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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University held the 25th anniversary of its international scientific and practical conference, "Professional Culture of the Specialist of the Future." This year, the conference had a special status: the project's 25th anniversary coincided with the fifth anniversary of the international scientific journal, Technology and Language.
Natalia Chicherina, Director of the SPbPU Humanities Institute, opened the plenary session. She emphasized the conference's importance for the academic community. Having begun with the new millennium, the conference has provided an interdisciplinary and international platform for discussion, debate, and the advancement of new ideas for 25 years, serving as a bridge to the future.
The plenary session brought together scholars from Russia, China, Armenia, and Germany—specialists demonstrating the multifaceted humanities aspects of contemporary scientific and technological development and the education of specialists. A recurring theme of the conference was visualization as a way of thinking and representing.
The presentations by Dong Luo (South China University of Technology, Guangzhou) and Ervand Margaryan (Russian-Armenian University, Yerevan) demonstrated deep connections between cultural patterns and contemporary digital technological practices.
Alfred Nordmann, President of the International Society for Philosophy and Technology, demonstrated how visual similarity influences scientific theories and guides decision-making in complex technological systems and scientific research.
Alexander Nesterov, Director of the Humanities Institute at Samara National Research University named after Academician S. P. Korolev, demonstrated the importance of a philosophical understanding of technological development for technical specialists.
The conference's panels and roundtables showcased practical applications of visual practices in scientific, engineering, museum, and educational settings. The roundtable discussion "Visions and Views on Progress," featuring Chinese specialists from Shanxi University, South China University, and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, allowed for a comparison of Eastern and Western concepts of progress.
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