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Triumph of Polytechnics: Kirill Prigoda and Alexander Shchegolev Win World-Class Medals

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Assistant of the Higher School of Sports Education of the Institute of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism Kirill Prigoda together with Miron Lifintsev, Andrey Minakov and Egor Kornev won gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in the 4x100m medley relay. The swimmers covered the distance in 3 minutes 26.93 seconds.

The guys not only won the first Russian gold in the history of the World Championships in this type of program, but also set a new record for the European and World Championships.

Let us recall that Kirill Prigoda also won this championship gold in the 4x100m medley relay and silver in the individual 50m breaststroke.

Fortune smiled on another swimmer from the Polytechnic, a student of the Civil Engineering Institute, Alexander Shchegolev – he became a prize winner of the 32nd World Universiade, which took place in Germany. Russian athletes competed under the flag of the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

Alexander won silver in the 4x200m relay as part of the team (7:08.33) and bronze in the 100m freestyle (48.34 sec).

The World Universiade was the final start of this season. Of course, not everything worked out, but it was very nice that I managed to take prize places and then see the name of my university at the awards ceremony, – the athlete shared.

Alexander Shchegolev is a two-time world and European champion, a prize winner of major competitions, a participant in the Tokyo Olympics and an Honored Master of Sports of Russia.

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The "Generation Media" Project: Get Support from the Country's Leading Experts

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The State University of Management invites students to take part in the “Media Generation” project, aimed at supporting talented young people who want to develop in the media field.

Following the competition, 30 finalists will be able to create their own projects under the guidance of experienced mentors, including representatives of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, chief editors of media outlets, heads of press services, Olympic champions, film producers and communications experts.

The project covers five areas:

"Science"; "Culture"; "Sport"; "History"; "Media Communications Management".

Participants will receive training from the First Media Academy Institute and practicing teachers, develop concepts for their projects and present them to the jury. The best works will receive support from mentors, and their authors will receive diplomas for completing the program.

Students aged 18-35 of all forms of education who have registered on the resource "NOS: science, education, students" are invited to participate in the project. To do this, you must send personal data to the community "NOS: science, education, students":

Full name and date of birth; contact number, e-mail and link to Telegram account; name of the university, field of study and year; certificate from the university confirming student status. motivation letter (up to 500 characters) indicating two priority areas. video business card (up to 1 minute) with a story about yourself and your projects; portfolio with a description of the best materials and links to them.

The application period will end on September 15, 2025.

The "Generation Media" project is being implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia together with the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. The information partner is the student media aggregator "NOS: Science, Education, Students" – the main resource for applicants, students and graduates of Russian universities.

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Bloggers from different cities visited NSU under the Student Tourism program

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Source: Novosibirsk State University –

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Since 2021, the Student Tourism project has been uniting students and young people, giving them the opportunity to travel and get to know the country's leading universities. Every year, participants travel to various regions of the country – from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. Universities across Russia open the doors of their campuses to travelers, offering unique tourist programs developed on the student-to-student principle. They include popular science routes, master classes, events and much more. This contributes not only to broadening the horizons of program participants, but also to the development of scientific, historical and sports tourism.

The main point of the route was Novosibirsk State University. The blog tour participants were accommodated in the new dormitory #4/2. Over the course of two days, the children were introduced to the campus, given excursions to the NSU history museums, the Evolution of the Earth and New Archeology RECs. The children were especially interested in the excursion to the accelerator mass spectrometry laboratory, where they were explained how scientific research works are carried out. In the Startup Studio and the Demonstration Center of the Center for Information Technologies, the bloggers were shown smart developments created by university students. The Ministry of Culture of the Novosibirsk Region and the Novosibirsk Museum of Local History gave the blog tour participants a walking tour of the Akademgorodok, and the children were also shown the science town from the NSU dome, where at a height of 63 meters from the observation deck a breathtaking view of the Ob Sea, the campus and endless forests opened up. The journey ended with a PISHNIK from the Advanced Engineering School of NSU, where bloggers and students competed in volleyball and engineering games on the sand.

Kirill Zhigulin, the author of a blog dedicated to Russia and patriotism, noted the uniqueness of Novosibirsk and its potential.

— I was particularly struck by the fact that it is the youth who are building the future of Novosibirsk through science and sports. NSU demonstrates high indicators in education and scientific activity. I am sure that Novosibirsk is a unique brand of the region with huge potential, and the future here is built by young people and NSU graduates. I think more and more young people will come here not only for scientific, but also historical, sports and aviation tourism. This is a really cool and unique idea, — Kirill shared.

Karina Zakharova from Kazan, media ambassador of “Student Tourism”, spoke about her experience.

— This is my first blog tour as part of Student Tourism, although I have been actively traveling for about four years and have two blogs. Previously, I had only been to Novosibirsk in transit, and now I had the opportunity to get to know the city and the university. I was impressed by the VivaAvia festival and the NSU museums, which are truly worth attention. NSU is a university with a developed student culture, startups and great potential. Despite my attachment to my hometown, if the opportunity presented itself, I would gladly study at NSU. I want to wish everyone to travel and discover Russia through Student Tourism — it is a great budget option, — said Karina.

Georgy Favorsky, media ambassador of "Student Tourism", blogger, student of the I. Ya. Yakovlev Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University, emphasized that he values his university very much, but NSU also impressed him very much.

— All the events were very rich and interesting. I especially liked the excursion to the museum, where they study earth rocks and you could touch all the exhibits. The atmosphere was very friendly, you could feel the real care and support from the participants and organizers of the program. Novosibirsk, as the third most populous city in Russia, really has great potential. The university has a high level of education, comparable to the leading metropolitan universities. Now I am sure that Novosibirsk is the center of Siberian civilization, and I recommend everyone who is considering moving or studying in another city to pay attention to this wonderful city and university, — added Gosha.

The Student Tourism program continues to unite young people from different regions of Russia, allowing them to expand their horizons and participate in the intellectual and cultural life of the country's leading universities. NSU, with its unique combination of science, sports and innovation, confidently occupies one of the leading positions in this youth movement, inviting students from all corners of the country to become part of the large Siberian educational family.

Material prepared by: Ekaterina Mukovozchik, NSU press service

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ISI scientists study optical properties of river water

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Scientists from the Civil Engineering Institute are conducting a study aimed at studying the characteristics of water from the Neva River that are important for online monitoring of its quality. Work on the project is being conducted under the supervision of Maria Andrianova, Associate Professor of the Higher School of Hydraulic Engineering and Power Engineering of the Civil Engineering Institute. The research group also includes Ekaterina Chabina, Senior Lecturer at the ISI HSGEES, and Benjami Ishtvakh, Postgraduate Student.

The aim of the study is to analyze the variability of the optical density of water in drinking water sources, which is key to improving automatic monitoring systems (CAM) of pollutants. Modern online monitoring technologies can significantly speed up the process of water quality analysis, although their accuracy may be lower than laboratory methods. However, prompt data acquisition is critical for the effective management of water purification processes. In 2021, a GOST was adopted regulating the use of CAM, which emphasizes the need to take into account seasonal and weather phenomena when monitoring water bodies.

According to project manager Maria Andrianova, preliminary data demonstrate significant seasonal variability of optical coefficients in the ultraviolet range, exceeding the possible measurement error. This confirms the relevance of the study aimed at assessing the scale of this variability and determining the factors influencing its dynamics. Given the changes in climatic conditions and the transformation of the city's sewage system over the past decades, the project is of particular importance for modern ecology and water treatment.

The Higher School of Hydraulic and Power Engineering of the Civil Engineering Institute has a modern instrumental base for analyzing the main characteristics of water, including determining total organic carbon, individual ions, optical density spectra and fluorescence in the ultraviolet and visible ranges. Scientists plan to conduct a detailed analysis of water samples taken from the Neva and its tributaries under various weather conditions: in summer and winter, during the spring flood and autumn showers. The main objective of the study is to create a database of spectral and chemical indicators of water for the subsequent identification of patterns.

To ensure the successful implementation of the project, the participation of master's students is required. In this regard, we invite students of the Civil Engineering Institute to take an active part in the work on the project, as well as to complete final qualifying works on the research topic, – shared senior lecturer of the Higher School of Civil Engineering and Economics Ekaterina Chabina.

We hope that the research results will find application at the enterprises of the Vodokanal of St. Petersburg, noted the project manager Maria Andrianova.

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NSU biology students will take part in the final of the international SynBio Challenge competition in China for the first time

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The final of the international SynBio Challenge competition will be held in Shenzhen (Guangdong Province, China) on August 6. The competition is organized by the Shenzhen University of High Technology. A total of 1,800 students registered to participate in the competition, of which about 1,000 participants from six countries of the world – China, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia – made it to the final. Our country is represented at these competitions by only two teams – from the Biological Faculty of Moscow State University and Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNS) of NSURussian teams are taking part in the competition for the first time.

The GeneMeow team included six students of the NSU Natural Sciences Department who completed their 3rd year in Biology: Valeria Romanova, Ekaterina Bolotova, Nail Bikeev, Nikita Ivanov, Ulyana Borovikova and Dmitry Kurbatsky. GeneMeow was formed from two strong teams that had previously participated in the Biotournament, won prizes in its regional stage and received a second-degree diploma at the final in 2024. Participation in the Biotournament allowed them to gain experience in solving interdisciplinary problems in biology, publicly defending ideas to experts and project work. The students joined forces to jointly solve problems at the intersection of biology and engineering.

All the guys from the NSU team regularly participate in student Olympiads and are engaged in scientific activities at the institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, combining their studies with research and educational activities.

The selection round of the competition was held in absentia in April-May; participants were offered a choice of several problems, one of which the students had to solve.

— In the SynBio Challenge, we solved the problem of developing a DNA sequence no longer than 140 bp, providing high expression of GFP (green fluorescent protein) in E. coli. It seemed familiar and interesting to us, since we had already studied molecular biology at the university, have laboratory experience and are well acquainted with the methods of genetic engineering. This gave us confidence in our abilities and the desire to apply our knowledge in practice, — said the captain of the GeneMeow team, Valeria Romanova.

— We conducted a bioinformatics analysis of regulatory elements, studied relevant literature and modern approaches to increasing gene expression. Based on this, we developed an optimized design that includes strong promoter (a region of a gene that triggers the synthesis of mRNA and then protein) and post-transcriptional (regulatory) elements and is aimed at efficient expression of GFP. Such developments are relevant for medicine, biotechnology, agriculture and fundamental research, — said GeneMeow team member Ulyana Borovikova.

The final will be held in person and will be a festival, where each team will present their solutions to the problems at the selection stage. In addition, the organizers of the competition synthesized the DNA sequences proposed by the participants, inserted them into plasmids with a fluorescent protein gene, which is used to check the DNA sequence, and during the festival they will visualize the synthesized sequences, compare which team has them glowing more strongly. The brightness of the glow will be one of the criteria for assessing the work of each team.

— NSU has historically developed leading scientific schools in synthetic biology and bioinformatics. This year, the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies is opening a Master's degree program in Industrial Pharmacy, where students will work on solving specific problems of industrial partners. At one time, the iGEM-Siberia team became the first team from outside Moscow to take part in the world's largest competition of genetically engineered machines, iGEM-2021. This year, our Chinese colleagues invited us to take part in SynBio Challenge, an international competition of comparable scale. I hope that the team will return with a victory; the guys have been working on the project for a long time and will present a poster presentation at the festival. The development of biomedical technologies is a global trend. I am very glad that we always find support for students' initiatives at our university! — commented Sergey Sedykh, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the NSU Natural Sciences Department, and judge of the SynBio Challenge competition.

The participation of the NSU team in the international competition is financed within the framework of the academic mobility project of the Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU Priority 2030 programs.

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Bioinformatics: the key to the future of oncology. Results of the conference "tumor markers" in Novosibirsk

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The VII All-Russian Conference "Tumor Markers: Molecular, Genetic and Clinical Aspects" was held in Novosibirsk from July 28 to 30, 2025. The event brought together more than a hundred leading Russian specialists: opinion leaders, professors of the Russian Academy of Sciences, heads of molecular laboratories, heads of clinical departments and diagnostic centers. The central topic of discussion was the transformative role of bioinformatics in the search for new biomarkers, the development of personalized methods for diagnosing and treating cancer. Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies of NSU (IMMT NSU) The event was presented by the head of the biotechnology and medicine department, Maria Lomova, and the head of the bioinformatics laboratory, Alexander Vikhorev.

The conference confirmed the status of bioinformatics as one of the most dynamic and sought-after scientific disciplines in modern oncology. Participants unanimously noted that without complex big data analysis, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), further breakthroughs in understanding the mechanisms of oncogenesis and creating effective diagnostic tools are impossible.

The event became a unique platform for the formation of scientific and practical cooperation between bioinformaticians, molecular biologists and clinicians. Only the joint work of these specialists allows us to translate fundamental discoveries in the field of tumor markers into real clinical protocols.

The conference actively discussed advanced bioinformatic approaches for searching and validating new biomarkers in genomic data, platform solutions for determining the mutational status of patients. A special focus was made on the use of AI in oncology research. Participants shared their experience in using AI to analyze medical images, gene expression patterns, predict drug resistance, and develop individual treatment regimens.

— The conference clearly demonstrated that bioinformatics has ceased to be an auxiliary tool — it has become the driving force of oncological research. It is bioinformaticians, who possess methods for analyzing the most complex genomic data, who today decipher the "language" of cancer, helping to find new targets for therapy and create tests for early diagnostics. For young scientists and students, this is an area of enormous opportunities and a real contribution to saving lives, — noted Alexander Vikhorev.

The participants of the event noted that the VII All-Russian Conference "Tumor Markers" in Novosibirsk successfully fulfilled its task, providing specialists of different profiles with an important platform for professional dialogue. The exchange of relevant experience and views on the application of modern approaches will undoubtedly contribute to the development of more effective solutions in the field of oncology. The example of IMMT NSU shows that participation in such events remains significant for the scientific community and practical healthcare.

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NSU student identifies regular phonetic correspondences between Chinese and Korean consonants

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A comparative study to identify regular phonetic correspondences between consonants in Chinese and Korean was conducted by a student of the Department of Oriental Studies Humanitarian Institute of Novosibirsk State University Artem Tashlykov. The result of the work was a summary table of regular phonetic correspondences of consonant phonemes of the Chinese and Korean languages. When compiling it, all possible syllables of the Chinese language were taken into account, as well as all syllables of the Korean language corresponding to each syllable of the Chinese language. For an objective comparison of the articulatory-acoustic characteristics of sounds, the young researcher used the methods of electroacoustic analysis – spectrography and oscillography. Artem Tashlykov conducted his research under the scientific supervision of Anton Shamrin, PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Oriental Studies. This work is very important, because there are very few comparative studies on the Chinese and Korean languages in the Russian-speaking scientific space. The results of the study can be used to improve linguodidactic and methodological materials used in training specialists who speak both languages. Such employees are currently in high demand on the labor market.

— Some words in different Eastern languages sound similar to a certain extent, which causes certain difficulties for those who study them in parallel. This similarity is especially clearly expressed in vocabulary based on hieroglyphic writing. The writing of Korea and Japan has been influenced by Chinese hieroglyphic writing since ancient times, which became one of the reasons for the penetration of a certain set of hieroglyphic vocabulary into the vocabulary of these countries. When borrowing vocabulary, pronunciation was accordingly borrowed. But over time, it inevitably underwent changes. This happened, perhaps, due to the difference in the articulatory-acoustic base of these three languages. As a result, pronunciation was distorted to some extent, adapting to the set of sounds familiar to native speakers of these languages. Probably, phonetic changes that occur in all languages of the world due to their natural and logical development also made their contribution. The result of changes in the pronunciation of hieroglyphic vocabulary in Chinese and Korean was the fact that one phoneme of the Chinese language corresponds to several phonemes of the Korean language, just as one phoneme of the Korean language can correspond to several phonemes of the Chinese language. In this way, regular phonetic correspondences were formed. My goal was to identify such regular phonetic correspondences and their subsequent systematization, – said Artem Tashlykov.

The young researcher had previously compiled a list of 150 two-syllable words that had common hieroglyphic roots in both Chinese and Korean. These words were selected in such a way that it would be possible to analyze each of the phonemes presented in both languages in all variants of their implementation in speech. Then audio recordings were made of two native speakers of Chinese and two native speakers of Korean.

The informants were first asked to familiarize themselves with the given list of words and then read them out loud. In order to eliminate recording errors and expand the statistical data, each word was pronounced 4 times, with a pause between them. This helped to avoid combinatorial changes in pronunciation between words when reading. Thus, a total of 2400 audio fragments were analyzed.

In order to measure the absolute durations of sounds and to describe in detail the formant characteristics, the recorded material was analyzed using electroacoustic methods – oscillography and spectrography.

— Using an oscillogram, we can determine the boundaries of vowels and consonants, as well as the method of articulating consonants. However, using only an oscillogram, it is almost impossible to determine which sound is being pronounced. Therefore, for a more detailed analysis and determination of the row and rise of vowels, the place and method of articulating consonants, we obtained spectrograms, which are graphs of the dependence of the spectrum of sound frequencies on time. As a result of applying such a comprehensive approach, we were able to establish the degree of correspondence between similar consonant phonemes of the two languages and discover differences in the articulation and acoustic characteristics of the sounds of the Chinese and Korean languages. We compared the syllabic structures of both languages, compiled a description of the acoustic properties of the main allophones of all consonant phonemes, and made a statistical calculation of the correspondences. A total of 40 regular phonetic correspondences were established, including 32 correspondences between phonemes that have a similar method of articulation, 4 regular correspondences in the affricate-plosive pair, 3 in the fricative-plosive pair, and 1 in the affricate-fricative pair, explained Artem Tashlykov.

The young researcher compiled a table containing all the unique correspondences of syllables between Chinese and Korean, on the basis of which calculations were made, and created tables of the frequency of occurrence of phonetic correspondences. A summary table of the identified regular correspondences was also formed with a classification of phonemes by the method of articulation, which clearly demonstrated the presence or absence of regular correspondences between certain phonemes of the Chinese and Korean languages.

— My work systematizes extensive empirical material and creates a basis for further theoretical and applied research in the field of comparative phonetics of East Asian languages. And the practical significance of my research is that it contains information useful for the simultaneous study of Chinese and Korean. The results of my work can be used in the development of teaching aids and methods aimed at students who speak one of the languages and study the second, — said Artem Tashlykov.

Material prepared by: Elena Panfilo, NSU press service

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Polytechnic University presented innovative developments to representatives of federal authorities

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On August 4, a representative delegation headed by Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Mikhail Ivanov, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Afanasyev and Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation Sergey Kuchushev visited Polytechnic University on a working visit.

The delegation also included Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Competition Protection Valery Gartung, Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Knyaginin, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade of St. Petersburg Alexander Sitov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade of St. Petersburg Alexey Yakovlev, and heads of departments of ministries.

The guests were met by the rector of SPbPU Andrey Rudskoy, vice-rectors Vitaly Sergeev, Lyudmila Pankova, Yuri Fomin, Dmitry Tikhonov, director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport Anatoly Popovich, scientific secretary Dmitry Karpov, heads and employees of scientific centers and laboratories.

It is a great honor for us to receive such a representative delegation interested in getting acquainted with the advanced developments of our scientists, – noted the rector of SPbPU Andrey Rudskoy. – Today, our university is one of the leading scientific and educational centers, where innovative ideas are born and the most daring engineering projects are implemented. We are proud of the achievements of our researchers and are happy to share our accumulated experience. I am sure that your visit will open up new prospects for our scientists, for the interaction of the university with the industrial sector and various branches of the economy. We are ready to share our developments and are open to dialogue, which will undoubtedly contribute to the development of science and technological leadership of our country.

During the visit, government officials learned about the latest achievements of the Polytechnic’s research teams, saw the unique equipment developed at the university and the products manufactured on it, including those ordered by industrial partners.

The acquaintance began with a visit to laboratories and centers engaged in additive manufacturing. In the Laboratory of Lightweight Materials and Structures, the delegation members were told about additive electric arc growing (WAAM), and were shown the first robotic WAAM printer in the Russian Federation and other installations. They were also presented with the technology for manufacturing parts using friction stir welding on a robotic complex of their own production.

The staff of the Research Laboratory "Laser and Additive Technologies" of the Institute of Metallurgical Engineering and Technology presented the mobile laser cladding complex "Nomad". This is a unique development for Russia, created on a single platform using a robot, a powder feeder and a high-precision laser. The complex is compact and mobile: it can be easily transported for on-site work on the restoration of large-sized and specialized products. With its help, key elements of gas turbine engines of both Russian and foreign manufacture have already been restored.

Another development that has attracted interest is the laser welding complex for hydrogen energy source fuel cells. This is the only equipment in the country that has produced more than 700 hydrogen energy source fuel cells, 350 of which are undergoing sea trials on board the Ecobalt vessel.

The guests were also shown hip joint cups created by a combined method, using the technology of applying a porous coating to the blank. Now the laboratory is creating a production complex that will allow serial production of up to 40 thousand such products per year.

It is important for us to show developments live – not on slides, but in action. This is the only way to truly convey the scale and potential of these technologies, – said the director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport Anatoly Popovich. – When guests see examples of work created by the hands of engineers and scientists, this turns from an abstract innovation into a subject of real interest and further support.

The guests also learned that the Polytechnic University became the first university to have a section for serial production of gas turbine engine parts: nozzle assemblies and injectors. In addition, SPbPU has the first domestically produced high-temperature 3D printing equipment in Russia and Western Europe, which allows for the growth of products with a directional structure.

In the lobby of the Technopolis Polytech Research Building, delegations presented scientific and technical developments by young scientists and engineers, including university students.

The achievements of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering" were presented by the Deputy Head of the Engineering Center (CompMechLab®) of SPbPU Nikolay Efimov-Soini. He spoke about a unique Russian development focused on ensuring the design and production of globally competitive high-tech products in various industries and in new markets in the shortest possible time — the CML-Bench® Digital Platform. Nikolay Konstantinovich emphasized that dozens of breakthrough projects have been implemented on the CML-Bench® Digital Platform to develop digital twins of products for high-tech industries, including engine building, aircraft manufacturing, nuclear energy, oil and gas, automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, shipbuilding and medicine, in accordance with the national standard of the Russian Federation — GOST R 57700.37–2021 "Computer models and modeling. DIGITAL DOUBLES OF PRODUCTS. General Provisions".

In accordance with the current needs of industrial enterprises and the unmanned aircraft systems sector, SPbPU Advanced Engineering School is adapting the Digital Platform for the Development and Application of Digital Twins CML-Bench® to the UAS industry. The digital platform CML-Bench.BASTM has been supplemented with a system for constructing virtual test benches and testing grounds for conducting digital tests of both individual UAS elements and the aircraft as a whole. In addition, the platform includes a Digital Certification module, which allows for full-scale certification tests to be passed the first time by conducting a large number of preliminary digital tests. This reduces the cost of development, the timing and cost of certification work, and also accelerates the launch of products to the market, – noted Alexander Gordeev, Deputy Head of the Experimental Design Bureau of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering".

At the stand, guests saw a prototype of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Snegir-1.5", created in 2024 on the basis of the CML-Bench® Digital Platform for flight tests, control system development, validation and verification of calculation models. And Nikolay Efimov-Soini presented innovative solutions of particular interest for the development of UAVs that are competitive in terms of technical characteristics – demonstrators of overprinting technologies, induction welding of thermoplastic composite materials and automated laying of thermoplastic unidirectional prepregs.

Among the developments of the SPbPU PISh "Digital Engineering" there was also a full-scale sample of an anti-debris filter – a high-tech solution created in the interests of JSC TVEL (part of the Fuel Division of the Rosatom State Corporation) and ensuring the uninterrupted operation of equipment in extreme operating conditions.

Optimization technologies made it possible to generate a design with a large number of "needles" that form the optimal internal microstructure of the channels to intensify heat exchange. At the same time, the design provides rigidity and dynamic strength under the impact of foreign objects weighing up to 200 grams, flying at a speed of up to 6 meters per second, – emphasized Nikolay Efimov-Soini. – As a result, due to the use of digital design and additive manufacturing methods, the filtration efficiency has increased by 10 times.

Let us recall that at the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM-2025 specialists from the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering" presented a model of the UAV "Snegir-2", a prototype of which will be created in August 2025.

The Center for Technology Projects demonstrated the Morena unmanned boat for hydrographic and search operations and the Octopus-M remotely controlled unmanned underwater vehicle.

The students' developments aroused keen interest among the guests. Thus, the Polytech Voltage Machine student association presented a firefighting robot on a caterpillar track called "Freze" and an unmanned truck.

And the guys from the Student Design Bureau showed the first modification of the combat robot Honey Badger and shared that in its third version it won bronze atInternational Championship "Battle of Robots" in 2024.

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GUU and the EAEU: ways to expand cooperation

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A meeting with the Deputy Director of the Department of Industrial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Vitaly Vovk, took place at the State University of Management.

Vice-Rector Maria Karelina, Director of the Engineering Project Management Center Vladimir Filatov and young scientists of the university spoke with the former Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus.

The meeting was devoted to current issues of expanding integration within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The central topic was the development of cooperation between manufacturers and suppliers of components from the EAEU member states to create innovative types of equipment.

Particular attention was paid to the development of unified digital platforms for agricultural machinery – participants discussed the prospects for using global positioning systems, monitoring agricultural land, collecting climate data and analyzing soils on tractors and combines produced at enterprises in the EAEU countries.

The parties also considered the application of reverse engineering in mechanical engineering as an important factor in achieving the technological sovereignty of the Eurasian Economic Union.

In relation to the development of human resources, mechanisms for interaction in the field of training and advanced training of specialists for key industries of the EAEU countries were discussed. Emphasis was placed on the need to jointly address issues of digitalization and the introduction of artificial intelligence in industrial enterprises.

At the end of the meeting, the possibilities of using financial assistance mechanisms for the implementation of joint projects were discussed, which will become an additional incentive for strengthening economic ties within the EAEU.

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Polytechnic University became the venue for the 10th International Scientific and Technical Conference “Gas Transport Systems: Present and Future”

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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

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Gazprom held the 10th International Scientific and Technical Conference "Gas Transportation Systems: Present and Future" (GTS-2025) for the first time in St. Petersburg at Gazprom VNIIGAZ. The conference was attended by over three hundred representatives of PJSC Gazprom and its subsidiaries, leading companies in the oil and gas sector, research institutes, centers and universities of the Russian Federation, as well as suppliers of products and services, industrial groups working in the field of gas transportation. The venues were Gazprom's flagship universities: the Empress Catherine II St. Petersburg Mining University and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

The conference program included a plenary session, technical sections and round tables, an exhibition “Gas Transport Systems: Present and Future,” and technical excursions.

The second and third days of the conference were held at the Polytechnic University. Scientists and engineers from SPbPU took part in the work of technical sections and round tables, where promising developments and technologies for gas transportation facilities were discussed.

Thus, at the section "Pipe Products and New Materials for PAO Gazprom Facilities", Director of the Scientific and Technical Complex "New Technologies and Materials" Alexey Alkhimenko presented a report on the research of the metal of steel pipes for transporting hydrogen-containing gas. He covered the methods of transporting hydrogen, the prospects for the development of the global hydrogen fuel market, the problems and mechanisms of hydrogen impact on materials and their compatibility. The speaker presented various testing methods that are carried out at the Polytechnic University.

The tasks of the Polytechnic University were to create an experimental base that would allow us to study the effect of hydrogen on materials, as well as to develop methods for this and a knowledge base that could then serve as the basis for creating domestic regulatory documentation. Accordingly, with VNIIGAZ and with the participation of companies that are our partners, we have created and are developing a laboratory complex, – said Alexey Alkhimenko.

Leading researcher of the Scientific and Technical Complex "New Technologies and Materials" Ivan Golubev took part in the work of the section "Design and Construction of GTS". He gave a report "Predictive Analytics of the Corrosion State of Field Pipelines for Transporting Untreated Gas".

Ivan Andreevich presented the research of the team of the Scientific and Technical Complex "New Technologies and Materials", which developed its own system of mathematical models for predicting the development of corrosion-erosion wear based on laboratory tests conducted at the Polytechnic University. The project was implemented as part of the R&D for PJSC Gazprom and includes the development of a software product that allows issuing recommendations on the selection of methods for ensuring the reliability of field pipelines. In the future, it is planned to develop the topic using both the experience gained during the implementation of the project and the accumulated over the years of research into the behavior of the material under specified operating conditions.

The combined use of mathematical modeling, experimental data and ML algorithms makes it possible to identify local areas with intense corrosion, predict the development of defects depending on changes in transportation modes, optimize the diagnostics and repair strategy, reducing operational risks, noted Ivan Golubev.

The program of the section "Operation, reconstruction and new technologies for GTS facilities" included reports by Professor of the Institute of Energy Alexander Drozdov "Experience of development and application of virtual simulators with PJSC Gazprom", engineers of the Higher School of Power Engineering Anton Pulin "Prospects for optimization of the gas transportation process due to complex digital twins of the gas transportation system and compressor stations" and Kirill Alisov "Application of modern additive technologies in the modernization of the internal cooling system of turbine blades".

At the section "Power Systems of PJSC Gazprom", representatives of the Higher School of Power Engineering covered the following topics: "Development of a Low-Capacity Microturbo-Expander Unit" (engineer Anton Balakin), "Criterial Optimization Using Regression Analysis" (assistant Mikhail Laptev), "Application of Modern Additive Technologies for Unscheduled Repairs of Gas Turbine Elements" (engineer Ivan Talabira), and "Development of an Automated Complex for Designing and Optimizing Radial-Axial Turbines" (engineer Ivan Nurkov).

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