Russia and China Double Down on Supercomputer Power in Shenzhen
The joint Moscow State University–Beijing Polytechnic Institute campus plans to boost its system from 5 to 10 petaflops by the end of 2025 — and eventually reach 20.
The MSU–BPI joint university in Shenzhen, a collaboration between Moscow State University and Beijing Polytechnic Institute, is expanding the power of its supercomputer — one of the most advanced in the BRICS academic network. Installed in 2024, the system is already being used for education, geological research, and AI development.
Beyond academia
Over the next few years, the university plans to scale the cluster up to 20 petaflops, bringing it into the range of the world’s top-tier research supercomputers.
The system is already being used for geological exploration, computational tomography of materials, and the training of large language models — areas that demand massive processing power.
The expansion highlights the growing technological partnership between Russia and China, particularly in fields like high-performance computing and artificial intelligence, where both nations are seeking to build independent capabilities.
