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The 6th International Conference "Global Challenges of Digital Market Transformation-2025" was held at the Polytechnic University. The conference was organized by the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade.

The conference featured six panels, as well as a plenary session. The traditional hybrid format allowed many colleagues to participate in all planned events.

At the conference's opening ceremony, Vladimir Glukhov, Advisor to the Rector's Office, emphasized the importance of collaboration between universities to effectively build scientific, research, and partnership ties and expand the scope of activities during international scientific conferences.

This year's conference coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade, which, on the one hand, imposes a special status and solemnity, and on the other, an additional responsibility for organizing and hosting this event. "It is the coordinated work of the structural divisions, each contributing to the substantive, organizational, and informational components, that produces the expected results," Vladimir Shchepinin, Director of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade, emphasized in his welcoming remarks.

The conference is now in its sixth year, and during this time it has gained popularity and recognition among Russian and international universities, research institutions, and specialized organizations.

This year, we expanded our geographic reach: 18 Russian universities from six regions of the Russian Federation, as well as 18 international universities from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, China, India, Thailand, and Uzbekistan, participated in both in-person and online formats, submitting their papers for presentation and publication. The in-person presence of industrial partners among the conference participants was also important to us, highlighting its practical and business-oriented focus, comments Olga Kalinina, Director of the Higher School of Industrial Management at IPMEIT.

For the second year in a row, the section "Current Issues of Modern Management, Economics, and the Service Sector in the Context of Digital Transformation: Theory and Practice" is being held jointly with the Russian-Armenian University and the Institute of Economics and Business. At the opening of the conference, Arman Avetyan, Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Business at RAU, welcomed all participants on behalf of the management and wished them success. The Institute of Economics and Business at RAU received a letter of gratitude from the Institute of Economics and Business at RAU for effective cooperation and the development of scientific and educational ties.

An important result of the collaboration between IPMEiT and the Institute of Economics and Business of the Russian University of Agriculture was the publication of a joint textbook, "Theory and Practice of Management," prepared by the faculty of both universities in time for the conference.

At the conference's plenary session, Anatoly Zherelo, Head of the Information Technology Center, represented the Belarusian State University, Institute of Business, and delivered a welcoming address. Olga Myasnikova, Associate Professor at the Institute of Business, then presented a plenary report. The BSU delegation also received a letter of thanks from the Institute of Economics, Mechanics and Technology for their effective collaboration.

Our department has been collaborating with the Belarusian State University for many years. Joint publications, roundtables, and sections we organize with our Belarusian colleagues on current issues in economic theory allow us to exchange experiences and expert opinions in real time, comments Svetlana Golovkina, Head of the Department of Economic Theory at the Institute of Economics, Mechanics, and Telecommunications.

The conference co-organizer, the Higher School of Service and Trade, introduced Shakir Ullah, a professor in the School of International Studies at Henan Normal University, as the speaker at the plenary session. The school organized and hosted two sections, ensuring broad participation from colleagues from Thailand, Indonesia, and India, who presented online.

The first session of the HSE "Human-Centered Technologies and Marketing Strategies in the Digital Era" focused on current issues of digitalization's impact on processes and interactions in various spheres of human activity, aimed at meeting the needs of individuals and society. A special focus was given to the key trends in collecting and analyzing big data aimed at identifying consumer trends.

The second session of the HSE School of Social and Technical Sciences, "Quality of Life: Theory and Practice in the Context of Digitalization," examined trends and development prospects for tourism and hospitality in the rapidly changing digital world. Participants discussed the possibilities of adapting traditional hotel practices to meet the needs of modern consumers focused on online services and personalized experiences. Effective methods for measuring and managing service quality, based on modern big data processing technologies, were proposed.

The Higher School of Service and Trade traditionally co-organizes the event. The conference features a broad representation of our strategic partners and a fairly broad geography of Russian and international scientific collaboration. The school's sessions generated keen interest, stimulating the exchange of experience and new solutions, says Olga Voronova, Director of the Higher School of Service and Trade at IPMEIT.

The Higher School of Industrial Management held two sections on industry and functional management.

The "Industry Management in the Digital Era" section was held in a mixed format and began with a presentation by the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on the digital transformation of the energy sector. This was followed by a presentation by colleagues from Vladivostok (Far Eastern Federal University and Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University) on ensuring the sustainable development of the food industry and domestic fisheries. Representatives of Gazprom Neft-CR and Almaz-Antey VKO-Obukhov Plant also presented their practical experiences.

The breakout session, "Functional Management in the Digital Era," featured presentations from university guests, faculty, and graduate students. The session opened with a presentation by Anna Dyachkova of the Ural Federal University, named after the first President of Russia, B.N. Yeltsin, on transforming approaches to human capital development and integrating business into the educational ecosystem. Participants examined issues of intercompany coordination in supply chains, challenges of personnel management in a virtual environment, and the use of adaptive inventory management systems.

The Department of Economic Theory organized and hosted a session titled "Methodological Aspects and Best Practices in Economics in the Digital Age." Participants from the Belarusian State University, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology presented in person. The presentations addressed pressing issues related to the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on global markets, the digital transformation of economic systems, and the adaptation of data analysis methods to the increasing digitalization of the economy.

In addition, the conference organizers gave external participants a tour of the Polytechnic University campus and the IPMEiT building.

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The exhibition "Victory. 1945–2025," prepared by the SPbPU History Museum for the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, has opened at the Grand Canyon shopping and entertainment center.

Today's exhibition marks a new step in our partnership with the Polytechnic University. We signed a cooperation agreement at the beginning of the year. The first groups of students have already completed internships at the Grand Canyon. The exhibition, dedicated to the Polytechnic students' heroism, aims to educate future generations of St. Petersburg residents. "This is our shared contribution to preserving historical memory," said Andrey Atamas, manager of the Grand Canyon shopping center, at the opening ceremony.

Artem Solovyov, a leading specialist at the SPbPU History Museum, emphasized that holding the exhibition in this format will allow residents and visitors to the city to become more familiar with the Polytechnicians' contribution to the Victory and learn new facts about their lives and scientific discoveries.

The exhibition recounts the exploits of the staff and students of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, their contribution to the USSR's defense efforts, and the development of the "Weapons of Victory." Among the institute's graduates are the outstanding designers Mikhail Koshkin, Nikolai Dukhov, Nikolai Polikarpov, Boris Malinin, and many others. Under their leadership, weapons, aviation, and transport were developed that brought Victory Day closer.

From the first days of the war, approximately five thousand Polytechnic students and staff went to the front, joining the people's militia and partisan units, while the institute's laboratories fulfilled orders for the army and the home front. The exhibition displays reflect these stories, the labor and military exploits of the Polytechnic students, whose work became part of the Great Victory.

The exhibition is open to all visitors to the Grand Canyon Shopping Center and serves as another reminder of the price of this heroic act that united the destinies of millions of people. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared 2025 the Year of Defender of the Fatherland in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and as a sign of respect for those who participated in the special military operation.

Photo: Grand Canyon Shopping Center

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Elsevier Publishing House has published updated lists The most highly cited scientists in the world for 2024 and throughout their entire scientific careers are listed. The list includes 19 Polytechnic University graduates, 12 of whom currently work at SPbPU.

Stanford University (USA) annually compiles and analyzes the international scientometric database Scopus, which ranks the most influential scientists. Both qualitative and quantitative citation metrics are taken into account when compiling the rankings. The resulting data is published on the Elsevier website. According to the company, the scientists featured in the lists represent 2% of the most influential figures in global science.

Eight researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University were included in both rankings as the most highly cited authors for 2024 and throughout their entire research careers:

Anatoly Popovich – Director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, Professor of the Scientific and Educational Center "Structural and Functional Materials" of the Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering, Chief Researcher of the Research Laboratory "Laser and Additive Technologies", Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor;

Nikolay Vatin is the director of the Scientific and Technological Complex "Digital Engineering in Civil Construction", chief researcher of the laboratory of protected and modular structures, professor of the Higher School of Advanced Digital Technologies of the PIS "Digital Engineering", and Doctor of Technical Sciences;

Mikhail Strelets is the head of the laboratory "Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence" of the SPbPU PISh "Digital Engineering", Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;

Mikhail Shur is a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence at the SPbPU Digital Engineering School and a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences.

Anton-Jiri Krivtsov is the director of the Higher School of Theoretical Mechanics and Mathematical Physics of the Physics and Mechanical Institute, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences;

Andrey Travin is a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence at the SPbPU PIS "Digital Engineering", and a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences;

Vladimir Mostepanenko is the chief researcher of the Scientific Laboratory “Microelectronics (Design Center for Integrated Circuits)” of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor;

Lev Utkin is a professor at the Higher School of Artificial Intelligence Technologies of the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and a Doctor of Technical Sciences;

Two Polytechnic University researchers were included in the list of the most cited researchers for the past year. The 2024 ranking includes Sergei Barykin, a professor at the Higher School of Service and Trade of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade and a Doctor of Economics, and Mohanad Sabri, PhD, Head of the Laboratory of Self-Healing Structural Materials at the SPbPU Digital Engineering School, President of the International Scientific and Engineering Center of the Autonomous Non-Profit Research Center "IROX."

Two SPbPU scientists were also included in the annual list of the most highly cited authors based on career indicators. They are Vadim Davydov, a professor at the Higher School of Materials Physics and Engineering at the Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering (IMMiT), and Sergey Roshchupkin, a professor at the Higher School of Fundamental Physics Research at the Institute of Physics and Mechanics (PhMH).

The international ranking of the Top 2% Scientists in the World is based on Scopus data and considers key metrics of scientific activity: the total number of citations to papers, the h-index, and special coefficients that take into account the number of co-authors and exclude self-citations. The ranking system covers 22 scientific fields, which are divided into 174 specialized areas.

The inclusion of Polytechnic University scientists in this prestigious ranking not only demonstrates their personal professional success but also confirms the high scientific potential of the entire university. This significant achievement testifies to SPbPU's significant contribution to the development of the global scientific community and the recognition of the quality of its research at the international level.

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A training exercise codenamed "Polytechnic Shield 2025" was held at the Polytechnic University's international campus at 28 Grazhdansky Prospekt. Its goal was to practice staff responses in the event of an emergency or terrorist attack.

The first stage of the training included a situation involving the detection and defusal of an improvised explosive device.

According to the legend, the attacker, acting on orders from the intelligence services of a hostile country, infiltrated the campus of the university's Graduate School of International Educational Programs. While attempting to gain entry to Building No. 16, he encountered a security guard, changed his plan, and planted an improvised explosive device near the service entrance to the cafeteria. He then retreated to a safe distance, blending into the crowd.

A vigilant employee passing by saw a suspicious object and reported the discovery to a security guard in the building and to the University Security Center.

A security guard activated the panic button. Following established procedures, the Security Center duty officer alerted the emergency services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian National Guard, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and also reported the incident to the Vice Rector for Information, Youth Policy, and Security and the Chair of the University Emergency Situations Committee.

A patrol team from the U-Piter security organization arrived, cordoned off the area where the explosive device was located, placed a "Fountain" explosion localizer next to it, and organized the evacuation of everyone in the building. The emergency alert system was used for this purpose.

The Rosgvardia rapid response team arrived and defused the explosive device.

The second phase of the training focused on fire suppression. The "Frese" robotic fire suppression platform, developed by young engineers from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport, came in handy.

According to the story, a car parked in the center of the playground caught fire after an improvised explosive device exploded. A university employee noticed the fire and reported it to the U-Piter security guard station in Building 16. The guard called 7 921 940-66-75 and notified the senior administrator of the University Security Center (USC).

The senior administrator notified the emergency services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian National Guard, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the university's vice-rector for information, youth policy, and security, and the chairman of the emergency commission.

A fire brigade from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for St. Petersburg arrived at the scene. A firefighting robot from the Institute of Fire and Rescue (IMMiT) assisted in extinguishing the fire.

During the third stage of training, Polytechnic employees and students were taught how to use primary fire extinguishing equipment: water, blankets, and fire extinguishers (powder, carbon dioxide, and air-emulsion).

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On October 2, a ceremonial meeting of the Academic Council took place, at which the mantle and diploma of Honorary Doctor of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University were presented to the president of the Global Energy Association (Moscow) and the Russian-Latin American Bering-Belinshausen Institute (Montevideo, Uruguay), journalist, and Doctor of Historical Sciences Sergei Brilev.

The title "Honorary Doctor of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University" is awarded to outstanding figures in science and technology, education, and culture, as well as leading specialists from Russia and abroad, for significant contributions to the development of cutting-edge fields of knowledge and scholarship, whose work contributes to the strategic development, expansion of areas of cooperation, and enhancement of the university's prestige. On June 26, 2025, members of the Academic Council unanimously voted to award the title "Honorary Doctor of SPbPU" to Sergei Brilev.

We have the deepest respect for our honorary doctors. They make a significant contribution to the development of education, science, culture, and the upbringing of youth, noted SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy.

Polytechnic University and the Global Energy International Association, whose president is Sergey Brilev, have been collaborating since 2021, when the university hosted the announcement of the Global Energy Prize finalists. Energy is one of Polytechnic University's key areas of focus, so the Association's efforts to develop international research and projects and support innovation in the fuel and energy sector are crucial for the university.

Also in 2022, our university hosted an awards ceremony for the winners of the Young Scientist 4.0 program, which is being implemented by the Association jointly with Gazprom.

We are all grateful to Sergei Borisovich for his active involvement in the publication of a scientific journal of the same name at our university, in collaboration with the Global Energy Association, since 2022. This journal is included in the current version of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications—the "White List," emphasized Dmitry Karpov, SPbPU Academic Secretary, in his speech.

During the event, Sergei Brilev was also congratulated on his recent successful defense of his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences on the topic "Interaction between Soviet and British intelligence services in Europe in 1941–1945."

At first glance, it seems strange that I, a doctor of historical sciences, have received such recognition at a technical university. But in reality, we're all working on the same thing," commented Sergey Brilev.

After receiving the gown and diploma of Honorary Doctor of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Sergey Brilev addressed the members of the Academic Council. In his speech, he highlighted the opportunities for collaboration with the Polytechnic University and thanked everyone for the honor.

"The Polytechnic University is much more than just a university. It's a monument to a glorious history and a portal to a visible future," noted Sergey Brilev.

Sergey Brilev was born in Cuba in 1972 and earned two degrees from MGIMO and the Montevideo Institute of Foreign Languages. He is fluent in English and Spanish. He built a career in analytical journalism and worked for a long time at the Rossiya TV channel. He has authored numerous documentaries and publications. He has received various awards, including the Order of Honor and the Order of Friendship. He is a multiple finalist and winner of the TEFI award. His achievements have been repeatedly recognized with gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation.

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Where can you meet contemporary Russian scientists and learn about the breakthrough discoveries made in our country? Innovative materials, artificial intelligence, environmental protection, modern medicines, genetic and neurotechnologies, and space exploration—these and other fields are highlighted by the participants of the "Science in Faces" exhibition, which opened at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

This year, four scientists from St. Petersburg took part in the project.

Vadim Popkov — laureate of the 2024 Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists, Head of the Laboratory of Materials and Processes for Hydrogen Energy at the A.F. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Elena Korochkina — laureate of the 2024 Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists, Professor at the Department of Genetic and Reproductive Biotechnology at the St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine Artem Nosov — laureate of the 2024 Government Prize in Science and Technology for Young Scientists, Head of the Research Laboratory (Military Surgery), Deputy Head of the Research Department (Experimental Medicine) of the Research Center of the Military Medical Academy Alina Cherepovitsyna — Head of the Laboratory at the Institute of Economic Problems named after G. P. Luzin, Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher, Research Institute "Center for Environmental Industrial Policy"

In the Technopolis Polytech research building, SPbPU students, faculty, and guests will see portraits of 23 outstanding Russian scientists—winners of the Russian Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists, the Russian Government Prize in Science and Technology for Young Scientists, and other key scientific awards; participants in meetings with the Russian President on the sidelines of the Congress of Young Scientists; winners of Russian Science Foundation competitions; and employees of leading Russian scientific organizations.

The 2025 exhibition will feature scientists from 14 Russian regions—authors of breakthrough scientific research in the fields of climate change in the Arctic, the biology of aging, genetic technologies, the economics of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as developments in sensor interfaces, generative artificial intelligence algorithms, innovative medical devices, composites for radiation safety in space, new organic compounds with high nitrogen content, and more.

The project will also be presented at major universities in other cities: Arkhangelsk, Kazan, Saratov, Tomsk, and Ufa. The project's participants will participate in scientific events and discussions and give lectures on their research and opportunities for young scientists in various fields. The exhibition will conclude at the 5th Anniversary Congress of Young Scientists—the key event of the Decade of Science and Technology, which will be held at Sirius University of Science and Technology from November 26 to 28, 2025.

The "Science in Faces" exhibition is supported by the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in Science and Education of the Presidential Council for Science and Education of the Russian Federation and a grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation as part of the Decade of Science and Technology declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The exhibition is part of the "Science Nearby" initiative. The project partner is Sibur, a leader in the Russian petrochemical industry. The exhibition concept was developed in collaboration with the Snob media project, the creative partner of "Science in Faces."

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A student team from the Institute of Civil Engineering at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, led by Liliya Talipova, senior lecturer at the Institute's School of Industrial, Civil, and Road Construction, won the "Digital Era of Transport" IT championship. The competition took place in Moscow.

The event was held with the support and participation of the Russian Ministry of Transport, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Utilities, the Federal Road Agency, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor), the R.O.S.ASPHALT Association, and relevant agencies and institutes. The Digital Era of Transport Association served as the organizer.

The winners of this season's intermediate stages participated in the championship. The Polytechnic University team "Vysota," consisting of students from the Civil Engineering Institute: Evangelina Morozova, Anna Ryabova, Alexander Pakhomov, Igor Tokarev, and Yaroslav Sosnovsky, confidently solved the case "Development of a System for Analyzing and Predicting Road Pavement Performance under Various Operating Conditions," developed by Magistral Group. The team developed a web application and implemented a mathematical forecasting model.

"The championship victory was made possible by a clear division of work within the team: the engineering team developed physical and mathematical models for calculating the wear and service life of the pavement, while the IT team created the "Virtual Laboratory" web application, integrating these algorithms into a user-friendly interface," noted Evgeniya Morozova, a postgraduate student in the "Design and Construction of Roads, Subways, Airfields, Bridges, and Transport Tunnels" program at the Civil Engineering Institute.

During the case study, the Vysota Research Institute team demonstrated their skills in mathematical modeling and programming. "The project demonstrated that digitalization of transport requires close collaboration between engineers and developers: only together can they transform complex calculations into a clear and useful tool for users," Liliya Talipova emphasized.

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In 2025, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, as the coordinator of the Russian-African Network University consortium, led a project to reform higher education in the Republic of Mali, as well as develop a concept for the creation of the Polytechnic University of Bandiagara.

This project was initiated under an agreement between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Mali and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Ten leading universities participating in the RAFU project joined the project, each coordinating the development of core educational programs in one of ten priority areas of study for Mali. The Polytechnic University took on the responsibility for civil engineering and ecology.

A significant amount of organizational work has already been completed, expert groups have been formed for each area, and teaching and methodological complexes have been developed for more than 30 educational programs at the future Bandiagara Polytechnic University.

A key event in this process was the visit of an official delegation from the Republic of Mali to SPbPU, which arrived as part of the "Digital Research Leadership" program of the RAFU Summer Multidisciplinary University. The delegation included key experts responsible for the establishment of the University of Bandiagara: Ousmane Mariko, Advisor to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Mali; Professor Yacouba Dao, Coordinator of Cooperation between Malian Universities and the Russian Federation; Ousmane Guindo, Rector of the newly established Polytechnic University of Bandiagara; and the future heads and coordinators of its faculties: Salif Nabounan Dembélé, Aboubacar Bengali, and Ali Kansay.

They held an official meeting with SPbPU Rector and RAFU Presidium Chairman Andrey Rudskoy. Participants included Dmitry Arsenyev, Vice-Rector for International Affairs; Marina Petrochenko, Director of the Civil Engineering Institute; Issa Togo, Honorary Consul of Mali in St. Petersburg and Associate Professor at the Institute of Civil Engineering; and Alla Mazina, Secretary of the RAFU Presidium. The partners discussed strategic issues related to reforming Mali's national education system. SPbPU Rector introduced his colleagues to Russian approaches to modernizing and transforming engineering education, as well as creating modern university campuses.

The Polytechnic will provide comprehensive support for reforming higher education in the Republic of Mali. We are ready to organize retraining and advanced training for your faculty. We will also be happy to accept Malian students into our educational programs at all levels," Andrei Ivanovich noted.

During the visit, the Malians completed a short-term internship. The topic was "Digital Technologies in Civil Engineering." This program is supervised by the Polytechnic University. The main working meeting was held at the Institute of Civil Engineering at SPbPU. Also participating were Maxim Terekh, Deputy Director for Academic and Methodological Work; Ksenia Strelets, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Programs; Yuri Lazarev and Galina Kozinets, Directors of Higher Schools; and Mikhail Romanov, Personnel Manager for International Affairs.

Colleagues from Mali were introduced to the key competencies and infrastructure of the Institute of Civil Engineering. The delegation was given a tour of its cutting-edge laboratories. The guests visited innovation sites, including the Polytech MetaCampus center, the additive manufacturing and 3D printing lab, the Vysota research and education center, as well as modern laboratories for environmental monitoring, hydraulics, and innovative road construction materials. This allowed them to clearly demonstrate the university's practical potential for modernizing higher education in Mali.

Usman Guindo, Rector of the newly established Polytechnic University of Bandiagara, emphasized the importance of this collaboration: "Our university is being established in an area rich in various building materials. To utilize them effectively and ensure environmental conservation, we need to train highly qualified specialists. Therefore, the creation of a Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering is of utmost importance to us."

As part of the same Summer Multidisciplinary University, Malian representatives also visited other RAFU member universities overseeing agricultural technology, veterinary science, and animal husbandry—the St. Petersburg State Agrarian University and the St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine. Their Russian colleagues demonstrated their educational and scientific capabilities, which could form the basis for transforming these areas in Mali.

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SPbPU specialists have improved the effectiveness of targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors. The scientists discovered that by coating drug nanoparticles with a mixture of substances that make up a third of the brain, they can precisely release the active substance in cancer cells with minimal effect on healthy tissue. The results are published in the Journal of Controlled Release. RIA Novosti.

Chemotherapy side effects—hair loss, nausea, and fatigue—occur because toxic drugs attack not only the tumor but also healthy cells. The drugs circulate through the bloodstream, even reaching unaffected tissue.

This behavior of drugs in the patient's body also reduces the overall effectiveness of treatment: only a small portion of the administered drug reaches its target. To achieve targeted drug delivery to the tumor site, it is possible to use nanocarriers—"containers" that shield the active substance from the external environment and can be controlled externally, noted Sergei Shipilovskikh, a leading researcher and associate professor at the Higher School of Biomedical Systems and Technologies at SPbPU.

These "containers" can be tagged with tags that are specific only to cancer cells, but not to healthy ones. Scientists from SPbPU and their colleagues from ITMO University discovered that applying a mixture of biological substances to the surface of nanoparticles reduces the "recognizability" of the nanocontainer to healthy cells and delivers the active substance precisely to the target.

The scientists used lecithin—a mixture of natural fats, fatty acids, and other components—to coat the nanocontainers. The human brain contains 30 percent lecithin, so the drug won't cause rejection or an immune reaction.

According to our results, approximately 80 percent of the active substance is released from the nanocontainer, which consists of silicon dioxide and is coated with a lipid shell of lecithin, specifically in cancer cells. Moreover, the effect is prolonged: the drug is not released completely at once, but gradually, exerting a cumulative effect within the tumor space, explained Sergey Shipilovskikh.

The researcher also explained that using the active ingredient in nanoparticles, rather than in its free form, is also advantageous in terms of storage conditions. In a nanocontainer, the drug is protected from atmospheric oxygen, light, and other external influences.

According to the scientists, the accumulation of nanoparticles in tumors is due to both the structural features of the lipid membrane and the fact that tumor cells are capable of more active metabolism than healthy cells. In the future, the scientists plan to elucidate the detailed mechanism of lecithin-coated nanoparticle uptake by cells and continue developing a universal system for delivering anticancer drugs to various cancer cell types.

The study was carried out within the framework of the federal program "Priority 2030".

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Representatives of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU, "Digital Engineering," signed a cooperation agreement between SPbPU and the Avangard Technological Lyceum in Omsk. The signing ceremony took place during Engineering Education Day at the Avangard Technological Lyceum. The SPbPU Advanced Engineering School team also presented educational initiatives, teaching methods, and developments at the event.

Engineering Education Day at the Avangard Technological Lyceum opened with a plenary session, in which Sergei Salkutsan, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the SPbPU Institute of Continuing Education, spoke as an expert.

The key topic of discussion was expanding cooperation between organizations involved in developing the educational environment in the Omsk region. Sergey Salkutsan announced the opening of the region's first school design bureau at the Avangard Technological Lyceum, implemented in collaboration with the Avangard hockey club.

Presenting the concept of the School of Design Bureaus (SDB), Sergey Salkutsan shared his experience of successfully launching the first cohorts in St. Petersburg: "The goal of the SDB is to prepare schoolchildren for project-based and research-based work by developing engineering thinking. In our school design bureaus, we foster an engineering culture and foster creative potential by immersing students in real-world project work, which serves as a powerful incentive for early career guidance."

The culmination of Engineering Education Day was the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Avangard Technological Lyceum and SPbPU. Sergey Salkutsan signed the agreement on behalf of the Center for Continuing Professional Education of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering," and Director Larisa Efimova signed it on behalf of the Avangard Lyceum. Following this, the parties discussed the practical aspects and mechanisms for implementing joint plans for the functioning of the Avangard Lyceum.

At the exhibition, SPbPU PISh specialists Andrey Shimchenko and Elena Kasyanenko introduced parents and students to the activities of the School of Design at the Avangard Lyceum and demonstrated the results of project work by the first cohort of School of Design participants, implemented as part of an engineering design project.

Vladimir Voronov, an engineer at the Industrial Systems for Streaming Data Processing laboratory at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical School, presented a small-sized, wheeled, autonomous robot, MKAR, developed by the laboratory's staff, at the festival. This development meets modern educational standards in robotics.

MKAR 3.1 is a new version of the educational and methodological package aimed at studying robotics, unmanned systems, and programming. The robot is equipped with omnidirectional wheels, modern sensors, and a modular design. It also comes with a virtual simulator, making training possible even without access to a physical model.

The exhibition generated great interest among schoolchildren, teachers, and parents. Festival guests learned about the robot's capabilities and how it can be used to develop engineering and digital skills in schoolchildren and students.

Omsk boasts a modern educational center, the Avangard Lyceum, which educates talented and motivated students with a genuine interest in new engineering solutions and unmanned technologies. At the event, we saw keen interest from both students and their parents. Many carefully studied the design and functionality of the MKAR. Events like these are undoubtedly important for promoting engineering education and fostering a deeper understanding of how modern unmanned systems operate among a wider audience, noted Vladimir Voronov.

Active work on establishing the School of Design and Development (SCD) network continues this academic year, with both new and experienced project participants. As a reminder, the project is being implemented with the support of the Government of St. Petersburg, in collaboration with the Academy of Technical Creativity and Digital Technologies. Key project partners include JSC AEM-Technologies (part of the mechanical engineering division of the Rosatom State Corporation), PJSC Gazprom Neft, ANO Physical Rehabilitation, LLC Ascon — Design Systems, and the Kronstadt Engineering Center. The established SCDs have already successfully implemented the project for ANO Physical Rehabilitation and are ready for new challenges from the Kronstadt Engineering Center, which will begin in October of this year. In August, an organizational meeting dedicated to the launch of the SCD network was held at the Academy of Digital Technologies. It brought together representatives from 23 educational institutions in St. Petersburg, demonstrating significant interest in developing engineering education in schools.

Valeria Zotova, Director of the Academy, and Sergei Salkutsan, Director of the SPbPU Center for Continuing Professional Education, addressed the participants with welcoming remarks. They emphasized the importance of creating the SKB network as a systemic city initiative aimed at uniting the efforts of schools, universities, and industry to train future engineering professionals.

Zinaida Bushueva, the Academy's senior methodologist, presented a detailed overview of the methodological support for the School of Design and Development. Andrey Shimchenko, a specialist at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical School, conducted a briefing for school representatives on installing the specialized software "KOMPAS-3D," designed for use in the educational process. Following this, the PIS team organized a series of meetings with the first cohort of schools.

Sergey Salkutsan and Mikhail Zhmailo, head of the Applied Research and Development program at the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering," visited the first cohort of schools to discuss key aspects of the School's operations.

The development of collaboration between the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" and schools in other regions as part of the expansion of the school design bureau network demonstrates the demand for the proposed multi-level system for developing young people's scientific and technical potential. This system is integrated into the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School's model of cross-cutting engineering education: "school-college-university-industry," ensuring the consistent transfer of knowledge and practical skills from school to industry.

The development of the School of Engineering Design is based on the principles of project-based learning, where students are engaged in solving real-world engineering problems, which fosters critical thinking and teamwork skills. Collaboration with schools in other regions of the country allows us to scale up successful practices and adapt educational programs to the needs of specific regions. This not only improves the quality of engineering education but also creates a talent pool for high-tech industries.

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