00:13, 03 March 2026

In Russia, Psychologists to Be Trained for High-Tech Industries

A new master’s program combines psychology, education, and advanced technologies to prepare specialists for the nuclear sector, IT, and research centers.

Starting in the new academic year, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI will launch a master’s program that integrates psychology, pedagogy, and high technologies to train professionals for the nuclear industry, IT companies, and scientific institutions.

The university is rethinking how talent is prepared for science-intensive sectors. Complex engineering projects require not only advanced technical skills but also effective work with people. Graduates of the program Psikhologiya i Pedagogika v Naukoemkikh i Vysokotekhnologichnykh Sferakh (Psychology and Pedagogy in Science-Intensive and High-Tech Fields) will focus on that intersection.

The program is designed to train professionals who can work within research laboratories, design bureaus, and IT teams. They will support scientific groups, help structure training processes, maintain sustainable work rhythms, and reduce burnout risks in high-intensity intellectual environments.

The curriculum combines cognitive psychology with engineering pedagogy. Students will study how people process complex information, learn to work with gifted professionals and highly motivated adult teams, and gain insight into the specifics of high-tech industries so they can communicate effectively with engineers and developers.

Designing Online Courses

A strong emphasis is placed on digital environments. Graduate students will design online courses and simulators for technical disciplines, study methods for analyzing educational data, and tailor corporate training programs to the real-world needs of the nuclear industry and IT companies.

“The uniqueness of this program lies in the fact that it prepares not just an educational psychologist but, in essence, an engineer of human potential for research teams, HR departments, engineering collectives, and IT companies. We made every effort to reflect the specifics of our university. There is no comparable program elsewhere in the country – no one else combines cognitive psychology and engineering pedagogy specifically in the context of high technologies,” said Marina Sokolskaya, head of the program and professor at the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology at MEPhI.

Graduates will be able to work at universities, IT companies, Rosatom structures, R&D centers, and EdTech projects – anywhere demand is growing for professionals who can build effective learning and development systems in technology-driven environments.

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