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A ceremony was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University to present the mantle and diploma of Honorary Doctor of SPbPU to the scientific director of JSC Concern Granit-Electron, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Georgy Anatolyevich Korzhavin.
The ceremony took place at a meeting of the SPbPU Academic Council. At the beginning of the ceremony, the student choir "Polyhymnia" performed the Polytechnic University anthem, followed by the traditional Gaudeamus igitur, which has been the accompaniment to the initiation ceremony for honorary doctors of the Polytechnic University for many years.
SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy presented Georgy Korzhavin with all the required accolades: a medal, a diploma, and a book of the university's Honorary Doctorates. Students dressed in early 20th-century polytechnic uniforms helped Georgy Anatolyevich don his gown and academic cap.
"Polytechnic University and Granit-Electron have enjoyed many years of fruitful cooperation. And today, you have become not just a partner, but a member of the Polytechnic family, part of the history of our glorious university," Andrey Rudskoy congratulated Georgy Korzhavin. "And what's more, you have become a mentor to young people, and your authority and your words will serve as confirmation that they have chosen the right path."
A significant part of the ceremony was the presentation of the new Honorary Doctor, which was made by SPbPU Academic Secretary Dmitry Karpov.
Georgy Korzhavin graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Aircraft Instrument-Making (LIAP) in 1970. In 1972, he began working at the Central Research Institute (CRI) "Granit" as an engineer. In 1995, he became director of the CRI "Granit-Spetstekhnika" branch.
In 1998, he was appointed First Deputy General Director of the Granit Central Research Institute, and in 2005, General Director of the Granit Central Research Institute (since 2006, the Granit-Electron Concern). Since 2020, Georgy Anatolyevich has served as the Concern's scientific director, to which he has dedicated over 50 years of his life.
In 2014, the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and the Granit-Electron Concern concluded a strategic partnership agreementFor 12 years, Granit-Electron and Polytechnic University have been productively collaborating in the areas of student training under jointly developed educational programs; retraining and advanced training for specialists from the Concern and the university; organizing and conducting internships and internships; engaging students in real-world research and project work; and holding joint congresses and scientific and technical events.
An important area of cooperation was the development of infrastructure: equipping classrooms and research laboratories of the university andthe creation of a basic department of “Real-time hardware and software systems” on the territory of the Concern in 2016, which Georgy Anatolyevich still leads.
And in 2018, the Polytechnic University opened personalized auditorium of the Granit-Electron Concern.
All this work embodies the systemic integration of education, science, and industry, facilitating joint breakthrough research and development. Over the past years, our university has completed over twenty R&D projects commissioned by the Concern, covering, among other things, various aspects of comprehensive Arctic maritime safety: ergonomics, unmanned vessels, multi-purpose planning and risk management systems, and other topics, noted Dmitry Karpov.
Georgy Korzhavin is a full member of the Russian Academy of Electrical Engineering Sciences, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, and a member of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council under the Government of St. Petersburg, as well as the Scientific Coordination Council for the Implementation of Federal and Departmental Projects in the Sphere of Shipbuilding Development.
Georgy Anatolyevich is the author of over 270 published scientific papers, including three monographs; 113 inventions and utility models; Honored Designer of the Russian Federation; Honored Shipbuilder; Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation; laureate of the National Award "Golden Idea" of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia; laureate of the Russian Federation Government Award in the field of education for a set of educational, scientific, and methodological developments "International Certification of Quality Systems of Russian Higher Professional Education"; laureate of the Russian Federation Government Award in the field of science and technology for the project "Development and Implementation of New Intelligent Technologies for Spatial-Temporal Control of the Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Conditions of Uncertainty and Conflict Information Situation"; laureate of the St. Petersburg Government Award for outstanding achievement in the field of higher and secondary vocational education.
Georgy Korzhavin has received numerous state awards, including the Medal "For Labor Valor," the Academician V.N. Chelomey Medal, the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship, the Order of Naval Merit, and the Badge of Honor "For Services to St. Petersburg." On March 4, 2026, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov presented awards to 10 scientists who received the honorary title "Honored Scientist of St. Petersburg" for their contributions to the city's scientific, technological, and innovative development and for addressing the objectives set by the President to ensure Russia's technological sovereignty and leadership. Among them was Georgy Anatolyevich Korzhavin.
And now Georgy Anatolyevich has another significant award: the mantle of Honorary Doctor of the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.
In closing, Georgy Korzhavin delivered his acceptance speech: "Let me thank you for the highest honor of being named an Honorary Doctor of the Polytechnic University. First and foremost, I attach great importance to our cooperation, which was established many years ago. The role of Polytechnic University scientists in the work of the core department and in training specialists for our concern's enterprises is extremely significant. Special programs have been developed, taking into account the specific scientific and technical areas of the institute and the concern's enterprises. This makes it possible to train qualified specialists who adapt easily. They actively integrate into the work and very quickly assume a leading role. I am confident that our cooperation will strengthen and develop in the interests of achieving the goals our government sets for both the Polytechnic University and the concern.
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