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Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
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Elena Selezneva, Victoria Sherstennikova, and Elena Chirkova open the meeting.
On October 28, 2025, as part of the 88th National (All-Russian) Scientific and Practical Conference of Students, Postgraduates, and Young Scientists "Current Issues in Modern Construction," which traditionally takes place at our university, a section of the Department of Intercultural Communication was held. Students from SPbGASU, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, St. Petersburg State Forest Engineering University, and Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering presented their research findings in English.
Elena Selezneva, Head of the Department of Intercultural Communication, emphasized that the section traditionally provides a platform for young researchers from various universities to discuss scientific progress and share discoveries, ideas, and new approaches in a foreign language.
Elena Chirkova, professor at the Department of Intercultural Communication, presented a virtual cloud where any participant in a foreign-language discussion can add new elements—words, concepts, and notions related to scientific fields.
The section moderator, Victoria Sherstennikova, a first-year undergraduate student in the Faculty of Architecture at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, said she was inspired by the students' presentations. The students' research topics covered modern achievements and technologies in construction, architecture, transportation, and economics.
Participants in the section noted that knowledge of foreign languages opens access to a large number of lectures and scientific articles and increases competitiveness in the labor market.
Fyodor Romanchuk, a first-year master's student at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, presented a paper entitled "Advantages and Disadvantages of Concrete Houses Using 3D Printing."
"3D concrete printing technology has both potential applications and limitations due to the specifics of production. I discussed this in my presentation. I'm interested in participating in events like this: I think that, regardless of the topic, everyone can share something interesting or new.
"I've used foreign languages in practice many times—for example, translating documentation into Russian and writing my thesis. I believe that today, knowledge of a foreign language opens up enormous opportunities for career advancement in any industry," Fedor shared.
Kuzma Varaksin, a first-year undergraduate student at the Faculty of Architecture at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, explored the prospects and trends for urban mobility, emphasizing the role of urban infrastructure and analyzing its current state for ensuring the rapid and safe movement of vehicles and various population groups.
Fourth-year undergraduate students from the Faculty of Architecture at the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Dilyara Akhanova and Anastasia Zhikhareva, emphasized the role of artificial intelligence in the creation of modern projects and generative images, which help architects work more efficiently using modern technologies.
Third-year undergraduate students Anastasia Alekseenko and Olesya Alekseenko from the Institute of Forestry Business and Innovation at the St. Petersburg State Forest Engineering University presented the results of a statistical analysis of wooden housing construction in Russia and examined its development prospects.
Second- and third-year undergraduate students from the Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University, Natalia Rudenko and Valeria Aleinikova from the Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, presented an overview of the various factors that lead to employee burnout and analyzed ways to increase motivation and productivity by creating comfortable working conditions, flexible schedules, a positive psychological climate, and organizing extracurricular activities and joint sports.
Viktor Malevany, a first-year master's student at the Faculty of Automobile and Highway Engineering at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, prepared a report entitled "Using Automotive Service Center Capacities for Vehicle Modification."
"The topic of this report overlaps with my final thesis, 'Reconstruction of a Service Station with the Implementation of a Vehicle Customization Section.' I raise the question of the possibility of combining the operation of a service station with the parallel improvement of vehicles, both cosmetic and technical.
"I decided to speak out of curiosity; previously, I'd only participated as a photographer and an audience member. "A foreign language in Russia can be used to research work experience and the organization of work among foreign colleagues, to study educational materials and research papers in the foreign language, and to communicate and coordinate with foreign partners. This is quite sufficient for successfully running and developing a business in my field," Viktor believes.
The section meeting was constructive, with participants raising pressing issues and presenting the results of their research aimed at finding new solutions.
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