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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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A delegation from the Federal Competence Center spent two days at the Polytechnic University. The visit was part of the federal project "Labor Productivity."
The FCC representatives were shown how the university manages its property resources to ensure comprehensive education and student accommodation. The guests toured the academic buildings, analyzed the efficiency of classroom use, and learned about the management mechanisms of the Student Campus and the university's hotel complex. The visit concluded with a working meeting to discuss the results of the trip.
Experts from the Federal Competence Center highly praised the university's leadership for its openness to analyzing and continuously refining business processes and asset optimization projects. Polytechnic University was singled out among other universities for its focus on long-term strategic development and commitment to continuous improvement. The delegation also praised the high level of capitalization of the university's strategic partnerships for the development of classroom and laboratory space.
One of the university's most significant and effective practices for optimizing its classroom resources is the partial transfer of the practical portion of its educational programs to industrial partners. For example, in some programs, the theoretical portion is taught at the Polytechnic University, while students' practical training is organized at Power Machines facilities. This not only helps balance the classroom load but also gives students the opportunity to learn in a real-world production environment, explained Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Lyudmila Pankova.
Stanislav Vladimirov, Vice-Rector for Organizational and Economic Affairs, presented the Polytechnic's industrial partners' participation in equipping and renovating classrooms, student design bureaus, and research laboratories. For example, in November 2025, a classroom was opened, equipped with the support of industrial partners RKS-Energo, NPF LOGIKA, and GC Vzlet. And in December, the grand opening of the renovated educational space of the student design bureau "Power Machines — Polytechnic" took place.
The main goal of the FCC representatives' visit to the Polytechnic University was to systematically collect best practices for managing the university's property resources effectively and then disseminate them to other universities across the country. During the working meeting, Vice Rector for Human Resources Maria Vrublevskaya noted that projects for effective campus management have been implemented at the Polytechnic University since the launch of the Priority 2030 state program. One of the most striking examples is the MetaCampus Polytechnic virtual digital ecosystem. Winner of the 2024 Best Campus Management Practice Award At the PriorityFest festival, a digital campus information model was created to improve the efficiency of managing the university's space and infrastructure. More than 2,500 students and 15 faculty mentors are involved in the project, who continue to make suggestions for refining the model and digitizing the spaces. Over 10,000 spaces have already been digitized.
Several representatives of the Federal Center for Competitiveness (FCC) were introduced to the university's efforts to support applicants and attract and retain students.
"This was a useful and insightful dialogue about modern approaches to admissions and career guidance. We shared our best practices in analytics, digital tools, and program promotion with our colleagues from the Sociocenter. This exchange of experience is invaluable for the development of the entire higher education system," emphasized Vitaly Drobchik, Advisor to the Rector's Office and Executive Secretary of the Admissions Committee.
Sociocenter experts also noted the efficient management of the university's campus and the use of a hotel complex to optimize the distribution of student accommodation for both state-funded and fee-paying students.
"Systematic and regular work to improve the organizational structure of the residential complex allows us to quickly reallocate resources. Systematic and innovative management practices enable us to efficiently utilize every square meter of residential space and improve the quality of life and learning for students," noted Vyacheslav Olshevsky, Director of the Student City.
Following the visit, representatives of the Federal Competence Center proposed developing cooperation with SPbPU as a university working on a range of progressive practices to improve the effectiveness of administrative, educational, and organizational management decisions.
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