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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The "Russian Industrialist" Forum and Exhibition continues. On October 30, SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy signed a cooperation agreement with Evgeny Klovach, CEO of the Engineering Group, in the presence of Vadim Medvedev, Rector of University 2035 and Head of the NTI Foundation. The company provides full-cycle development for key industries: energy, mechanical engineering, electronics, high-tech, and medicine, and also produces its own line of immersion cooling systems and server equipment.
"We plan to collaborate through our Supercomputer Center and AI systems. I'm confident our partnership will be long-term and productive," Andrey Rudskoy emphasized.
The Polytechnic University rector also held a working meeting with Mikhail Silnikov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Furthermore, Andrey Rudskoy visited the booth of the Amphibious All-Terrain Vehicle Plant (Zvezda LLC), where he learned about the company's products.
SPbPU Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs Lyudmila Pankova participated in the 11th All-Russian Forum "National Qualifications System of Russia," speaking at the session "Dialogue between the Labor Market and Vocational Education: New Trends and Development Prospects."
The St. Petersburg Polytechnic University's technological development strategy, based on an effective model for science and industry collaboration, was presented at the "Russian Industrialist" international forum. Yuri Fomin, SPbPU Vice Rector for Research, discussed the approach, which has already proven effective in addressing import substitution challenges.
The key element was a systematic transition from disparate research to targeted work in cross-cutting technological areas.
"We've moved from isolated research to systematic work in our stated areas. Our model allows us to create complete technological chains—from concept to mass production," noted Yuri Fomin.
As part of the "Priority 2030" program, the university focused its efforts on three strategic areas: systems digital engineering, new materials and additive technologies, and engineering artificial intelligence for cross-industry applications. Research teams were structured by specialization: cross-industry, industry-specific, and developing groups.
The effectiveness of this approach is confirmed by completed projects with leading industrial companies, such as the development of key components for power engineering in collaboration with Gazprom, UEC, and Nevsky Zavod.
The university's R&D volume is showing steady growth: by 2030, digital engineering is expected to reach 3 billion rubles, and new materials research is expected to reach 24 billion rubles. This approach strengthens the country's technological sovereignty and confirms the implementation of the state strategy for scientific and technological development.
A lecture hall was also opened at the Polytechnic University booth at the "Russian Industrialist" forum and exhibition. University faculty and staff members presented their papers there. Alexey Chechevichkin, a research engineer at the Industrial and Surface Wastewater Treatment Technologies Research Laboratory, spoke about the history of gas masks. Leonid Yakunin, a research engineer, presented a paper titled "Surface Wastewater Treatment as an Important Element of Urban Environmental Protection." Yegor Temirgaliyev, a senior lecturer at the Graduate School of Industrial Management, shared his experience designing unmanned logistics systems, and Anastasiy Klimin, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Management, spoke about the Blue Ocean strategy in industrial markets.
Additionally, Vsevolod Gaiduk, an engineer at the Higher School of Transport, presented a paper on "The Specifics of Developing and Using Robotic Platforms for Firefighting." Alexander Gurgenidze, an engineer at the Center for Technology Projects, spoke about the creation of a marine dronesphere.
Associate Professor Daria Bylyeva of the Higher School of Social Sciences led an interactive discussion game, "The Future [without?] Artificial Intelligence," where visitors to the Polytechnic University booth were able to discuss ethical issues related to AI, its development, and its impact on society in a playful and interactive format.
Svetlana Ulyanova, a professor at the Higher School of Social Sciences, presented a lecture entitled "Industrial Pragmatism in the Development of Russian Technical Education in the 20th Century."
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