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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The Institute of Civil Engineering at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University has launched a professional retraining program in "Reconstruction and Restoration of Buildings," integrated into the core curriculum of the "Construction of Unique Buildings and Structures" specialty, focusing on "Construction of High-Rise and Large-Span Buildings and Structures." Sixth-year students are enrolled in the program, and upon completion, they will earn the qualification of "Architect-Restorator."
During the program's ceremonial launch, Alexey Mikhailov, Chairman of the Committee for State Control, Use, and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of St. Petersburg and PhD in Architecture, delivered a lecture to students. He emphasized the importance of training specialists with technical competencies and knowledge of the principles of working at St. Petersburg's cultural heritage sites.
During their training, students will become familiar with technologies and methods for organizing work at cultural heritage sites and the principles of regulatory frameworks for the reconstruction and restoration of buildings.
Highly qualified expert practitioners with extensive experience in this field will share their knowledge with students. The final stage of their training will be the completion of interdisciplinary final theses.
"Preserving cultural heritage, along with comprehensive territorial development, improvement, and the creation of a comfortable and safe living environment, is considered a priority and requires qualified personnel, which is what the SPbPU Institute of Civil Engineering trains," emphasized Alexandra Komissarova, the program's academic director and one of its authors, Deputy Director of the Union of Restorers of St. Petersburg. "The Union of Restorers of St. Petersburg is interested in training specialists capable of working in interdisciplinary teams and solving problems in the fields of reconstruction, restoration, design, and safety of Russia's cultural heritage sites. The Union of Restorers of St. Petersburg and the Institute of Civil Engineering have developed a collaboration plan, one of the points of which is the professional retraining program 'Reconstruction and Restoration of Buildings.'"
The project is part of the “Development of a system for students to simultaneously obtain several qualifications within the framework of vocational education” measure of the “Priority 2030” program.
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