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On December 10, a meeting of the Expert Council on Science and Education of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly was held at the Tauride Palace. Chaired by Andrey Rudskoy, Rector of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dmitry Kobitsky, Secretary General of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Council, opened the meeting.

As Andrei Ivanovich noted, a number of events aimed at supporting and developing young talent are taking place in the region. The experts were provided with detailed information on youth projects, including the "Children of the Commonwealth" cultural and educational forum, the Humanities and Social Sciences Olympiad for CIS schoolchildren, and other annual festivals, games, and competitions.

One of the key topics of the meeting was recommendations for legal regulation of the development and use of artificial intelligence systems.

To accelerate AI adoption, government support programs, a unified framework for ethically based legal regulation, and simplified access to data are needed. Key conditions include a special investment regime, a balance between the interests of business and society, and simplified administrative procedures for testing and implementing AI technologies.

Modern digital computers are incapable of reproducing human cognitive functions, noted Andrey Rudskoy.

A digital machine will never become a brain—but it could very well become a "digital crutch" for the brain, freeing us from routine work and allowing us to more quickly realize our intellectual and creative potential. That's why we expect lawyers today to clearly define AI—and not just define it, but also regulate its areas of application and the conditions for its proper use, said Andrei Ivanovich.

Representatives of the academic community of the Commonwealth countries have proposed developing recommendations for organizing a grant support system for teachers, young scientists, and consortiums of universities in the CIS countries.

The countries of the region, united by a shared history and similar educational policy principles, have been developing higher education along different trajectories in recent decades—from integration with the European space to reforms focused on domestic priorities. This has led to fragmentation of the educational space and a decline in academic mobility. This weakens the ties between education, business, and government, and hinders the mutual recognition of qualifications. The creation of a grant system will create a unified integration mechanism aimed at developing transnational educational and innovative initiatives.

Council members discussed proposals for the draft long-term plan for model lawmaking in the Commonwealth of Independent States for 2026–2028 and reviewed the draft program for implementing the concept for the formation of a unified (common) educational space for the Commonwealth for 2027–2035.

The experts were presented with the results of the second international conference, "The Russian Language – the Basis for Integration Dialogue in the CIS Region," and the international scientific and educational congress of the CIS member states, "The Intellectual Code of the Commonwealth." Andrey Rudskoy praised the results of the Assembly's past congressional events and proposed holding them annually. The council members unanimously supported this proposal. The next meeting will be held in spring 2026.

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The RAEX agency has published a ranking of annual reports from non-profit, charitable, socially oriented, public, and budgetary organizations. Following the competition, the annual report of the SPbPU Endowment Fund received 4 stars out of 5. This signifies the very high quality of the final document, which is published annually to meet the transparency and openness requirements established by the federal law "On Endowments."

The 2024/2025 annual report contains information on all endowments (amounts, formation dates, and management companies), projects funded over the past several years, the fund's performance from 2012 to 2024, donors (individuals and legal entities), and the Polytechnic University endowment's development prospects, as discussed in an interview with Elena Vinogradova, Chair of the Fund's Board. The report also presents information on the history of endowments in Russia and globally and key events in the development of endowments in 2024.

The RAEX Annual Report Competition is being held for the 27th time in 2025. Over the past decades, it has earned a high reputation in the professional community. Over 100 company reports are evaluated annually, including financial institutions from both Russia and the CIS. Since 2020, the competition has also included annual reports from non-profit organizations, including charitable and social NGOs, universities, and public and public organizations. This brings the total number of participants in the ranking to over 300.

Reports are assessed for both their content and design. A prestigious independent committee comprises leading experts and annual report developers, including representatives of the RSPP Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development. Design is assessed by the heads of leading design firms—Report Design Agency, Zebra Design Bureau, Yellow Dog Creative Agency, Praxis Group, and B2B design studio VisualMethod.

You can view the fund's report for 2024 in electronic form. follow this link.

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A delegation from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University participated in the 19th International Annual Scientific Conference of the Russian-Armenian University. The event, which brought together over 550 scientists and presented over 350 papers, demonstrated the depth and diversity of the strategic partnership between the two leading universities.

Professor Pargev Avetisyan, Vice-Rector for Research at RAU, read a welcoming address from SPbPU Rector and RAS Academician Andrey Rudskoy. In his address, he noted: "I am confident that the conference will further strengthen scientific and educational ties between our universities and countries and will provide impetus for new joint projects. The integration of the efforts of Russian and Armenian scientists is key to addressing today's global challenges. Cooperation with RAU has traditionally been maintained at a high level, remaining a key aspect of the multifaceted relations between our countries."

Mikhail Vozhdaev, Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Armenia and representative of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, stated that cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences remains a key aspect of bilateral relations, traditionally maintained at a high level.

The SPbPU Institute of Humanities was represented by Director Natalia Chicherina, Associate Professors Tatyana Nam and Andrey Shakurov, Assistant Professor Maxim Smirnov, and Director of the Higher School of Social Sciences and Social Work Marina Arkannikova (participation online). Their presentations covered key trends in modern education and communications: from "Microlearning as a Tool for Personalized Education for Zoomers" (N.V. Chicherina) and the motivation for youth volunteerism (T.A. Nam) to modern branding strategies (A.A. Shakurov) and cultural sovereignty (M.S. Arkannikova).

Engineering and digital solutions cannot be truly effective without proper humanities-based understanding, emphasized RAU Vice-Rector for Science Pargev Avetisyan at a meeting with the delegation, noting the growing importance of such collaboration.

Senior Lecturer Andrey Makashov and student Savva Ivanov represented the SPbPU Higher School of Biomedical Systems and Technologies at the conference. The main focus of the discussions with colleagues from the Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy at the Russian Agrarian University (RAU) was the implementation of joint projects in genomics, transcriptomics, and chemoinformatics using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The goal is to develop new approaches to personalized medicine and drug discovery. The parties reached preliminary agreements on joint grant applications, specialist exchanges, and the development of educational programs.

Danila Karaulov and Ratmir Ustimenko, postgraduate students from the Higher School of Engineering Physics at SPbPU, presented cutting-edge research in photonics and nanotechnology at the conference. Their paper, "Study of Photoinduced Light Absorption Spectra in GeSi/Si Quantum Dots in the Mid-Infrared Spectrum," showcased the results of their joint work with the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAU) on the optical properties of quantum dots based on germanium-silicon solid solutions, which hold promise for applications in infrared photonics, telecommunications, machine vision, and energy-efficient solar cells.

The participation of such a multidisciplinary delegation from SPbPU, ranging from humanities and biomedical scientists to physical engineers, clearly confirms that the strategic partnership with RAU has evolved into a systemic alliance aimed at training new types of specialists and conducting interdisciplinary research capable of responding to the complex challenges of our time.

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The team from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University won the PetroCup international student competition. The Polytechnic University team beat out student teams from Russia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Oman, Iran, the UAE, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Malaysia.

Our winners are Dmitry Tkach, Ksenia Kudrina, Nikita Okhtin, Vladislav Pogrebnyak, Egor Volkov, Nikita Zelener, and Victoria Erastova.

The PetroCup International Student Olympiad is a new direction in oil and gas education and a unique analytical technology simulation game that allows for the design and development of oil and gas fields in a virtual environment.

The Olympiad is extremely interesting for oil and gas companies—future employers. Participation gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and competencies, and companies the opportunity to test whether this knowledge is relevant to their tasks and challenges.

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On December 12, the State University of Management held a graduation ceremony for students completing the professional retraining program "Consulting Psychologist: Basics."

Graduates from across Russia and the CIS attended the ceremony, highlighting the demand for the training and its importance to the professional community.

The program was aimed at developing the competencies necessary for professional psychological counseling. During the course, students:

Mastered the fundamental principles of counseling psychology and its conceptual framework; studied the structure of the counseling process and the specifics of its implementation; became familiar with the typology of clients and the specifics of working with them; learned about the variety of problems addressed during psychological counseling and ways to overcome them; acquired practical skills in applying the methods and techniques of counseling psychology; developed professionally important qualities of a counseling psychologist and outlined vectors for further professional development.

At the graduation ceremony, the committee chair and program supervisor congratulated the students on their successful completion. They wished the graduates continued professional success, emphasizing that the knowledge and skills they acquired open up broad opportunities for work in counseling centers, educational institutions, and private practice.

We are confident that program graduates will become valuable specialists in the field of psychological counseling. We wish them success in their careers and continued growth!

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The State University of Management library hosted a roundtable discussion, "Service Learning: Integration into University Project Work," for SUM faculty and guests from other Moscow and regional universities.

Veronika Balandina, head of the project office for the Service-Learning program at GUU, discussed the differences between the program and volunteering:

"Volunteering is a wonderful way to spend your free time, but service-learning is about education, about the opportunity to develop professional competencies by implementing real socially significant projects while still in college. The Service-Learning program aims to develop students' citizenship, patriotism, leadership, civic solidarity, and traditional values by solving a socially significant problem within the framework of the core educational program," emphasized Veronika Balandina.

Pavel Pavlovsky, Vice-Rector of the State University of Management, also addressed the roundtable participants: "Service-learning is an ideal tool that resonates with the motivational characteristics of the current generation of young people. They want to do good. Those who implement service-learning participate in reshaping society toward positive change."

Previously, the State University of Management team took second place among 590 Russian universities in the All-Russian Competition of Best Practices in Organizing Community and Volunteer Activities in the category "Best Practices in Implementing the Service-Learning Program."

The roundtable discussion was organized as part of the second All-Russian Interuniversity Project Festival, "The Project Path: From Idea to Lessons Learned," with the support of the Interregional Educational and Methodological Center for Project-Based Learning, "Project-Based Learning as a Practical Training Technology," based at the State University of Management.

We thank all participants for their lively dialogue, valuable ideas, and commitment to developing the Service-Learning program at Russian universities. We hope this exchange of experiences will provide a solid foundation for new initiatives that will help students not only gain knowledge but also apply it for the benefit of society.

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A reunion of alumni from the Project Management Department was held at the State University of Management to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Mark Lvovich Razu, one of the founders of the Russian project management school.

The event brought together more than 180 graduates who graduated from GUU from 1986 to 2024.

The meeting began with a "mock lecture" in the regular classroom, where department professors asked questions on their subjects, and the graduates competed to recall the correct answers faster than anyone else. Students also had the opportunity to show off their erudition in an intellectual quiz and a "Guess the Professor" contest based on real-life facts.

In addition, graduates left their "apple" on the "Tree with Golden Fruits," sharing stories of their life's greatest achievements with classmates and teachers.

"I am very grateful to my mentors who helped me unlock my potential during my studies and guide me on my career path. After defending my thesis, I realized I was ready to open my own speech therapy center and realize everything I had planned in my thesis. Eight years have passed, and today I am a successful entrepreneur who has realized my dream and is working in a field that brings joy to me and my clients," shared Lyudmila Myakisheva, a 2017 graduate of the Project Management Master's program.

"I'd like to give advice to current students of the department and those interested in enrolling in the Project Management program: don't miss your opportunity! Five years after graduating, I understand how important it is to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the department and SUM. Today, I'm the CEO of the only company in Russia that provides payment equipment and digital menus for the restaurant industry, and I continue to collaborate with the department as a partner. I'm happy to take on young interns, and if they perform well, I'll hire them full-time," said Danila Tymchik, a 2020 bachelor's degree graduate of the Project Management department.

The "Project Management Department Alumni Reunion" was organized by third-year students of the Project Management Department. Under the supervision of Ekaterina Khalimon, they meticulously planned the event, worked with partners and contractors, maintained extensive communications with alumni, worked on the design and decoration, organized the venue, and hosted the reunion itself. The alumni noted the team's timely communication about all the details of the event before it began and expressed their gratitude to project manager Kamilla Magomedova.

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The State University of Management (SUM) held a thematic class for 10th- and 11th-grade students, focusing on business development prospects in the fuel and energy sector (FEC) and the fundamentals of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design. The event was organized as part of the RosGeoTech Advanced Engineering School (AES) project, implemented jointly by SUM and the M.D. Millionshchikov Grozny State Petroleum Technological University.

Before the meeting, Maxim Pletnev, Head of the Scientific Research Coordination Department at the State University of Management, spoke to the students about the extensive work of the RosGeoTech School, focusing on modern trends in energy, automation, and digitalization of the fuel and energy sector.

Andrey Luzhetsky, head of the Advanced Engineering School, addressed the participants with a welcome video message, emphasizing that the modern energy business involves not only resource extraction and processing, but also high technology, innovation, and environmental responsibility.

The central part of the event was a presentation by an energy and digital technology expert, who explained key areas of business development in the fuel and energy sector to schoolchildren: the transition to alternative energy sources, the implementation of smart grids, the use of big data to optimize production and logistics, and the development of hydrogen energy projects.

Particular emphasis was placed on the role of unmanned technologies in the modern energy sector. The students received a detailed explanation of the design of unmanned aerial vehicles, their types, operating principles, and applications in the fuel and energy sector: from monitoring main pipelines and power lines to inspecting industrial facilities and environmental monitoring.

During the practical portion of the class, participants were able to examine drone models, understand their design features, and even try their hand at being operators by piloting drones in simulators.

"Today, drones are more than just flying cameras; they're a vital tool for improving energy efficiency and safety. Understanding the fundamentals of how they work opens up new opportunities for future engineers, entrepreneurs, and managers," the lecturer noted.

The event allowed schoolchildren not only to gain up-to-date knowledge about trends in the fuel and energy sector and unmanned technologies, but also to consider their professional future in one of the most dynamic and technologically advanced sectors of the economy.

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