International Associations

  • The World Design Organization


    The World Design Association (WDO), formerly known as the International Council of Industrial Design Organizations (ICSID), is an international non-governmental organization that promotes the development of the industrial design profession. This organization was founded on July 28, 1957. The goal of the association is to create conditions for the improvement of the subject-spatial environment and the material and spiritual conditions of human existence. To achieve this goal, WDO establishes links between various national, public, and private design organizations, thereby striving to reach an international level. The World Design Association comprises more than 140 organizations from 40 countries. Currently, the association has consultative status with the United Nations. RTU MIREA has been a member of the World Design Association since February 2017.

  • Open Source Automation Development Lab eG


    The Open Source Automation Development Lab (OASADL) is a German organization founded in 2005 that supports the use of Linux and open source software on embedded systems, as well as the development of RT-Preempt, a real-time patch for the Linux kernel. OSADL successfully develops Linux-based solutions for open source software and industrial embedded technology. It is currently a member of the non-profit Linux Foundation. Notable OSADL projects include Safety Critical Linux, Real-Time Ethernet, Industrial I/O Framework, driver development for embedded devices, and the flagship Realtime Linux project and "Realtime-Preempt" patches for the Linux kernel (-rt branch), which are used in real-time editions of industrial Linux distributions. RTU MIREA has been a member of the Open Source Automation Development Lab since January 2016.

  • Association of Technical Universities of Russia and China (ATURC)


    The Association of Technical Universities of Russia and China (ATURC) was established in 2011 at Bauman Moscow State Technical University and Harbin Polytechnic University. Directorates were subsequently established at these universities. The aim is to unite the efforts of technical universities in Russia and China in training highly qualified personnel for the innovation economy, facilitating academic exchanges between students and faculty, and developing joint scientific and technical cooperation. ATURC unites more than 40 leading technical universities from both countries. ATURC hosts significant events of social significance, including Chinese-Russian student innovation competitions, ATURC University Open Days, bilateral youth student innovation forums, high-level thematic symposia, joint ATURC Master's and Doctoral programs, and sessions of the ATURC Small Satellite Student Research Camp.

  • University League of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)


    The University League of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a new international association established on April 22, 2014, as part of the 5th Eurasian Economic Youth Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations: Green Economy" in Yekaterinburg. The agreement was signed by 25 educational institutions and organizations from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, and Belarus, including MGUPI. Universities that are members of the CSTO University League are assigned specific areas of activity. Our university is responsible for information security. The CSTO is a military-political alliance created by several Eurasian states based on the Collective Security Treaty signed on May 15, 1992. At various times, the organization included between six and nine countries. The current members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. Since April 2013, Serbia and Afghanistan have become CSTO observer states. The League's activities are aimed at developing innovative security clusters, consolidating intellectual potential, and coordinating the activities of universities, research institutions, enterprises, civil society organizations, and other organizations whose work is related to ensuring food, energy, information, financial, raw materials, cultural, and social security in the CSTO member states. The League's objectives are: Planning and organizing joint activities among universities in the CSTO member states; Organizing social and scientific assessments of major projects in geopolitics, economics, and technology, developing recommendations, and proposing projects, concepts, and programs to the CSTO executive bodies; Developing activities and strategies for a coordinated information policy in the interests of the CSTO member states; Creating mechanisms and tools to counter risks and threats; Supporting and strengthening the intellectual movement of Eurasian youth and establishing an international coordinating body for the Eurasian youth movement; Faculty and student exchanges similar to other international programs, and creating and supporting a Eurasian exchange program; Systematic organization of international scientific, socio-political, congressional, and cultural-educational activities using global communication systems; information and analytical support for decisions of the heads of state of the CSTO member states; other tasks arising from this Treaty and other agreements concluded between the parties.

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