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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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A national project helps you become a specialist in demand by leading employers PersonnelEarly career guidance plays a special role: the training of future professionals should begin in school. Sergei Sobyanin spoke about implementing this goal through the development of engineering classes in high schools in his blog.
"At the project's launch in 2015, they were opened in just 91 schools, but this academic year, they have already opened in 207 schools across the capital. More than 12,000 high school students are studying technical sciences and modern technologies in depth—almost three times more than in 2015," the Moscow Mayor wrote.
Students in engineering classes can choose one of four areas: engineering and technology, chemical engineering, space engineering, and aircraft engineering.
Future engineers study mathematics, physics, and computer science in depth, and also take a course in modern manufacturing technologies, learning to work with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and other equipment.
The required practical training includes the fundamentals of technical mechanics and robotics. Students in the aircraft engineering program also gain skills in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design.
Engineering classes collaborate with over 90 high-tech companies in the medical, automotive, mechanical engineering, chemical, food, and consumer goods industries. As a result, students visit at least five different manufacturing sites during their studies.
While studying at school, future engineers gain their first profession at one of 23 partner colleges. Typically, students master the specialty of draftsman/designer. Students majoring in aircraft construction gain the profession of UAV operator.
Project and research activities
High school students engage in project-based research at 32 Moscow universities and three research organizations. Under the guidance of university mentors, they create thousands of projects annually, ranging from transportation models to solutions for modern energy.
Schoolchildren present their developments at the "Engineers of the Future" scientific and practical conference, with winners and runners-up receiving additional points toward their Unified State Exam (USE) scores. Last academic year, approximately five thousand engineering students participated in the conference.
Over 90 percent of engineering graduates successfully enter the country's leading technical universities. These include the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, National Research University Higher School of Economics, National Research Nuclear University Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, and other prestigious educational institutions.
Sergei Sobyanin gave several examples of what students can gain from studying in an engineering class.
So, a student of the 11th engineering class School No. 2107During his studies, Timofey Eliseev developed three projects: a biological satellite, a planetary exploration rover, and a drone, which he will soon present at the "Engineers of the Future" scientific and practical conference. The high school student plans to pursue a career in aerospace.
Pavel Rogonov, an 11th-grade engineering student School No. 1571, won the "Engineers of the Future" conference with a prototype device for remote intravenous administration of radiopharmaceuticals to cancer patients. The robotic arm is controlled by a computer program, reducing radiation exposure for doctors and nurses.
Students of the 11th engineering class School No. 1542 Stepan Solovyov and Evgeniya Stryukova have invented the Rock Drone, a prototype autonomous robot on a tracked platform. It can navigate rough terrain and monitor its surroundings in real time. The integration of mobile camouflage and autonomous data collection technologies will allow the team's development to be used for research and reconnaissance missions requiring covert surveillance or territorial monitoring.
Engineering classes in Moscow have proven themselves to be an effective tool for early career guidance and training.
"Schoolchildren gain in-depth knowledge, practical experience in industry, their first profession in college, and the opportunity to engage in research under the guidance of university mentors. Most importantly, they have time to think about what they want to become and consciously choose their future profession," the Moscow Mayor concluded.
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