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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The All-Russian Engineering Forum "Power of the Platform" announced the results of the first round of the All-Russian Educational Program Competition among departments of technical universities. The competition aims to integrate domestic digital solutions into the educational process. St. Petersburg Polytechnic University was represented by eight faculty members from the Institute of Civil Engineering, who developed five educational programs integrating various platform solutions from domestic CAD developers. The competition was organized by Nanosoft Development with the support of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy. Participants in the forum included Ksenia Strelets, Director of the Center for Additional Professional Programs at the Institute of Civil Engineering, and Lilia Talipova, Egor Melehin, and Alexander Mitin, senior lecturers and assistants at the Institute of Civil Engineering's Higher School of Industrial, Civil, and Road Construction.
"Supporting initiatives to transition to domestic platform solutions is a strategically important task. In 2026, we plan to expand the geography of participants to include secondary vocational education institutions. In the future, we plan to launch a competition for educational programs for school teachers, which was made possible thanks to the professional retraining program "Digital Drawing Teacher" developed jointly with the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University," emphasized Oleg Egorychev, Director of Programs for Developing Interaction with Educational and Scientific Organizations at NanoSoft Development LLC.
As part of the competition, participants developed and implemented curricula using nanoCAD and Model Studio CS software, demonstrating a high level of mastery of the technologies and methods for their application in engineering education. Faculty from 40 universities participated in the competition, and over 30,000 students from Russian engineering universities were assessed for their retained knowledge based on the implementation of the developed coursework.
The winner in the Engineering Graphics category was an educational program with integrated digital tools from the nanoCAD platform and modules: SPDS, Mechanics, and 3D, developed by ISI senior lecturers Dmitry Molodtsov and Andrey Shavva.
The winner in the Construction Solutions category was a program using the Model Studio CS Construction Solutions software product from the SiSoft Group, developed by ISI senior lecturer Evgeniya Zavodnova and intern Kerim Ibragimov.
Following the competition, the winners were awarded diplomas and a grant of 300,000 rubles for the purchase of equipment. The competition committee was chaired by Senator Ivan Yevstifeyev, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy. Representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Utilities of the Russian Federation participated in the awards ceremony.
"Given the rapid digital transformation of industry, establishing direct interaction and sustainable partnerships between developers of domestic platform solutions, industrial enterprises, and educational organizations is particularly important. An equally pressing task is the timely adaptation of traditional educational programs to the industry's rapidly changing digital landscape," noted Vladimir Dozhdev, Director of the Digital Technologies Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The forum also featured thematic sessions: "AI in Design and Construction" and "Integration of Russian Engineering Software into Educational Programs—the Foundation for Ensuring Russia's Technological Leadership," as well as discussions on digital transformation, construction and development, architecture and structures, engineering systems, land management and laser scanning, CAD and basic design, nanoCAD API, AI technologies and SMART standards, a shared data environment, and education and retraining.
During the forum, ISI employees learned about new domestic software products from Nanosoft Development and reviewed successful industry cases demonstrating the practical use of the software. The lessons learned will be integrated into the curricula of the disciplines to enhance the practice-oriented training of highly qualified engineering personnel.
"The 'Power of the Platform' engineering forum is undoubtedly the most important digital event of the year. It's an opportunity to learn about the latest digital solutions and trends, exchange experiences, and meet many Polytechnicians," noted Ksenia Strelets, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Programs at the Civil Engineering Institute.
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