Eastern Economic Forum: St Petersburg University and Transbaikal State University to prepare engineers together
St Petersburg University and Transbaikal State University will develop joint academic programmes in engineering. The relevant document was signed by Oksana Martynenko, Rector of Transbaikal State University, and Sergey Andryushin, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at St Petersburg University, at the Eastern Economic Forum.
The agreement includes joint research aimed at developing and implementing the best practices of advanced engineering schools for training and retraining specialists at the Advanced Engineering School "Interdisciplinary Research, Technologies and Business Processes for the Mineral Resources and Raw Materials Sector of Russia" at St Petersburg University and the School of Mining at Transbaikal State University.
St Petersburg University is a Russia’s leading university, one of the flagships of world science and higher education. The power and potential of St Petersburg University is in a huge range of subject areas. The cooperation agreement between Transbaikal State University and St Petersburg University opens up new opportunities for the development of all faculties and departments of Transbaikal State University. Today, we are starting cooperation with the leading engineering school at St Petersburg University in the field of geology and mining. We have agreed on joint work to train specialists in the field of international relations, economics, and Asian and African studies.
Oksana Martynenko, Rector of Transbaikal State University
Sergey Andryushin, Vice-Rector for International Affairs of St Petersburg University, noted that today, at the Advanced Engineering School of St Petersburg University, many studies are being conducted to develop high-tech solutions in the interests of scientific, technological and economic development of Russia.
The federal project ‘Advanced Engineering Schools’ was created in 2022 on the initiative of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The project is aimed at training qualified engineering personnel for high-tech sectors of the economy. The Advanced Engineering School "Interdisciplinary Research, Technologies and Business Processes for the Mineral Resources and Raw Materials Sector of Russia" was opened at St Petersburg University.
Zabaykalsky Krai is one of the leading mining regions of the country in terms of the volume of explored mineral reserves. The research and developments of the Advanced Engineering School at St Petersburg University will increase the efficiency of extraction of mineral resources at Zabaykalsky Krai. St Petersburg University scientists have recently developed a method that increases the efficiency of hydrocarbon extraction, a technology for obtaining hydrogen from natural gas in laser plasma, and a method for geochemical division of oil by layers.
The main task of the St Petersburg University Advanced Engineering School is to accelerate the effective transfer of technologies and promptly implement the developments of the University’s scientists into production. It is also set to prepare highly qualified engineers ready to implement significant projects. I am confident that together with colleagues from Transbaikal State University we will be able to boost the work in this direction, using the rich expert and scientific potential of St Petersburg University.
Sergey Andryushin, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at St Petersburg University
Today, the St Petersburg University Advanced Engineering School offers the non-degree programme ‘Economics of Engineering in the Oil and Gas Industry’. Students learn not only economics, but also geology and digital technologies, which are necessary in the oil and gas industry.