The Moscow State Technological University (MSTU) (Russian: Московский Государственный Технологический Университет (МГТУ)), previously the Moscow Machine-Instrument Institute (Russian: Московский станкоинструментальный институт, tr. Moskovsky stankoinstrumental'ny institut), the name of which is still preserved in the acronym STANKIN (Russian: СТАНКИН), is one of the leading Russian technical institutes founded in 1930.