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The sixteenth season of the FabPRO course has launched at the Polytech Tower. It's a program created by students for students who want to immerse themselves in modern technologies and immediately apply their knowledge in practice. This year, the project is being implemented with the support of the Polytech Tower Youth Trajectory Center and the System Engineering student design bureau. For the first time, the FabLab Polytech student maker association has officially assumed supervision of the course.

Interest in the season was record-breaking: over 200 people attended the selection interviews. The grand opening of the FabPRO course became one of the most anticipated events of the semester. The soft glow of lanterns and live music created a warm, creative atmosphere. In his welcoming address, CMT Director Andrey Dolgirev noted the program's practical focus and openness to proactive students.

Guests at the evening met the team from the Youth Policy Department and the Tower, the FabLab governing board, and student teachers who had risen from beginners to mentors.

After the presentation of the courses, participants asked questions and chose their own learning paths. The evening concluded with a prize drawing—some left not only with new plans but also with gifts.

"I've been attending FabPRO since the very beginning of my studies. I'm very pleased that the courses at the Tower attract more and more interested students every year. This is the best motivation for the budding community and student teachers," commented Victoria Saikinova, a third-year student at IMMiT and head of the FabLab Polytech event-making department.

The 16th season features 11 tracks. Basic tracks, such as "From CAD to 3D Printing," have been retained, while new ones have been added, including "Fundamentals of Industrial Robotics" in collaboration with RCP.SYSTEMS. Over the course of the semester, participants will immerse themselves in the fundamentals of makercraft, technological patriotism, and technical creativity, mastering rapid prototyping and digital manufacturing under the guidance of experienced mentors and with the expert support of the Center for Technical Cooperation and FabLab Polytech.

I'm already in my second year. The competition is getting tougher with each semester. I feel like we'll soon have to build a hangar next to the Hydrotower, otherwise we won't be able to fit in there with our ideas and developments," shared Andrey Khribtenko, a second-year student at the Institute of Economics and Technology, in the FabPRO program "From CAD to Laser CNC Machine."

Every semester, the Polytech Tower hosts FabPRO practical courses, and this season naturally continues this tradition. The opening marked a strong start to a period filled with opportunities for learning, creativity, and team project work.

The next intake will take place in early February. Stay tuned for announcements on social media.

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The Avangard Technological Lyceum in Omsk hosted the "Engineering Education Day" festival, bringing together leading national and regional universities, industrial enterprises, and organizations developing engineering and digital technologies. Among the participants was Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Vladimir Voronov, an engineer at the Industrial Stream Data Processing Systems Laboratory of the Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" at SPbPU, represented the Polytechnic University.

Guests at the event at the Avangard Technology Lyceum saw how MKAR is helping develop competencies in the field of unmanned systems.

The PSPOD laboratory showcased its development—the compact, wheeled, autonomous robot MKAR 3.1. The exhibit 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 competencies in schoolchildren and students.

MKAR 3.1 is a new version of the educational and methodological toolkit for teaching robotics, unmanned systems, and programming. The robot is built on the ROS2 operating system and features omnidirectional wheels, modern sensors, and a modular design that allows for customization of its functionality to meet specific learning objectives. It also comes with a virtual simulator, enabling training even without access to a physical model.

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 modern unmanned systems among a wider audience, noted Vladimir Voronov.

The MKAR exhibit was part of the festival's extensive educational program, which included lectures and master classes from leading engineers, researchers, and industry representatives. The event was also attended by representatives of Omsk State Technical University, Omsk State Agrarian University, the Quantorium children's technology park, the Omsk Oil Refinery, and other industry representatives.

The Engineering Education Day festival is an excellent platform for showcasing cutting-edge engineering practices and strengthening ties between educational institutions, the scientific community, and industry. The participation of SPbPU and its laboratories in such events contributes to the strategic goal of building a continuous system of engineering education, from school to successful careers in industry.

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On the main staircase, between classes, you can once again enjoy classical music and contemporary compositions performed by the symphony orchestra, the Polytechnic Chamber Choir, and the Polyhymnia Choir.

The "Musical Break" project launched last academic year and has captured the hearts of all Polytechnic students. Over the years, it has become an important part of the university's cultural life. Musical breaks fill the university with a special energy, foster a creative atmosphere, showcase student talent, and inspire Polytechnic students.

"We strive to make the cultural component an integral part of the university's educational environment, and participation in creative projects a natural part of student life," notes Boris Kondin, Head of the Directorate of Cultural Programs and Youth Creativity. "We hope that one day the entire Polytechnic University will sound like a single choir—both literally and figuratively—united by shared values, a desire for self-expression, and love."

We encourage everyone to experience the beautiful and attend musical breaks this school year.

I'd never studied anywhere with anything like this before, so at first it felt unexpected and surprising. It felt like I'd been snatched away from the daily grind that sometimes overwhelms us," says Andrey Yemelyanov, a first-year student at IMMIT.

Musical break schedule for the 2025/26 academic year (starting at 1:30 PM):

25.09.25 — Polytechnic Chamber Choir 13.10.25 — Pop and Symphony Orchestra "Ingenium" 24.10.25 — Youth Choir "Polyhymnia" 13.11.25 — Youth Choir "Polyhymnia" 28.11.25 — Pop and Symphony Orchestra "Ingenium" 09.12.25 — Polytechnic Chamber Choir 16.02.26 — Pop and Symphony Orchestra "Ingenium" 24.02.26 — Youth Choir "Polyhymnia" 05.03.26 — Pop and Symphony Orchestra "Ingenium" 17.03.26 — Polytechnic Chamber Choir 09.04.26 — Polytechnic Chamber Choir 22.04.26 — Youth Choir Polyhymnia

Also, if you're a Polytechnic University student with a passion for art and want to develop your creative talents, the university has 14 arts groups. You're sure to find something for yourself.

In addition, SPbPU students have the unique opportunity to attend all concerts held in the White Hall absolutely free of charge.

"I felt like I'd entered another reality. It looked and sounded absolutely beautiful! It was great that they performed new songs as well. I really enjoyed the variety of the repertoire," Polina Klevtsova, a second-year student at the Institute of Music, commented on the musical change.

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This week, Polytechnic University said farewell to Alexander Nikolaevich Kobyshev. An honorary employee of SPbPU and a graduate of the M. I. Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, he dedicated almost his entire working life to his alma mater.

An unpublished interview with Alexander Nikolaevich remains in the archives of the Politechnik newspaper. Today, in memory of A.N. Kobyshev,It will be released for the first time in a special edition of the Persona project. Please note that this conversation took place in 2018, and much has changed since then.

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The Polytechnic University hosted an industry conference, "The Importance of Directum Electronic Document Management System in the Polytechnic University Information Infrastructure." Experts discussed the benefits of implementing the Directum system and shared their experiences with digitalization in education.

The conference was organized by SPbPU and SoftSnow, and sponsored by Directum.

Directum RX is a unique electronic document management system for universities developed by SoftSnow. This system automates processes and documents essential to any university, including maintaining academic records, creating a personnel file repository, managing various contracts, creating long-term archives, and more.

Directum RX simplifies employee work through quick document registration, template auto-completion, integration with other university information systems, report generation, and much more.

Polytechnic University's IT department heads shared their experiences in digitalizing the university, while invited experts presented other examples of IT projects implemented in higher education.

Andrey Lyamin, Vice-Rector for Information Technology and Digital Transformation at SPbPU, and Georgy Terentyev, CEO of SoftSnow, addressed the guests with welcoming remarks. They noted the importance of the conference as a platform for exchanging experiences with leading experts in the field of digitalization of education.

Andrey Lyamin presented his paper to conference participants on "SPbPU's Information Infrastructure and the Role of Directum in It." He discussed the university's digital infrastructure and the evolution of its information system architecture, as well as managing multiple accounts and portals. Lyamin also focused on information security and the development of new domestic software.

All documents in the accounting systems are recorded in accordance with the law. This includes financial reports, educational and research activity reports. This means there's strict reporting, no data changes, and everything is regulated. That's why we use large-scale solutions like Directum here," Andrey Lyamin explained.

Georgy Terentyev delivered a presentation entitled "The Directum Solutions Ecosystem as a Driver of Higher Education Digitalization," in which he explained in detail the Directum platform and its advantages. He also discussed approaches to implementing and configuring the system.

Directum is the foundation upon which the digitalization of daily tasks and routine processes rests, noted Georgy Terentyev.

Conference attendees also heard several expert presentations on the development of information systems, successes in IT project implementation, and trends and prospects for IT systems in education. Alexander Pavlov, Head of the Department of Information Support and Automation of Electronic Document Management at SPbPU, presented "The Experience of Digitalizing Internal Processes at Polytechnic University Based on Directum Solutions." Ilya Petukhov, Project Manager for AI Product Development at DIRECTUM, presented "Directum RX – An Intelligent Ecosystem with Embedded Generative AI. Practical Cases of Using AI in Universities and Other Major Clients." Yuri Tikhonov, Sales Manager at SoftSnow, also presented two other papers: "New Promising Solutions from Directum" and "HR Electronic Document Management Based on Directum HR Pro."

Participants were also given a tour of the Technopolis Polytech supercomputer center and engineering complex, where they learned about ongoing internal and external projects, as well as the management and structure of the information ecosystem.

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The 27th All-Russian Seminar with international participation on jet, separated, and unsteady flows of liquids, gases, and plasma was held in St. Petersburg at the D. F. Ustinov Belarusian State Technical University "VOENMEKH."

The seminar was attended by Nikolai Ivanov, Director of the Institute of Physics and Mechanics; Nikolai Bykov, Professor of the Physics Department; Evgeny Smirnov, Professor of the Higher School of Applied Mathematics and Computational Physics; and Mikhail Strelets, Head of the Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence Laboratory. Nikolai Ivanov co-chaired the "Flows in Nozzles and Channels, Interior Ballistics" section, and Nikolai Bykov co-chaired the "Jet Technologies, Environmental Issues, and Safety Equipment" section.

At the seminar, participants discussed new results from theoretical, numerical, and experimental research in the fields of fluid, gas, and plasma mechanics, as well as their practical applications in aviation and space technology, energy, ecology, and a number of other fields. Presentations were given by scientists, engineers, and specialists from educational, design, scientific, and industrial organizations in Russia and the Republic of Belarus.

Professor Evgeny Smirnov presented a keynote address at the "Unsteady Flows, Aero- and Hydroacoustics" section, titled "The Structure of a Turbulent Jet Generated by a Ring System of Fluid Oscillators." Senior Lecturer Anna Podmarkova and graduate student Vladislav Adiatullin also presented their papers at the same session.

Nikolai Bykov presented a paper entitled "Rarefied Gas Jets: Astrophysical Applications and Vacuum Technologies" at the "Dynamics of Rarefied Gases" section.

Other faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students from the Polytechnic University also presented their papers at the seminar. The presentations by the Polytechnic University students demonstrated the high level of SPbPU's scientific school.

You can find out more about the past seminar on the website of the Physics and Mechanical Institute.

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For three days, the Technopolis Polytech Research Building celebrated high art—music, ballet, and theater—as it hosted a networking project-analytical session, "Creative Universities in Technological Leadership: Significance and Role in Achieving Strategic Goals for the State and Industry."

Teams from creative and technical universities discussed with experts from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Culture, and the Social Center how to combine art, engineering, and technology so that the synergistic effect becomes a building block in the foundation of the country's strategic leadership.

The session was attended by representatives of five creative universities under the jurisdiction of the Russian Ministry of Culture, which received grants under the Priority-2030 program: the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov (VGIK), the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (RAM), the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute at the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre (B. Shchukin Theatre Institute), the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (ARB), and the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). The Kazan State Institute of Culture (KazGIK), a candidate for participation in the program, was also represented.

The technical universities represented were SPbPU, MISIS University of Science and Technology, and St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design.

On the first day of the session, Svetlana Ermakova, Director of the Department of Regional Policy, Education, and Project Management at the Russian Ministry of Culture, addressed the participants with a welcoming address. She noted the importance of collaboration between creative and engineering universities and industry in implementing the Priority 2030 program.

"From this session, I expect very clear, understandable solutions for the interaction between creative universities and production," said Svetlana Ermakova. "We need to find solutions in multimedia, film production, and other sectors that will allow us to interact with the industry at the highest level, just as our friends, partners, and colleagues do. We can definitely do this, but only if we work together. And here we need to think about consortiums and the opportunities that unification offers."

"There are a huge number of technical and engineering challenges in culture and creativity that need to be addressed, and they can likely be addressed with the help of partners, scientific and technical organizations, and universities," noted Konstantin Bogonosov, acting director of the Sociocenter, in his speech.

Maria Vrublevskaya, Vice-Rector for Human Resources at SPbPU and an expert at the Sociocenter, welcomed the guests on behalf of the Polytechnic University: "Our mission is to become a team. We, with our technological expertise, capabilities, and experience, and you, with your wonderful humanities and creative approach, can enrich engineering thought. This symbiosis will allow us to be considered the number one country in virtually every industry. We invited to the session people who have created technologies with their own hands, and who also recognize the importance of soft skills and understand that a technology team must be carefully equipped with talents who can shape technologies in a way that makes them absolutely competitive and interesting for society and the world."

On the first day, at the plenary session, speakers described how the target models of creative universities have changed since their participation in the Priority 2030 program, what strategic goals have been achieved, and what constitutes qualitative indicators of change. Then, they worked in groups.

The second day began with presentations from representatives of the Polytechnic University. Alexey Borovkov, Director of the SPbPU School of Digital Engineering and Chief Designer for the Scientific and Technological Program, spoke about the potential of digital engineering in solving problems in culture, sports, and the arts.

Sergey Salkutsan, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering," shared his experience implementing joint projects between creative and engineering universities.

The "Polytech Metacampus" project, recognized as the best practice of the "Priority 2030" program, was presented by Yegor Melekhin, an assistant engineer at the SPbPU Institute of Civil Engineering.

The third day of the session was devoted to research and development at creative universities in the context of technological leadership. Scientific approaches to the digital transformation of culture and the possibility of creating an integrated network platform for creative and technical universities were also discussed.

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A meeting with Oleg Burtov, a member of the assault unit and a member of the Special Military Forces (SVO) with the call sign "Lawyer," was held at the Higher School of Law and Forensic Science of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Oleg Burtovoy is a professional lawyer, was a deputy of a representative body of local government, a qualified attorney who carried out his professional activities at the St. Petersburg Bar Association (SPbBA – employer representative and partner of SPbPU).

Following his heart, Oleg Viktorovich volunteered for a special military operation in 2023. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation after four injuries and found time to tell the Polytechnic students what motivated him—a successful lawyer and father of two young children—to volunteer for the front. The students listened attentively to stories of the heroism of Russian soldiers and how they protect civilians. They were particularly impressed by his words about the civic duty of every person in the fight against Nazism—whether on the front lines or in the rear.

After the meeting, Oleg Viktorovich was given a tour of the laboratories of the HSE's Forensic Science Center. He emphasized that practice-oriented legal education in today's environment is an achievement of the Polytechnic University, a leading engineering university where the integration of humanities and technical disciplines is essential. Forensic legal expertise is a modern trend that should be built upon in the development of university education.

"I wish the Polytechnic University success in training engineers, lawyers, and managers for the new Russia, who will forge our victories and bring glory to the Fatherland through their labor, and who, if necessary, will rise as one to defend our Motherland," Oleg Viktorovich noted. "I would especially like to thank everyone for their commitment and support. We, behind the ribbon, feel the support of the entire country. Together, we are strong! And we will win!"

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A delegation of nine tribology professors from China visited the BaltTribo-Polytechnic International Scientific and Educational Center at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport at SPbPU. The visit was organized at the recommendation of Academicians Nikolai Myshkin (Belarus) and Irina Goryacheva (Russia) and at the initiative of Tsinghua University.

The purpose of the visit was to get acquainted with the Tribology Center in St. Petersburg and discuss partnership programs. The project's scientific director is Margarita Skotnikova.

The Chinese delegation included:

Professor Jianbin Luo (Tsinghua University, head of the delegation) Professor Xiangjun Zhang (Tsinghua University) Associate Professor Jie Jin (Tsinghua University) Assistant Professor Xinfeng Tang (Tsinghua University) Dr. Yi Luo (Tsinghua University) Professor Linmao Qian (Southwest Jiaotong University) Professor Aiying Wang (Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering) Professor Zhiguang Guo (Hubei University) Professor Guoxin Xie (Tsinghua University)

The following representatives took part in the event from the Russian side:

Professor Margarita Skotnikova Professor Anton Naumov Professor Alexander Breki Research assistants: Galina Tsvetkova, Dmitry Plotnikov, Galina Ivanova, Egor Kuoma, Dmitry Misharev, Mark Evsin Graduate students: Roman Korneev, Vlada Sokolova, Mark Dergach, Laysan Razetdinova, Alexey Ryabikin, Mohseni Emad Ghasem, Yuri Biserov

As part of the visit, a roundtable discussion was held, attended by all members of the Chinese and Russian delegations. Topics discussed included the development of plastic lubricants, surface engineering and coating tribology, tribotesting and monitoring of tribosystems, contact interaction modeling in tribology, and nanotribology.

MNRC postgraduate students actively participated in discussions in English, accompanied guests on a tour of the SPbPU campus, and attended an evening musical concert in the White Hall.

Following the meeting, scientific and educational ties were established with Chinese colleagues, valuable information in the field of nanotribology was obtained, and a decision was made to continue cooperation and exchange experiences within scientific and educational programs. Participation in the III International Scientific and Practical Conference "Intelligent Tribology in Mechanical Engineering: BALT TRIBO 2026," which will be held at the BaltTribo-Polytechnic International Scientific and Educational Center, is planned.

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The 10th All-Russian Occupational Safety and Health Week (VNOT) was held in Sirius. Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov and Andrey Betin, Director General of the presidential platform "Russia – Land of Opportunities," spoke at the opening ceremony.

The VNOT Youth Day is the premier event for young professionals, offering a short introduction to best practices in enhancing safety culture, productivity, and commitment to corporate goals. The theme of the 2025 Youth Day is "Sustainable and Safe Development: The Formula for the Future."

The event was attended by students from 40 leading universities in the country and more than 130 delegations of young company professionals.

Students presented the Polytechnic University Civil Engineering Institute AndInstitute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade.

Youth Day participants had the opportunity to attend more than 20 practical sessions, business and intellectual games, take part in the online occupational safety championship "Three Shifts," and participate in interactive events from leading PPE suppliers and manufacturers.

Several competitions were held as part of Youth Day: a case championship titled "Effective Tools for Developing Human Resource Potential and Safety Culture in Organizations," a digital solutions competition titled "Safety Technologies: Digital Transformation in Occupational Safety and Human Resources Management," and an innovation competition titled "Innovations in PPE: Engineering Solutions of the Future." Over 270 teams of university students and young professionals from Russian companies applied to participate in the competitions, 37 of which advanced to the in-person final round at VNOT-2025.

Polytechnic students presented three projects, which were highly praised by the jury.

The PolySafeBot project, designed to solve a wide range of occupational safety and health problems using Telegram, took first place in the "Safety Technologies: Digital Transformation in Occupational Safety and Human Resources" category. The project was created by a team from the ISI Higher School of Technosphere Safety: Alexander Gorshkov, Anastasia Dzhur, and Arina Puchkova, and supervised by graduate student Sergey Shavurov.

The project "Unified Analytical Data Platform: A System for Real-Time Monitoring of Operator and Environmental Conditions" also won a prize in the same category. The project's authors are a team from the IPMEIT Graduate School of Industrial Management: Polina Alyushkina, Daniil Plushenko, Polina Savchuk, and Anastasia Zagorodnyaya, supervised by Associate Professor Anna Timofeeva.

The project aims to prevent industrial accidents by integrating wearable sensors that monitor worker health and environmental parameters with predictive analytics on a single platform.

In the "Innovations in PPE: Engineering Solutions of the Future" category, a team of students from the Institute of Social Sciences' Higher School of Technosphere Safety took second place with their project "Hand Protection for the Far North," which provides adequate protection for a wide range of tasks in the Arctic and Far North. This project was presented by Artyom Mironov, Marina Petukhova, and Vadim Kurmyshov.

During the All-Russian Occupational Safety and Health Week, Polytechnic students also actively participated in the "GosLeague" business game, demonstrating their high qualifications in the fields of public service and occupational safety.

At the closing ceremony of Youth Day, ISI representatives Sergey Shavurov and Vadim Kurmyshov, along with representatives from other universities, took part in an intellectual game, where their opponents were the heads of leading industry representatives.

At the 10th All-Russian Occupational Safety and Health Week, Polytechnic students demonstrated excellent results and strengthened the university's position in matters of occupational safety and health.

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