Graduation at the Polytechnic: Deputy of the Legislative Assembly noted the quality of personnel training

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One of the honorary guests of the graduation ceremonies for masters and specialists of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade was the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Chairman of the Council of Municipalities of St. Petersburg Vsevolod Belikov.

Addressing the graduates, the parliamentarian emphasized that he was pleased with the interaction between the Polytechnic University and government bodies.

"I sincerely congratulate you on this important and happy day — the end of a large stage in your life and the beginning of your professional path," said Vsevolod Belikov. "I am glad that the connections between the Polytechnic University and the public authorities of St. Petersburg not only exist, but are developing systematically and effectively. The projects that we implement together, including the activities of the Public Administration Laboratory, are becoming an example of how deep academic knowledge and public administration practice can and should interact. We value your contribution — a fresh look, creative ideas, even in such difficult areas as legislative activity. This really helps make our work more effective. I congratulate the graduates, teachers, parents — and I am proud to say: the doors of not only the university, but also the entire public authority system are wide open for you!"

During the ceremony, Vsevolod Fedorovich presented letters of gratitude to graduates who took an active part in the activities of the student associations "Public Administration Laboratory" and "Model UN Polytech", as well as those who demonstrated themselves during professional practice in the field of public administration at various levels of government. The awards were given to masters of the direction "State and Municipal Administration" Ahad Almurzaev, Eldar Asadullaev, Varvara Bucherova, Yulia Katrashova, Kamila Nazmetdinova, Ilya Smerdov and Nikita Sukhomlinov.

The guest of honor paid special attention to the quality of personnel training at the Polytechnic University. He presented letters of gratitude from the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Alexander Belsky for a significant contribution to the training of qualified specialists for government bodies to the Director of IPMEiT Vladimir Shchepinin, Acting Director of the Higher School of Public Administration Olga Nadezhina, as well as teachers of the Higher School of Public Administration: Associate Professors Marina Ivanova, Maxim Ivanov, Tamara Selentyeva, Professors Victoria Degtereva and Alexander Sokolitsyn.

"Polytech is a special place, it forms not only the elite of engineering and economic thought, but also future leaders in the public administration system. There are already those in the hall who work next to me, I am grateful to those who raised these wonderful people. We are one team! Polytech is cool!" – Vsevolod Belikov concluded his speech.

Director of IPMEiT Vladimir Shchepinin emphasized the importance of the institute's relations with the public authority system: "Today's ceremony is not only a celebration of our graduates, but also a confirmation of the institute's strong connection with government bodies as key social partners and employers. We are proud that our students are in demand in public administration structures, and joint projects with the Legislative Assembly and other government bodies give them the opportunity to apply their knowledge in practice while still studying. Special words of gratitude go to Vsevolod Fedorovich Belikov for his attention to young specialists and support of our interaction with the civil service system."

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SPbGASU has proven that the aesthetics of solid waste facilities increases their efficiency

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Valeria Supranovich, Arina Safronova

SPbGASU has proven that the aesthetics of a solid municipal waste (MSW) handling facility increases its energy efficiency, energy conservation and environmental friendliness throughout its entire service life.

During her five-year research, Valeria Supranovich, PhD in Architecture and Associate Professor of the Department of Architectural Design at SPbGASU, identified a number of possible high-quality architectural solutions that, in conjunction with technological systems for self-sufficiency of buildings and facade elements, will allow them to organically fit into the urban system. The Associate Professor also developed ways to integrate additional public functions into these objects at various economic costs. All this will allow the implementation of sustainable development goals in the architecture of solid waste management facilities. Valeria Supranovich completed this research work, “Methods of Functional Planning Organization of Solid Waste Management Facilities in Russia,” within the framework of the grant of scientific and pedagogical workers of SPbGASU 2025.

Since March 2024, amendments to Federal Law No. 451 "On Production and Consumption Waste" have come into force, which have completely updated the waste management system and the regulatory process in terms of extended responsibility of the manufacturer of goods. Moreover, within the framework of the programs of the XXIV International Forum "Ecology of the Big City" and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, held in St. Petersburg in 2025, agreements were signed to finance projects for the construction of waste disposal facilities, the creation of the necessary infrastructure to reduce the percentage of waste disposal and the country's transition to a "closed loop" economy (a production and consumption model that involves reuse, recovery and recycling of existing materials and products for as long as possible) to achieve the goals of sustainable development of the country. This is a powerful impetus for the active implementation of solid waste management facilities in the existing urban system.

"Today, approaches to the design of solid waste facilities and the facilities themselves do not meet the goals of sustainable development, as they are considered economically inexpedient. However, in the course of scientific research conducted from 2020 to 2025, I was able to identify the opportunity to revise the existing methods of project activities. One example of waste management facilities that meet the goals of sustainable development is the world's largest W2E plant "Shenzhen Energy Ring" (Shenzhen, China). The new plant is designed to process 5,000 tons of waste per day and simultaneously produce 600 million kilowatt-hours per year. The facility has a round shape, uncharacteristic for manufacturing enterprises, to combine all production units into a single structure and simultaneously reduce the area of the plant, includes zones for the formation and popularization of waste disposal procedures, and photovoltaic panels are provided for on the roof. The architecture of the facility is not utilitarian, it corresponds to the context of the environment," explained Valeria Supranovich.

In the course of the current scientific research, she studied the theoretical components of the concept of "sustainable architecture" and proposed a system of their interaction. It was established that the aesthetic qualities of the object allow not only to humanize the appearance of the enterprise, but also to ensure high energy efficiency, environmental friendliness and energy saving of the building throughout the expected service life. The goals of sustainable development in the architecture of waste management facilities should be implemented taking into account their typological affiliation, Valeria Supranovich clarified.

Some theoretical results of this study were implemented in her diploma work “Technopark complex with waste processing function, Saint Petersburg, Yuntolovo district” by Arina Safronova, a graduate of the master’s program of the Department of Architectural Design of SPbGASU (supervisor – Valeria Supranovich).

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A student of SPbGASU will take part in the All-Russian student graduation ceremony "Your graduation"

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The best university graduates, winners of all-Russian projects, foreign students with outstanding achievements in the field of youth policy and educational activities, representatives of the teaching staff and vice-rectors responsible for the implementation of youth policy in universities will gather on July 19 at the National Center "Russia" in Moscow for the All-Russian Student Graduation. Representatives of the Russian presidential administration and the government will take part in the event.

Our university will be represented by Marina Erdneyeva, a graduate of the construction faculty of SPbGASU, and Anna Tsarenko, deputy dean for educational work of this faculty.

"Marina Erdneeva is a member of the dance group "BACKSHOTCREW" of SPbGASU, but she also actively participates in the development and implementation of projects in the field of youth policy, promoting the development of student creativity. Under the leadership of Maria Lyubetskaya, the BACKSHOTcrew team, in which Marina succeeded as a dancer, became a first-degree laureate of the Regional Festival of National Cultures "Northern Lights", the XII Open Festival-Competition of Choreographic Groups of Modern Dance "POWER OF MOVEMENT", the Open Youth Patriotic Festival-Competition "Music. Spring. Victory", a first-degree diploma winner of the Interethnic Student Festival "Golden Autumn-2024", the Open Dance Competition "Street Show Battle", the Festival of Creativity "Youth Wave", – said Anna Tsarenko.

The All-Russian Student Graduation Program includes educational and cultural blocks, including online ones. A teleconference with universities and a live award ceremony for honors diplomas are expected. Universities will be offered a ready-made script package and technical support for holding their own events within the framework of the All-Russian Student Graduation with the participation of regional coordinators of the Tvoy Khod project. At the site of the National Center "Russia", participants will meet with mentors and speakers, master classes, sessions, the "Letter to a First-Year Student" campaign from a graduate, educational and motivational blocks with the support of the Tavrida Art Cluster, the Association of Student Sports Clubs of Russia, the SHUM Center, the student media center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia "NOS" and the Russian Youth Union. Graduates who graduated with honors and have outstanding achievements in scientific, social, creative, and sports activities will be awarded on the main stage of the National Center "Russia".

An important part of the event will be the grand opening of the art object “Russian Students in Faces”.

The event was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Presidential Platform "Russia – Land of Opportunities", the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs "Rosmolodezh", the All-Russian student project "Your Move", with the support of the Russian Society "Knowledge" – the main educational organization of the country, the National Center "Russia" and the All-Russian public and state movement of children and youth "Movement of the First".

The opening ceremony of the event will take place at 11:00 on July 19, 2025 at the site of the National Center "Russia" (Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, 14).

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Polytechnic and KRSU: a new level of cooperation with industrial partners

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The Polytechnic University continues to cooperate with the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (KRSU), providing methodological support and expertise to improve the efficiency and quality of KRSU's key processes in the field of engineering education.

The working meeting of representatives of SPbPU, KRSU and Geoscan Group of Companies, which was held at the Polytechnic University, was dedicated to the development of scientific potential and building long-term ties with industrial partners. KRSU was represented by Artem Belyaev, Director of the University's Technopark, and Andrey Gurinov, Chairman of the Association of Robotics, Mechatronics and Additive Technologies of the Kyrgyz Republic. Daniil Zolotnik, Deputy General Director for Education at Geoscan Moscow, took part in the conversation. The Polytechnic was represented by Sergey Salkutsan, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" (PISH CI), Nikita Golovin, Head of the Slavic Universities Project Office, Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Department, and Alexander Gordeev, an engineer at PISH CI.

Sergey Salkutsan presented the experience of the Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" of SPbPU in implementing educational solutions aimed at training young engineers capable of working on applied problems in the interests of industry and technological development. The experts reviewed initiatives implemented jointly with the Academy of Digital Technologies, including career guidance projects and student participation in applied research.

The idea of creating a single educational circuit along the line "industry – university – college – school" was presented at the meeting. Its goal is to ensure the end-to-end transfer of knowledge and practical skills at all stages of training. The participants discussed possible formats for adapting this model in Kyrgyzstan on the basis of KRSU.

Andrey Gurinov spoke about the potential that cooperation with companies and educational institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic provides. The strategic development plan of the RIAT KR Association emphasizes providing international-level service with an emphasis on the regional needs of partners. The speaker noted that, given the positive demographic situation in the republic, human resources are, first of all, the driving force behind the development of the industry in the Kyrgyz Republic. Thus, cooperation in the field of education and targeted training of personnel is the key to success in long-term cooperation.

Representatives of KRSU and GC Geoscan got acquainted with the methodological and scientific-technical potential of the Digital Engineering PISH. The guests were shown the renovated premises of the High Voltage Technologies (HVT) building, which will be used as educational and production sites.

"We believe it is important to create and improve partnerships that develop engineering education and create conditions for the emergence of new qualified specialists. Such meetings are an opportunity not only to share experiences, but also to build long-term relationships with universities that share our values," said Daniil Zolotnik.

In addition, the guests learned about the activities of the engineering division of PISh CI – the Experimental Design Bureau, opened in October 2024. Alexander Gordeev spoke about the current tasks and projects of the design bureau, including the use of digital engineering and the CML-Bench® platform to solve problems in the field of unmanned aviation. The design bureau space is designed for the simultaneous work of 30 engineers, students and representatives of industrial partners.

Colleagues from KRSU highly appreciated the level of technical equipment and the students’ project activities.

"The cooperation between SPbPU, KRSU and the Geoscan company will allow us to attract schoolchildren and students to study modern technologies in the field of robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles. Holding UAV competitions will become an additional incentive and will open up new opportunities for involving schoolchildren of the Kyrgyz Republic in this promising area," emphasized Artem Belyaev.

At the end of the meeting, the participants discussed options for implementing trilateral cooperation between SPbPU, KRSU and Geoscan Group in the field of engineering education and technological development.

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The project of SPbGASU students will be implemented in the Leningrad region

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From left to right: Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Andrey Surovenkov, CEO of the company "Friedlander Paints", expert of the import substitution catalog "NOSTROY", member of the urban planning council of the Leningrad region Anna Smirnova, People's Architect of the Russian Federation, President of the Union of Architects of Russia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Construction of Russia Nikolay Shumakov, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Urban Development Policy, Chief Architect of the Leningrad Region Sergey Lutchenko, Ilya Edemsky

Students of the Faculty of Architecture of SPbGASU took all three prize places in the student competition to create a mural for the boarding school "Krasnye Zori" in the Leningrad Region. The winner was recognized as a second-year student Sofia Andreeva. Second place was taken by Ekaterina Shirshova (3rd year), third – by Irina Abramova (3rd year). The award ceremony took place in the Union of Architects of St. Petersburg in the Polovtsov mansion.

The competition was organized by the Council for Architecture and Urban Development of the Leningrad Region and the North-West of the Russian Federation, the companies "BaltInvest-Project" and "Kraski Friedlander". The jury included the President of the Union of Architects of Russia Nikolay Shumakov and the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee – Chief Architect of the Leningrad Region Sergey Lutchenko.

The goal of the competition was to develop a sketch of a mural for the boarding school "Red Dawns". Thus, the contestants were faced with the task of transforming a typical building, devoid of individuality, and creating a bright, positive atmosphere for the students.

In total, more than 80 applications were submitted to the competition from students from various universities in the city.

The winning project will be implemented by one of the developers from the Leningrad Region, and the necessary paints will be provided by the company "Friedlander Paints" – the general sponsor of the competition.

"For us, the competition is an incredibly interesting experience, which we will definitely continue and develop. The creative enthusiasm of young architects inspired us to organize a new, more interesting competition with cool prizes in the near future," announced Ilya Edemsky, chief architect of the BaltInvest-Proekt company.

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The 50th Anniversary Summer School for Young Programmers is being held at NSU

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The Summer School for Young Programmers was organized in 1976 in Novosibirsk. For 50 years, the school has been gathering talented children interested in programming. This year, 66 schoolchildren were selected to work in teams on a project for two weeks. Scientific, production and educational workshops in 11 areas were organized for the children. Each workshop employs 4 to 8 schoolchildren. Classes are held in NSU classrooms under the guidance of experienced mentors, both doctors and candidates of science, employees of IT companies, and graduate students and students of the university.

The mentor of the workshop, which studies the Lisp programming language, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, associate professor Boris Leonidovich Faifel teaches information disciplines at the Saratov State Technical University named after Yu. A. Gagarin. Since 2011, he has been coming to Novosibirsk to share knowledge and work on a joint project with the participants of the summer school.

— Lisp is my old love. Thanks to this programming language I ended up in Novosibirsk, which makes me very happy. And every year it is the greatest pleasure for me to be here. The school has a wonderful team and wonderful guys, it is very pleasant to work with them. And I like that they already consider me one of their own here, although I came from far away.

Once I was in Yerevan, put on a T-shirt with the school logo and went for a walk. Suddenly a young guy and girl came up to me and said: "Are you from LSHU? We remember you!" It was very nice, now I keep this T-shirt as a relic. LSHU is a long-standing tradition, this year it is 50 years old, and I joined relatively recently, and for me it is a great honor to be part of this famous school, – said Boris Faifel.

For Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of NSU Alexander Guryevich Marchuk, this is an anniversary school; he has been a scientific supervisor for young programmers for 25 years.

— We have some truly wonderful kids coming to us. In two weeks, we give them not only a large amount of knowledge, but also the main thing is that they want to learn something new themselves. The goal of our school is to attract more and more young talents. This year, we have had kids we have known and loved for a long time, and new ones who have interest in their eyes. We hope that next year there will be even more of them, — Alexander Marchuk shared his impressions.

Summer school participant Vera Lichman began studying programming in the third grade, now she has finished the seventh grade and entered the Physics and Mathematics School at NSU. In elementary school, the girl discovered the Scratch programming language, later Python and other languages. At the Physics and Mathematics School, the girl wants to study mathematics in depth in order to later enter NSU and become a research mathematician.

— This is my fourth summer school. I think that it will be, as always, very interesting and useful. What I especially like here is the atmosphere of mutual understanding, helping each other. The masters do not get angry if they have to repeat something a second, third, or even tenth time. This year I got into a workshop where we will learn to model various processes using Petri nets and moving chips between areas. I hope that I will gain a lot of useful knowledge, — Vera added.

The children will have overview and educational lectures, excursions, preparation of creative numbers, master classes and competitions on the problems of modern informatics and other scientific areas, because one of the goals of the LSHU is to develop erudition in schoolchildren. The final stage of the work is a scientific and practical conference and demonstration of completed works in workshops.

— I would like to note that we always choose workshop areas that are promising in scientific terms and interesting to our masters. Students in diverse workshops create a lot of worthy projects. For example, last year a boy who had just entered the fifth grade made the game "Sokoban" in the Logo programming language. Also last year there was a workshop on creating a model based on TRIZ, in the framework of another the guys wrote a compiler and a virtual machine. Back in 2001, when robotics for children in Russia was not yet known, our guys connected a LEGO robot to a computer through a device and "brought it to life". In 2004, a team of schoolchildren made a client-server development – a tic-tac-toe game on phones via satellite communication. We can talk for a long time about the developments of our guys, every year there are different and interesting projects, — said the head teacher-coordinator of the LSHUP, senior lecturer of the Programming Department, associate professor of the Department of Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of NSU Tatiana Tikhonova.

The workshops have only recently begun working on the projects; they will be presented on the last Saturday of July, the 26th.

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China-Central Asia Fair Competition Policy Research Institute Opens in Xi'an

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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) — The China-Central Asia Fair Competition Policy Research Institute has been established in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the provincial market regulation bureau said Friday.

The opening ceremony of the institute took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Northwestern University of Political Science and Law, according to a statement posted on the official website of the aforementioned department.

In his speech, Zhang Xiaoping, head of the department, called the establishment of the institute a key step to serve the Belt and Road Initiative and promote the development of an open economy in Shaanxi Province. According to him, in order to ensure the effective operation of the institute and enhance its influence, it is necessary to deepen research on competition policy and promote the realization of great results of institutional cooperation with Central Asian countries.

It is necessary to innovatively build a system of service support for enterprises entering international markets to help enterprises from Shaanxi strengthen their positions in the Central Asian markets, he added.

Zhao Wandong, secretary of the Party Committee of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, said the establishment of the institute offers a favorable opportunity to deepen theoretical innovation and practical research in the field of fair competition and antitrust regulation policies and promote the construction of a unified pan-China market. -0-

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The final round of the Chinese stage of the WORLD MODEL 2025 competition kicked off in Ordos

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On July 17, the Chinese final of the "WORLD MODEL 2025" competition kicked off in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, aiming to create a platform for the exchange of experience between the modeling industry and international partners, and promote the integration of the fashion industry and the specific cashmere industry of Ordos. 120 participants from 30 provinces and cities across the country gathered in the "capital of Chinese cashmere" to take part in a professional competition on a stage that combines technology and art.

WORLD MODEL 2025 was founded in 1994 and is one of the three most famous modeling competitions in the world, with great influence and authority in the international fashion industry. In recent years, Ordos has developed rapidly in the fashion industry, showing a young and fashionable image of the city. The choice of Ordos as the location for the modeling competition is fully consistent with the characteristics of the city.

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Over 20 schools in Delhi receive bomb threats emails

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NEW DELHI, July 18 (Xinhua) — More than 20 schools in the Indian city of Delhi received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, prompting the schools to be evacuated and thoroughly searched.

According to the latest reports, no bombs or other explosives were found in the schools.

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Any attempt to “decouple” China and the US will inevitably fail – Chinese Commerce Minister

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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) — Any attempt to forcefully "decouple" China and the United States in trade and economic terms will inevitably fail, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Friday.

Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Wang Wentao noted that over the past years, trade and economic ties between China and the United States have experienced ups and downs, but the two countries have always remained important partners for each other. And despite the decline in the share of Sino-American trade in the external trade turnover of both countries, bilateral trade has generally remained stable, the minister said. -0-

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