Physical and mathematical sciences

• Physics of Electronic Processes in Low-Dimensional Systems (founded and supervised by Prof. V.D. Krevchik)
• Analytical and Numerical Methods of Solution to Mathematical Physics Problems (founded and supervised by Prof. I.V. Boykov)
• Mathematical Methods of Solution to Electrodynamics Problems (founded and supervised by Yu.G. Smirnov)
• Synthesis and Complexity of Reliable Controlling Systems (founded and supervised by Prof. M.A. Alekhina)
• Connectionist Technologies (founded and supervised by Prof. V.I. Gorbachenko)
• Theoretical Framework of Informatics. Informational Support of Education
• (founded by Prof. V.M. Linkov, supervised by Assoc. Prof. V.V. Drozhdin)
• Penza Geometry School of I.P. Egorov (founded by Prof. I.P. Egorov, supervised by Assoc. Prof. A.Y. Sultanov)

Engineering sciences

• Information-measuring Tools and Systems (founded and supervised by Prof. E.A. Lomtev)
• Firmware Designing Methods and Tools for Specialized Systems and Networks (founded and supervised by Prof. N.P. Vashkevich)
• Invariant Transformation of Electric Circuits and Signal Parameters (founded and supervised by Prof. P.P. Churakov)
• Research and Development of Information-measuring Tools of Heterogeneous Information Processing (founded and supervised by Prof. B.V. Chuvykin, Prof. Yu.N. Kosnikov, Prof. B.A. Savelyev)
• Material Science and Compound Materials (founded and supervised by Prof. A.E. Rozen)
• Research and Development of Intelligent Devices of Destructive Means and Detection System Control, Classifications and Object Identification (founded and supervised by Prof. V.I. Volchikhin)
• Nonlinear and Adaptive Systems of Information Processing and Control (founded and supervised by Prof. N.A. Shcherbakov)
• Functional Electrolytic Coating (founded and supervised by Prof. S.N. Vinogradov)
• Development of Advanced Technologies and Automation of Manufacturing Preparation (founded and supervised by Prof. V.Z. Zverovshikov)
• Information Technologies in Designing, Controlling and Monitoring (founded and supervised by Prof. A.M. Bershadsky)
• Training Technologies and Automated Control Systems (founded and supervised by Prof. A.I. Godunov)
• Criteria Theory of Image Recognition and of Image Preprocessing Based on Stochastic Geometry and Functional Analysis (founded and supervised by Prof. N.G. Fedotov)
• Integrated Support of Quality Criterion of Transport and Technological Machines (founded and supervised by Prof. I.I. Artemov)
• Heterogeneous Structure Dynamics (founded and supervised by Prof. V.V. Smogunov)
• Quality and Reliability Improvement of Technological Machines and Equipment (founded and supervised by Prof. V.A. Skryabin)
• Microelectronic and Information Technologies of Material Science (founded and supervised by Prof. R.M. Pecherskaya)
• Fibro-optic Instrument Engineering (founded and supervised by Prof. T.I. Murashkina)
• Vortex Processes and Technologies (founded and supervised by Prof. N.E. Kurnosov)
• Simulation and Optimization in Intelligent Design and Control Systems (founded and supervised by Prof. N.K. Yurkov)
• Information Security and Sensitive Systems Stability (founded and supervised by Prof. E.D. Kashaev, Assoc. Prof. S.L. Zefirov)

Natural sciences

• Research School founded and supervised by Prof. M.T. Gengin
• Fauna, Systematics, Ecology of Animals of Russia’s European Part and Cross-Border Regions (founded by Prof. V.P. Denisov, supervised by Prof. V.Y. Ilyin);
• Molecular-Genetic and Physiological Aspects of Plant Ontogeny. Regulations of Plant Growth Processes, Development and Gender Appearance (founded by Acad. M.Kh. Chailakhyan, supervised by Prof. V.N. Khryanin)

Social sciences

• Cooperation and Integration in Sectors of National Economy (founded and supervised by Prof. V.M. Volodin)
• Theoretic Legal Issues of the Russian Federation Constituent Units’ Constitutional and Statutory Legislation (founded and supervised by Prof. V.V. Goshulyak)
• Theory and Methods of Social Management and Programming, Regional Sociology and Conflictology (founded and supervised by Prof. A.V. Dmitriev, Prof. V.V. Markin)
• Modern and Post-modern Processes in the Sphere of Politics, Law and Economics (founded and supervised by Prof. A.Yu. Salomatin)
• Theory and Methodology of Business Marketing Management (founded and supervised by Prof. L.N. Semerkova)
• Stable Development of Social and Economic System” (founded and supervised by Prof. N.S. Chernetsova);
• Administrating Social and Economic System of a Business and Grounds (founded and supervised by Prof. S.M. Vasin);
• Streamlining the System of Economic Agents Financing (founded and supervised by Prof. R.R. Yunyaeva)
• The System of Motivationally-Oriented Learning Environment Formation within the Framework of Using Multidimensional Psychological and Pedagogical Toolkit (founded by Prof. A.K. Artyomov, supervised by Prof. M.A. Rodionov)
• Issues of Youth’s Social Education in Conditions of New Social and Pedagogical Realities. Professional Identity Formation (founded and supervised by Prof. V.V. Polukarov)
• Professional Socialization of the Staff in the Process of its Training and Retraining (founded and supervised by Prof. V.V. Sokhranov).
• Innovative Technologies of Psychological andPedagogical Training. Extremism Prevention in Various Social Institutions (founded and by Prof. L.M. Dubovy).

Humanities

• Social Life Philosophy (founded and supervised by Prof. A.B. Tugarov).
• Prof. V.V. Kondrashin’s research school
• History of Industry, Working Class and Soviet State Social Policy Development (founded and supervised by Prof. N.A. Sharoshkin)
• Russian History (founded and supervised by Prof. V.Yu. Karnishin, N.G. Karnishina)
• Social Linguistics. General and Russian Onomastics (founded and supervised by Prof. V.D. Bondaletov).
• Genre and Style of Russian Classics (of the 18th-19th centuries) and Journalism” (founded and supervised by Prof. I.P. Shcheblykin)