Master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral tracks is open from September 1 to November 16, 2025.



