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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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An intensive three-day project-analytical session concluded at the B.N. Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU), culminating nearly a year of work by the KRSU development team with the support of SPbPU and other Russian universities. The session brought together KRSU leadership, leading faculty, the most active members of the student community, and experts from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The main objective of these three days was to translate KRSU's ambitious development strategy through 2030 (with a view to 2040) from concepts into concrete actions and measurable results.
The Polytechnic University expert group included Maria Vrublevskaya, Vice-Rector for Human Resources Policy; Maxim Pasholikov, Vice-Rector for Information, Youth Policy, and Security; Nikita Golovin, Head of the Slavic Universities Project Office and Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Office; Ivan Kurta, Head of the Directorate for Continuing Education and Industry Partnerships; and Anna Kondakova, Deputy Head of the Strategic Planning and Development Department. Polytechnic University experts have been working with the KRSU team for over a year to develop approaches to the qualitative transformation of the engineering education system at the Kyrgyz university and, more generally, to develop a development strategy. The process of developing a development program and a roadmap for its implementation through 2030 has now begun.
Work was conducted across five key project tracks, each responsible for a fundamental area of development: modern education and relevant educational programs, science and innovation, investment in human capital, progressive youth policy, and comprehensive pre- and postgraduate professional education. Additionally, attention was paid to issues of comprehensive infrastructure development, including the new KRSU campus, and effective financial management.
Over the course of three days, the KRSU development team, which included representatives of the university's administrative structures, as well as deans, faculty, and students from various faculties, consistently worked through the tasks of translating strategic goals into specific operational initiatives and activities. Implementation tools and performance indicators were developed for each initiative, and responsible individuals were selected. At each session, SPbPU experts supported the group work, actively engaging participants in discussion, sharing their own experiences and examples that could be considered when developing fundamental university policies and implementation mechanisms. Following each stage of the group work, the leaders of KRSU's thematic groups presented their findings in a plenary session, answered questions, and received suggestions that they incorporated. On the final day of the PAS, the groups presented summary reports outlining their proposals for KRSU's transformation and the achievement of strategic development goals. KRSU Rector Sergey Volkov actively participated in the final plenary session: he asked clarifying questions, commented, immediately provided feedback on the proposals put forward, and clarified what needed to be taken into account immediately after the project-analytical session.
But the main achievement was the birth of a new culture of interaction. As KRSU Rector Sergey Volkov noted, this session was a crucial step in building a modern managerial and academic culture at the university.
It's important for us not just to write a strategy, but to live by it. Strategizing means looking at the university from the outside, seeing its development and potential. Dream. Without a dream, there is no forward movement—either for the individual or for the university," he emphasized, setting the tone for a bold, ambitious vision of the future.
Experts' views only confirmed the positive changes taking place. Maria Vrublevskaya, SPbPU Vice Rector for Human Resources, noted the progress: "I see tremendous progress. Lively discussions, mutual respect, new ideas, and new faces have emerged. A culture of partnership and horizontal interaction is being developed at the university. This means that strategic thinking is already becoming the norm here."
These words are direct evidence that a new philosophy is being formed at KRSU, based on partnership and joint responsible movement towards a common goal.
It's important to understand that the session just concluded is not the final point, but rather a powerful start to extensive and systematic work. All the developed materials, initiatives, and projects will form the basis of a detailed KRSU Development Program for 2026–2030 and a corresponding roadmap. These documents will serve as a tangible management tool with clear indicators, deadlines, and designated implementers. Implementation of this program is expected to lead to tangible changes for everyone: updating educational programs and strengthening scientific potential, developing youth initiatives, creating a modern, comfortable infrastructure, and, ultimately, creating new, unique opportunities for every student and faculty member of the B.N. Yeltsin Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University.
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