Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The Institute of Forest, Mining, and Construction Sciences (IFMCS) of Petrozavodsk State University held the 3rd scientific and practical seminar, "Welding in the Republic of Karelia: Challenges and Solutions." The event brought together welding equipment manufacturers, welding specialists, faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students interested in developing modern technologies and training personnel. The Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport of SPbPU was represented at the seminar by Irina Ivanova, Associate Professor of the Higher School of Materials Physics and Technology, and Boris Belov, a graduate student.
Irina Ivanova presented a report titled "On the Experience of Training Welding Specialists at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University." She outlined the strategy for developing the higher education system in the context of the country's scientific and technical policy, emphasizing the transition to an innovative system for training personnel for multidisciplinary, knowledge-intensive manufacturing.
The associate professor presented a detailed presentation of the welding training system at IMMiT, which includes four undergraduate programs and a three-tier structure (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral). The presentation emphasized the feasibility of considering this system as a unified system, as well as the possibility of students obtaining a welding qualification as part of the "Priority 2030" project.
Irina Ivanova highlighted key areas for developing educational activities: employer-focused program design, aligning training with labor market demands, and collaboration with partner organizations. She placed particular emphasis on collaboration with the "Welding" Scientific and Technical Training Center of the National Agency for Welding Control (NAKS), which provides modern equipment and participates in research, as well as with the Belarusian-Russian University, where students undergo internships and advanced training.
"Science-intensive, high-tech manufacturing places high demands on the teaching of technological disciplines," noted Irina Ivanova. "With an eye on the future, we are adapting our welding educational programs to meet the country's modern technological development requirements. One way to improve the efficiency and quality of education is to gradually transition to a welding production specialty while maintaining the positive experience of the two-tier system."
An important aspect of the report was the emphasis on the role of scientific and pedagogical schools as a tool for continuity and the preservation of traditions. A key feature of the training is the active involvement of students in research activities in areas such as advanced welding technologies in extreme conditions, underwater welding and cutting, the development of new materials, and computer modeling of thermal and diffusion processes. Students master these innovative methods in the Laboratory of Lightweight Structural Materials.
A report by IMMiT graduate student Boris Belov (supervised by Irina Ivanova) on computer and physical modeling in arc welding confirmed the integrated approach to solving welding problems. A graduate of IMMiT's bachelor's and master's programs, Boris Belov, who now lives and works in Petrozavodsk, emphasized the importance of digital twins for optimizing technological processes and training personnel skilled in modern modeling tools.
"It's important to ensure a comprehensive approach to solving welding problems—from applied engineering modeling of structures to fundamental research in the field of welding processes," Irina Ivanova concluded.
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