PETER THE GREAT ST. PETERSBURG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

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SPbPU REVIEW BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONAL Rector of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrei RUDSKOI

Peter the Great St. Petersburg University has been developing very actively in terms of education, research as well as in terms of international cooperation and working closely with the global academic community to contribute to the advancement and sustainable development. The year 2020 overall world faced an unprecedented challenge and the necessity to quickly adapt to changing environment and target the most relevant issues of online work and various cooperation modes. SPbPU has reached a new milestone and opened new horizons of education and research. The year past has given us an opportunity to become more united, to join our efforts and try new modes of communication and joint work.

May the forthcoming year bring all of us new positive opportunities and happiness, new achievements and breakthroughs. I wish all of you and your families and friends good health, joy and peace in 2021!

Vice-Rector for International Affairs Dmitry ARSENIEV

We are approaching the new year of 2021 and we are looking forward to further development of the overall global community as well as the new positive changes. SPbPU is currently working on strengthening and deepening the existing partnership connections as well as developing extensive research projects. And we are extremely pleased to share with you our recent achievements on the pages of this issue of SPbPU International Review. We hope that you will find some spare time to get to know about the significant results of SPbPU academic and research work. We are pleased to share our news about developing the first in Russia and unique electric smart crossover KAMA-1 based on digital twin technology. We will tell about strategic cooperation with TU Graz as well as a significant event organized already for the second time in collaboration with our Spanish partners – the Second Russian- Spanish Language and Culture Week, and we are glad to share with our partners and friends our outcomes within the research projects and result of participation in the Symposium of Russian-Indian Universities Network, etc. We wish you good health and happiness in the forthcoming year and look forward to developing cooperation with our partners and welcome new opportunities!

CONTENTS PROJECTS RESEARCH EDUCATION INTRODUCTION SPBPU INSTITUTES PROJECTS EDUCATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AND NETWORKS ASSOCIATIONS ACHIEVEMENTS Office inShanghai) (SPbPU Representative MOBILITY ACADEMIC CHINA REGION CONFERENCES EVENTS PROJECTS RESEARCH ALUMNI

R&D DEGREE PROGRAMS AND DOUBLE JOINT DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE RANKINGS PARTNERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS

SPBPU NTI CENTER PRESENTED THE FIRST VALERY FALKOV, ANDREI RUDSKOI, RUSSIAN ELECTRIC SMART CROSSOVER KAMA-1 Minister of Science and Higher SPbPU Rector, Academician of the DEVELOPED ON THE BASIS OF DIGITAL TWINS Education of Russian Federation Russian Academy of Sciences Today is a non-trivial event: we are presenting the development of one KAMA1 is a truly unique of the best Russian universities, St. development that our talented Petersburg Polytechnic University. engineers have implemented in two years – from the technical task Alexey BOROVKOV, SPbPU Vice- First of all, I would like to thank the to the pre-production sample. This Rector for Innovative Projects, Head rector Andrei Rudskoi and the team project has fully demonstrated the new mission and role of the SPbPU NTI Center: of Alexei Borovkov for this development. But it would be “This is the first Russian electric impossible to achieve this result without interaction with that universities should play in the country’s economy – not car developed entirely on the ba- the industry, and a special role in the implementation of only to carry out training specialists, not only to do local sis of digital twin technology and this project belongs to PAO KAMAZ. The task, solved by St. research, but as well to develop complex, sophisticated specialized digital platforms. The Petersburg Polytechnic University together with KAMAZ, works. Polytech is one of the leading technical universities smart crossover is competitive both shows that even in this part the ambitions can be successful. in the country, and it is very important that our university in terms of technical and consumer There will certainly be a result, but it is necessary to help, also became one of the first in the development of the characteristics, as well as in terms of design, safety and com- support and trust, because the result is possible through latest Russian technologies. Electric cars are no longer the fort, and meets international certification requirements.” the efforts of large teams. future, but a very real present that meets the requirements of being efficient, ecological and environmentally friendly. The project was implemented on the basis of unique This is a car that was created in record time, using the Only with the help of a high level of digitalization and new platform solutions developed at SPbPU: the CML-Bench™ latest digital twin technology. The technology itself, its approaches to production technologies will we be able to digital twin development and application platform carrier and holder is also Polytechnic University, and the ensure sustainable development for future generations. (has been developed at the SPbPU CompMechLab® ideological inspirer, the man who put the most effort into At the Vuzpromexpo-2020 exhibition in Moscow in Engineering Center since 2014; it was awarded the it, is Alexei BOROVKOV. The electric car we are presenting December, a unique Russian serial small-sized city electric Russian Federation National «Industry» Award in is an example of when, due to the purposeful efforts of car KAMA-1, developed on the basis of digital twins, was 2017); demonstrator platform for cross-market and the parties involved, a very interesting product can be ALEXANDER SERGEYEV, presented. It is a development of the Engineering Center cross-industry «end-to-end» digital and advanced CML- Academician, President of the RAS of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University fabricated. I would like to emphasize the role of young CAR™ production technologies (has been developed scientists and engineers in the development of this project. together with PAO KAMAZ, the industrial partner of the This is a fusion of youth and since 2006 for motor transport and since 2017, for The government has set the goal of making science younger, project. «This is an example where, through the focused experience, university and academic electric transport); the Universal modular platform of and there should be synergy between young people and efforts of all interested parties, an extremely interesting electric transport model range development for various science, a fusion with modern established scientists. product can come out» Minister of Science and Higher consumer demands CML-EV™ (has been developed industry. It is symbolic that it was Education Valery FALKOV. since 2018). made in St. Petersburg. It was in The «Creation of a smart digital twin and an experimental “It is not a replica of ready-made solutions: it is a fully SERGEY KOGOGIN, St. Petersburg that the Russian prototype of a small-sized city electric car with a Level domestic development. This is a great result of the work Director General of PAO KAMAZ Academy of Sciences was founded; 3-4 ADAS system» project is implemented at the SPbPU with our industrial partner and the ministry. This vehicle the city was the cradle of science and continues to be so Computational Engineering Center (CompMechLab®) is the prototype, all the design documentation has been This is not our first joint project now, showing powerful examples of innovation. All the - the key structural subdivision of the SPbPU NTI created for it. It does not borrow ready-made solutions; it with Polytechnic University. We breakthrough technologies are developing quite quickly, Competence Center of Advanced Manufacturing is a fully domestic development in all systems. We devel- believe that the future of electric and young people are looking at where to put their efforts Technologies with the financial support of the Russian oped it as the basis for urban transport. Most people live transport is not far away but in in to break into world technological progress. It is great Ministry of Science and Higher Education. in big cities, and we would like to have clean cities, clean the near future. After 400 electric that KAMAZ is present here. They are the leader of high- The specialists of the SPbPU NTI Center of Advanced air, and environmentally friendly transportation” said Oleg buses made by KAMAZ hit the tech in our country today; they are at the cutting edge of Manufacturing Technologies under the leadership of KLYAVIN, chief designer of the project and deputy head streets of Moscow, after forming a Russia’s advancement towards high technology. I think it is Alexey BOROVKOV in just two years, the shortest possible of the SPbPU NTI Center. general concept and seeing what is happening in the world, also important that the machine was originally developed time by automotive industry standards, have developed together with Polytechnic University and with the help of in digital form: this is the future of the entire industry. And and produced the first Russian electric car. This is the the Ministry of Education and Science, which supports us, now that we have entered the digital age, everything should first full-featured prototype as part of the electric vehicle we decided that it is time to consider developing a basic start in silicon (the term for computer modeling, simulation design platform for the development of vehicles varying platform for the development of both passenger and of an experiment - Editor’s note). This electric car is an from a compact city car to urban 18-meter electric buses that meets international certification requirements. commercial transport. The most important thing for us is example of how things should be done in the future. It is a the ability of a group of young engineers at SPbPU and our fusion of youth and experience, a fusion of university and engineers to make a finished product in a short period of academic science, a fusion with modern industry. It is a time. The near future will show how successful it is. perfect example for the opening of today’s exhibition. Electric smart crossover KAMA-1, has been created by the SPbPU engineers on the basis of the digital twin technology ACHIEVEMENTS

THE «RECOGNITION AND INFLUENCE» PRIZE: FOR THE

SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY ANDREI RUDSKOI, WAS RECOGNIZED THE BEST UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY! SPbPU Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The first time you receive this nomination, it can be assessed as Ten finalists of the «Fontanka.ru - Recognition and were determined in each of the 10 nominations; they luck, a happy accident. But this is Influence» city prize received their awards last night on have competed for the right to obtain the Golden Griffin the second year in a row that we the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater. These are and recognition of all St. Petersburg. The winners were are the best university in the city. Thank you, Fontanka! the best of the city’s best companies and brands, chosen awarded by the partners of the event and «Heroes of Victory is not necessarily first place, victory is when you get by the audience of the Fontanka.ru city portal by polling. Fontanka,» real national heroes, whose good deeds and better.» In what way has Polytechnic University become Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University for exploits the edition wrote about in 2020. better this year? The head of the university enumerated a the second year in a row became «The best university.» The ceremony of announcing the results of the popular few achievements: «These are five stars of the international According to the organizers, the annual city prize vote was held in compliance with all safety requirements of SMP Bank St. Petersburg Branch, and Ivan BAKAIDOV, QS ranking agency for the quality of online programs for «Fontanka.ru - Recognition and Influence» is a token and in a closed future. The presenters of the ceremony «Hero of Fontanka». students in Russia and foreign countries. These are tens of gratitude from citizens to the most high-quality noted that in 2020, because of the pandemic, every of thousands of students from Russia, China, Europe and businesses in St. Petersburg. In 2020, it is a special educational institution in the city had to try distance “The unpredictability of the situation is the main thing that other countries. This is the working group led by Professor mission to select the best and present them with awards. learning, which was a challenge for both students and both teachers and students noted,» Alexander KONYSH- Borovkov, who made a mathematical model of the spread of said. «It is not only the work in the classroom, but also After all, this year has been a real test of fortitude and teachers. According to those who voted, the university KOV coronavirus, and it was used by the leaders of many regions, the possibility to set up the learning process remotely, to endurance for many. And for Fontanka it also is the that provided the best educational process under the including St. Petersburg and Moscow, and the Russian organize all the work so that students would get what they year of its 20th anniversary. The winners were chosen current circumstances was SPbPU. The Golden Griffin, Ministry of Health to make the right decisions and minimize by popular vote at Fontanka.ru. Voting for the best Diploma of the Prize Laureate and souvenirs were came for. It requires a high level of professionalism. This is a the risks. It is the 37th place in the world in THE ranking enterprises, companies and projects in the city has been presented to the Rector of SPbPU, Andrei RUDSKOI, very important nomination because these people are doing based on the UN principles of sustainable development, on the site since September. During this time, finalists RAS Academician, by Alexander KONYSHKOV, Manager an important thing for you and me - educating our future.” where we are talking about the environment, working Marianna DYAKOVA, Head of conditions, and taking care of people with disabilities, for SPbPU Public Relations, admitted whom we provide a normal learning environment. It’s the that this year’s victory was quite status of a world-class Advanced Digital Science Center, unexpected: “The first time it was which our university received this year. It’s also our TV studio, all based on some kind of labor where we host wonderful programs and invite everyone enthusiasm, and the second time to collaborate. And most importantly, a few days ago we it was difficult to earn first place presented at VUZPROMEXPO the first Russian electric car for many reasons: colleagues from based on digital twin technology; within two years, we other universities also strive to win have designed it in our university, from the requirements and it had been a difficult year. But Polytechnic University specification to the pre-production prototype. Using the tried to keep up with the times, to adapt to changes, to seek latest technology, we showed Russia and the world what new methods and approaches, to be even more professional. role higher education can have in the economic space. All the staff understood this, so they developed. This is the second time we have won this award, as they say stability is a sign of excellence, and we have been able to show it. In my opinion, the Fontanka Award is a great initiative, incentive and motivation.” EVENTS sine”introduced the inhabitants of Spain, Portugal, Chile, Ecuador and other countries to the traditions of Russian culture and national dishes. Another workshop was ded- icated to the Contemporary Russian Literature and unit- “II SEMANA HISPANO-RUSA DE LENGUA ed the readers who showed interest in the Russian liter- Y CULTURA”: HOW TO BE MULTICULTURAL ature from the end of the XX century to the present days. Program of 2nd Spanish-Russian Week of Language and FRANCISCO PINIELLA AND LEARN LANGUAGES ONLINE Culture included a series of round tables and seminars, CORBACHO, such as «Teaching Spanish during a pandemic», «Actual Rector of the University of Cadiz problems of teaching Russian as a foreign language». Spain Big international educational event – II Semana His- Plenipotentiary Yuri P. KORCHAGIN and Cultural Advisor Employees of international offices and company repre- pano-Rusa de Lengua y Cultura (2nd Spanish-Russian of the Embassy of Spain in Russia Jorge SOLER. Also with sentatives joined the seminar «Experience in scientific Week of Language and Culture), traditionally organized a welcoming speech addressed the participants of the and technical cooperation between Russia and Spain» Russia and Spain have a long by Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic Universi- Week Pavel SHEVTSOV, Deputy Head of the Federal and a round table «Spanish language as a strategic tool and rich history of cooperation in ty and University of Cadiz (UCA, Spain) was held online Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, for internationalization.» both humanitarian and scientific from November 16 to November 20. The virtual format Compatriots Living Abroad and International Human- Over 300 participants attended lectures by experts in spheres. But the key to success in did not prevent it from becoming one of the largest itarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo). He empha- Hispanics. During the lectures by HSE lecturer Olga VO- any partnership will always be events in Russia and Spain in the field of culture and sized that holding such an international event even in LOSYUK “Spain and Russia on the Two Shores of Europe: the ability to understand each other. That is why mutual education: in total, almost 800 people from 33 countries an online format is proof of its demand as a platform Relations throughout the Centuries” and “Discovery of communication, learning of mentality, culture, languages from all over the world signed up for participation in the for discussing the prospects of humanitarian coopera- Spain by Russia: History and Culture”, the participants of our countries, immersion into the richest musical and Week. tion between our countries. Sergey SARYMOV, Head of learned about cultural and historical peculiarities of literary heritage is so important. This is one of the main the Rossotrudnichestvo office in the Kingdom of Spain, Each participant of 2nd Spanish-Russian Week of Lan- Russia and Spain and how relations between two coun- goals of our Russian-Spanish week of language and culture, joined Pavel Shevtsov’s congratulations and expressed guage and Culture could find the event to their liking: tries were built. Lecture “Petersburg of Betancourt” by which has already become a tradition and without a doubt his confidence that Russian-Spanish Language and Cul- students, teachers, employees of international offices SPbPU professor Dmitry KUZNETSOV revealed the per- the largest Russian-Spanish event of this difficult year 2020. ture Week will contribute to the development of part- and just fans of foreign languages listened to lectures, sonality of the great architect who made a fundamental nership between the two countries. participated in round tables and master classes, enjoyed contribution to Russian architecture and engineering of YURI KORCHAGIN, virtual tours and a flamenco concert, and competed in As last year, the organizers paid considerable attention the 19th century. Ambassador Extraordinary and the «What? Where? When?» intellectual quiz, created by to Russian and Spanish language classes. Over 100 par- Success of 2nd Spanish-Russian Week of Language and Plenipotentiary of the Russian analogy with the popular Russian TV show. ticipants joined the lessons, which were held in mini- Culture was highly appreciated by the heads of the par- groups during the week on the Google Meet platform. “I Federation to Spain ticipating universities, top officials of embassies and really like both Spain and Russia. I also enjoy learning dif- 2nd Spanish-Russian Week of friendly organizations. The next Russian-Spanish week is ferent languages and cultures. 2nd Spanish-Russian Week The Coronavirus Pandemic pre- indeed planned to be held at the site of the University of Language and Culture turned out to of Language and Culture was a good opportunity to learn Cadiz. The online format of a number of events will also vented the Second Russian-Spanish more. I have always thought that Russian language is very become the biggest event between be preserved - the organizers noted their high demand Week from taking place on the hos- difficult. But thanks to the effective and interesting lessons Russia and Spain in 2020 in the field among Russian and foreign participants. pitable land of Spain. At the same that took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere, I now time, I am sure that nothing can of education and culture have no fear of studying it,” – said Nasim MORADI, partic- prevent the active cultural and educational interaction be- ipant from Iran. tween the peoples of Russia and Spain, and this event is a David Riano Martines, college student, Colombia: “I Live events: more than 3500 views of the events confirmation of this. learned about Russian and Spanish Language and Culture recordings Week through Twitter at the Russian Embassy in Spain and Official Inauguration/Closing Online quiz «What? decided to participate because I like Russian culture and Lectures Where? When?» was interested in the program. I had never studied Russian Cultural workshops Painting exhibition before. I really liked the classes and the materials that were Practical workshops Poetic meeting sent to us additionally. I would like to continue learning Round tables Online excursion Russian language classes (A1, A2, B1, B2) to the universities Russian, and I am also considering future admission to a In total, 770 people from 33 countries signed up Russian university.” Spanish language classes (A2, B1, B2, C1) Concert Flamenco for participation in 2nd Spanish-Russian Week of Russian participants showed no less interest in Spanish Language and Culture lessons. “I have been studying Spanish for a long time - it is a hobby and something like psychotherapy. I know about At the official opening ceremony, which was held- on Russian-Spanish week not by hearsay - I participated last line, the heads of participating universities, top officials year, and I was hoping for this format to become traditional. of embassies and friendly organizations greeted the And, of course, I am glad that in 2020 even the pandemic guests. Andrei RUDSKOI, Rector of SPbPU, Academician did not become an obstacle to 2nd Spanish-Russian Week of of the RAS, and Francisco Piniella CORBACHO, Rector of Language and Culture. In general, the program of the Week the University of Cadiz, addressed the audience on be- impressed me very much - I am already looking forward to half of the organizing universities of the Week. next year,” said Aleksandra SUKHOTINA (St. Petersburg). The Russian-Spanish Language and Culture Week is tra- Within the framework of the cultural workshop «Tour ditionally supported by the Russian Embassy in Spain around the cities of Russia», over 200 spectators made and the Embassy of Spain in Russia. The opening cer- a virtual journey from St. Petersburg to the shores of emony was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Lake Baikal. Workshop “Russian folk crafts and folk cui- PARTNERSHIP Russian-Indian Network brings scientists together despite closed borders SHISHIR SHROTRIYA, the practice of agriculture is acute all over the world. It is Doctor, Counsellor (Science & very important to create a system of platform tools that will Technology) of the Embassy of FOCUS TO SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION WITH INDIA allow for the transfer of knowledge and technology between India, Moscow all sectors of agriculture, and take into account the needs of all participants in the process – from farmers to end users. Science & Technology has been the Without international cooperation it is almost impossible to epitome of the bilateral India-USSR do, the expertise of the specialists of the Polytech are an ef- relationship in the past. Roots of the fective tool that allows to work with data aggregation from - collaborative programs are deep and 11th MEETING OF THE RUSSIAN INDIAN different sources, the digitalization of professional knowl- INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP now it needs to penetrate further to Universities, Innovative edge and delivery of knowledge and data in the infrastruc- Industries, and laboratories. The joint endeavours in the ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ture information platform of decision support”. current decades have the potential to create new knowledge, The Russian-Indian Working Group on science and tech- The section on artificial intelligence was moderated by innovative products, and scientific interventions to drive nology is the key intergovernmental structure that brings Vyacheslav CHUKANOV, senior lecturer at the Higher societal and economic growth. Both India and Russia have together representatives of the ministries, the Academy School of Applied Mathematics and Computational Phys- lower input costs to R&D and Innovation, thereby making this of Sciences and scientific and research foundations of the ics, who also made a presentation on «Deep/Machine partnership more attractive for the world markets. Creation Learning for Medical Imaging». «The established global two countries – Russian Foundation for Basic Research of new mechanisms for STI collaboration and exchanges trend towards the creation of intelligent medical diag- (RFBR), The Department of Science & Technology (DST), between India and Russia can therefore be a big enabler for nostics and preoperative planning systems is manifested Russian Science Foundation (RSF) and others. both the countries and the emerging world. Working Group determines the areas of interaction and by the growing number of studies in the field of MRI, CT cooperation, compares states priorities in a number of or ultrasound image processing. Our research group has areas of science and technology, as well as works on de- many years of experience in developing such algorithms SWATI PATANKAR, veloping a roadmap for bilateral cooperation between tal level, which testifies to the thoroughness of scientific as part of research projects for European companies, « Professor, Dean for International the Russian Federation and the Republic of India in the research and a high level of collaboration of polytechnics said SPbPU researcher. In his presentation, the scientist Relations, IIT Bombay selected priority areas. Thanks to close operational inter- and Indian scientists. Projects have been implemented in also has told about other projects with Siemens, Philips, India action at the intergovernmental level, over the past few such important areas as the Internet of Things, nanoma- Huawei, including those on artificial intelligence meth- years, it has been possible to hold a number of bilateral terials and nanostructures for use in optics, photonics and ods. It is difficult to overestimate the competitions to support joint Russian-Indian research, spectroscopy; intelligent production technologies, robotic As well as data analytics, nanomaterials and nanotech- work of session moderators and implement a number of scholarship programs and orga- systems, new materials and methods of design, machine nologies are one of the key research areas of Polytech’s scientists who make presentations. nize joint scientific events. learning and artificial intelligence, and, in particular, the activities. The online RIN Symposium on nanomaterials You are the one who is going to push In December, the 11th session of the Russian-Indian In- SmartCity paradigm. was attended by 12 scientists from the SPbPU Institute these important topics forward and give them new impulses of Physics, Nanotechnology and Telecommunications and tergovernmental Working Group was held, where partic- for rapid growth. I wish great success to all participants - the SPbPU Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport. ipants presented information about planned future pro- ONLINE SYMPOSIUMS WITHIN THE RUSSIAN of the Symposium. We are always ready to support you in grams to support research activities, identified priorities INDIAN NETWORK OF HIGHER EDUCATION “Our laboratory of Laser Photometry and Spectroscopy took part in the Indian-Russian Symposium with great inter- developing your ideas, strengthening cooperation and and conditions for joint work. The session was attended INSTITUTIONS (RIN) establishing long-term, stable and productive relations not by specialists from the Russian Academy of Sciences in- est. We talked about our research, and the data presented In the autumn of 2020 the Rus- only between universities, but also between countries. stitutes and leading Indian scientific centers. Two leading aroused the interest of our Indian colleagues. In particular, sian-Indian Network of Higher Ed- Russian universities with the strongest and most produc- we presented three projects of our laboratory aimed at the ucation Institutions (RIN) hosted DMITRY ARSENIEV, tive partnerships with the Indian establishments - Peter practical implementation of optical methods for nanoparti- two online symposiums on follow- Professor, Vice-Rector for the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and Tomsk cle diagnostics. I hope that the contacts established at the ing topics: Data Analytics and Nano Materials. International Affairs of SPbPU State University - were invited to present their best prac- meeting will lead to further fruitful cooperation,” said Ele- tices and experience in bilateral projects, as well as pro- The events brought together participants from more than na VELICHKO, Director of the Higher school of Applied posals for being included in a new roadmap at the meet- 50 universities, including leading engineering universities Physics and Space Technologies. It should be noted that even taking ing of the working group. in India – Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT): IIT Bombay, The section on nanomaterials was moderated by associ- into account the number of existing IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kan- Vice-Rector for International Affairs of SPbPU Professor ate Professor of the High School of Materials Physics and contacts and a full understanding pur, IIT Patna, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Indore, IIT Mandi, Institute of Dmitry ARSENIEV, who was SPbPU representative at the Technologies Ekaterina VASILYEVA, who made a report of mutually beneficial areas Nnanoscience and Technology (INST), National Chemical 11th meeting of Indo-Russian Working Group on Science on «Nanopowder metallic materials synthesis for various of cooperation, nevertheless, Laboratory of India, etc. and Technology, noted in his talk that SPbPU partnership applications». Participants discussed methods for nano- researchers from our countries unfortunately do not have with leading universities in India has traditionally been in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University materials investigation, applications of nanomaterials for enough resources to implement all ideas on cooperation the focus of SPbPU: for 15 years The Polytechnic University (SPbPU) is one of the founders of the RIN Association, the environment, biomedicine, energy, electronics, agri- within the frameworks of the stated development strategies have been enjoying fruitful cooperation of joint research and SPbPU representatives were invited to participate culture, and soil reclamation and other topics of research of our countries. Practice-oriented education is becoming groups. Over the past 5 years, the Polytech has submitted not only as speakers, but also as moderators of particular in this area. the most important aspect in the modern world, especially more than 20 joint applications with Indian partners, 6 of sections. Within the online Symposiums, Russian and Indian scien- in engineering and research-oriented and technological which were approved and funded at the intergovernmen- Within the RIN Data Analytics Symposium, Professor of tists shared the interim results of particular researches subjects. Academic mobility and intra-network interactions the Higher school of Hydrotechnical and Power Engi- that the research teams of the institutes are currently im- are critical for developing such education. Given the current Success guarantee: 6 joint scientific neering Vladimir BADENKO moderated the section on plementing and discussed opportunities for cooperation global situation with COVID-19, it is important to use the projects of SPbPU and leading digital agriculture and made a presentation “Crop models and conducting joint projects. The result was a number opportunities of online interaction and online mobility. as research tools agricultural systems design: long-term of arrangements on expanding contacts between SPbPU universities in India are being agro-ecosystem dynamic prediction”. scientists and universities in India and identifying further implemented “The problem of introducing modern digital technologies in steps for developing cooperation. PARTNERSHIP

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TU GRAZ HARALD KAINZ , The projects that international teams worked on im- Professor pressed with a variety of scientific areas: the participants Rector of the Graz University worked on NoSQL database management systems; cre- of Technology, SPbPU Honorary ated an intelligent system for forecasting real estate Doctor prices and an intelligent recommendation system for Austria building an individual educational trajectory of a stu- discussed opportunities for new growth points in the de- dent. They compared laser and electro-beam welding of velopment of youth projects, joint programs at the Mas- aluminum alloys and implemented traditional and mod- ter’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, and postgraduate levels, ified friction welding with mixing of a specific alloy on ©Lunghammer - research and publication activities. different equipment. And finally, the participants worked TU Graz together on project management using the building in- Dmitry ARSENIEV: “Regular online meetings with strate- formation model on the BIM 360 platform. gic partners give us the opportunity to develop our coopera- Despite the harm that COVID-19 has done, it helped tion without slowing down the «prequarantine» speed. The Students’ work was highly appreciated by their Russian us understand that online meetings are a promising relationship between Polytechnic University and the Graz and foreign supervisors. TU Graz professor Matthias opportunity to keep in touch with partners abroad. We MUELLER emphasized that the marathon was a unique University of Technology is at a high level of trust. Our main believe that such events contribute to the improvement task is to constantly improve this level. First of all at the ac- chance for participants to leave the comfort zone, as of interaction between universities’ staff involved in the count of launching joint projects, conducting joint research well as learn how to work together remotely. development of strategic partnerships. and increasing publication activity”. The two projects were chosen as the best: «Intelligent LANA KALIKINA, The next strategic meeting, which will take place in win- Real Estate Assistant» and «Laser and Electron Beam ter, will be devoted to the interaction between scientists Welding (LEBW)». And a special jury prize was awarded STEFAN VORBACH , Coordinator of strategic partnership with TU Graz from SPbPU and TU Graz. And in the fall of 2021, univer- to the team that worked on the «Project Management Professor [email protected] sities are planning to hold a major partnership forum Collaboration Using Building Information Modeling on Vice Rector for Academic Affairs with the participation of university rectors. the BIM 360 Platform,» which was particularly noted by of the Graz University the President of the St. Petersburg branch of PMI Maxim of Technology Since 2013 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic GRISHIN. Austria University and the Graz University of Technology (TU TU Graz Professor Detlef HECK attested the past student Graz) have been strategic partners. Moreover, interaction marathon as one of the best examples of joint activities between the Russian and Austrian universities traces between the Russian and Austrian universities. “The par- back to 1985 when TU Graz became the first Austrian ticipants actively interacted with each other, and showed ©Lunghammer - university to sign a contract with a higher educational excellent results. The range of disciplines in which they TU Graz institution of the USSR - the Leningrad Polytechnic Insti- worked is very wide. This does impress.” tute named after M.I. Kalinin (SPbPU name before 1990). We all are quite impressed with the results of past years. Since then there is an active cooperation between the Not only students from the Institute of Computer Science The joint research and educational activities of the two Polytechnic University and TU Graz: joint projects, joint continue their participation in Students Project Marathon. research and implementation of joint educational pro- Also remarkable results have participants from the field universities have repeatedly received the highest marks grams. of Material Science. In 2020 joint publication «Micro- from leading world experts. I hope that today’s negotiations structural evolution and mechanical performance of Al- will become an impulse for the development of new ideas The spread of Covid-19 had a strong impact on the de- Cu-Li alloy joined by friction stir welding» was published and projects, which will not be hampered by either the velopment of international education and cooperation. Joint Students Project Marathon SPbPU – TU Graz: at the Journal of Materials Research and Technology. It pandemic or closed borders. However, both SPbPU and TU Graz remain optimistic and Students Project Marathon is an educational project presented main results of the research project «Conven- continue successfully long-standing strategic coopera- based on students’ research activities. It is a productive tional and modified friction stir welding of Al-Mg-Cu-Zn tion, even in the situation of pandemic. experience of joint research and educational project im- alloy realized on different welding equipment». In March In June 2020 Professor Harald KAINZ, Rector of TU Graz, plemented by SPbPU in cooperation with international 2021 participants of the project will take part in an in- intends to hold regular online meetings with strategic partners. One of the main advantages of the project is ternational conference and the next article will be pub- partners at different levels (research groups, education- that most of the activities are hold online. lished. This academic year one of the supervisors of the project - TU Graz Professor , is a visiting 7 al projects, international grants, Students Project Mara- The first Students Project Marathon was successfully Sergio AMANCIO publications thon). To maintain these joint activities the first meeting held joint with TU Graz in 2019. Teams of Russian and professor at SPbPU and delivering lectures on welding. Professor Amancio invited SPbPU Professors Anton NAU- 5 took place on July 13, 2020. Representatives of Interna- Austrian students under the guidance of supervisors 2 ERASMUS+ best tional offices discussed several issues: the main news MOV and Oleg PANCHENKO as editors of the special Mobility conducted research and carried out experiments; most project and changes after the COVID-19 pandemic; joint proj- of the work was done remotely. In total, six international issue of welding magazine. grants ects and joint supervision of postgraduate students. teams took part in the innovative international project. The work on the next Joint Student Project Marathon 42 2 participants international On the next meeting in November, 2020, parties summed Students, postgraduate students, young scientists and continues and new partners of SPbPU join the Project. In conferences up results of the year and made new plans of coopera- teachers from February till December have been work- 2020 students and professors from the Universidad Po- 6 tion for the nearest future. Dmitry ARSENIEV, Professor, ing on serious problems from various research spheres; litecnica de Madrid, Universidad de Cadiz and TU Berlin applications they presented the results of those at the final forum in for international SPbPU Vice Rector for International Affairs, and Stefan also participate in the Marathon. grants VORBACH, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs of TU Graz, the presence of an expert commission. PARTNERSHIP

SPBPU AT A ROUND TABLE WITH A STRATEGIC RALPH SVOBODA, Head of the Department for PARTNER - RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY Technological Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Labor and Health of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Peter the Great St.Peterburg Polytechnic University Education of the Russian Federation, Viktor ANDRIANOV Germany has been closely working with the Russian-Armenian addressed the participants with a welcoming speech. University since 2014. The initiative of developing Dmitry ARSENIEV, Professor, SPbPU Vice-Rector cooperation within establishing and promoting a range for International Affairs, presented a project aimed In connection with the launch of new support programs of Slavic universities in CIS countries as well as cross- at supporting the development program of Slavic border cooperation was encouraged by the Ministry of for 2021-2027, the key directions for the Federal State of universities. SPbPU presented specific proposals Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were identified. They were Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. for expanding collaboration between SPbPU and This initiative allowed contributing to creating partner expressed in the Innovation Strategy for the Development RAU in the field of modernization and increasing of the Region 2021-2027. These are renewable energy, networks taking into account the expertise of the the competitiveness of education, the development leading universities to provide expert support, share mechanical engineering, medical technology and of educational programs, research areas and youth Director of the SPbPU Institute of Mechanical biotechnology. Russia and, in particular, St. Petersburg are best practices and establish close links. scientific and technical initiatives. Engineering, Materials and Transport Professor Anatoly indicated as one of the priority partners in the strategy. In December 2020 the Polytechnic University took part On behalf of the RAU authorities, Vice-Rector for POPOVICH and Director of the SPbPU Institute of We have carefully studied the directions of research and in the round table «Development of the scientific and Science Pargev AVETISYAN welcomed the participants. Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology Professor Andrey technical potential of the Russian-Armenian University educational activities of the Peter the Great St. Petersburg He underlined that it is necessary to strengthen the VASIN. Polytechnic University and already now we see that we have a through the development of cooperation with leading integration of Russian and Armenian universities. Russian universities and scientific organizations.» The Prof. Dmitry Arseniev noted that the Polytechnic vast field for joint activities. Supporting research and projects Specifically, the RAU Vice-Rector noted the great support University has been closely cooperating with universities is an important focus of the Department of Technology, and event was held in the format of an online conference and of SPbPU and the active development of cooperation became a continuation of a joint round table with Slavic and industrial companies in Germany in many areas and one of our global goals is to develop products that can between the Polytechnic and the Russian-Armenian has a number of joint structures, including the ones with compete globally and create high-quality jobs. The Ministry universities, which was organized by the Ministry of Universities in recent years. Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation universities and research centers of the Federal State of Economy aims to concentrate financial support in three and Slavic universities of the CIS countries. of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Stralsund University of main areas: mechanical engineering, medical technology Applied Sciences, Wismar University of Applied Sciences, and biotechnology. A plenary session and panel discussions were held within scientific and technological company BaltiCo GMBH. the framework of the round table. Representatives of In cooperation with the last mentioned company a the relevant departments of the Ministry of Science and specialized research and education centre has been ANATOLY POPOVICH, Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Russian established at SPbPU. Director of the SPbPU Institute Academy of Sciences, leading Russian universities of Mechanical Engineering, and institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences Summing up the results of the meeting, Ralph SVOBODA Materials and Transport and representatives of the Russian-Armenian (Slavic) noted that he was impressed by the SPbPU research University (RAU) took part in the round table. Deputy potential and expressed hope for the productive development of cooperation. Already in February-March Director of the Department of State Scientific and Modern production is impossible Technical Policy of the Ministry of Science and Higher 2021, the parties plan to involve high-tech enterprises of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in negotiations and hold without the use of digital technol- the next two sessions at the beginning of 2021, focused ogies within the framework of the on the possibilities of technology transfer, uniting the Industry 4.0 concept. In 2020, SPbPU received the status of PETER THE GREAT ST. PETERSBURG POLYTECHNIC efforts of universities and industrial companies and a world-class center in the field of digital manufacturing UNIVERSITY AND THE MINISTRY OF THE FEDERAL STATE creating project micro-consortia, including universities technologies based on the results of the competition. This and industrial partners from Russia and Germany. area of Industry 4.0 is multifunctional and covers all types of OF MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN DISCUSSED PROSPECTS activities - from designing a product and implementation, to disposal. SPbPU cooperates with many German companies, FOR COOPERATION Andrey VASIN: “I believe that mainly in terms of scientific and technological facilities for developing cooperation in the 3D printing. We would like to develop cooperation with the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University important step for cooperation development. Within field of biotechnologies and Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the various modern agricultural technolo- and the Ministry of Economy, Labor and Health of the the Forum SPbPU Rector Andrei RUDSKOI met with fields of additive manufacturing. Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern discussed the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, Labor gies with Mecklenburg-Vorpo- promising areas of cooperation within the frameworks and Healthcare of the Federal State of Mecklenburg- mmern is extremely promising.” of negotiations that took place on December 9, 2020. Vorpommern Stefan RUDOLF. The Head of the Department for Technological The organizer and moderator of the online meeting Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Labor and was the Director of the St. Petersburg Foreign Economic Health of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Ralph SVOBODA Bureau in Germany Dmitry UCHITEL. He introduced the emphasized, that the International Forum «Polytech Russian participants of the meetings: SPbPU Vice-Rector Days in Berlin» in February 2020 had become an for International Affairs Professor Dmitry ARSENIEV, ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS

SPBPU BECAME THE MEMBER OF TWO NEW UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE GUANG XI, Professor, Vice-president of Xi’an INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF THE SILK ROAD Jiaotong University EXECUTIVE COUNCIL China MEETING Four aspects are on the topic of higher education in the post- pandemic era: first, post-pandemic higher education will center itself around the concept of a community with a shared future of mankind and universities should boost cooperation in order In 2020 Peter the Great St. Petersburg University became a One of the important directions in SPbPU development Despite closed borders, SPbPU remains in touch and to prevent and defend against global challenges; second, member of two new international associations – European is cooperation with the educational establishments and develops international cooperation with the Asian the encounter of the pandemic and the fourth industrial Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) and the Institute research institutions of the USA. In 2020 SPbPU became region. On November 27, Polytechnic University took part revolution will lead to an accelerating revolution in both in the meeting of the Executive Council of the University of International Education (IIE), the USA. a member of the Institute of International Education educational ideals and educational methods; third, the Alliance of the Silk Road (UASR). The event was the part (IIE). pandemic has provided lively samples and models for the SPbPU is constantly developing links with international of the UASR Events 2020, organized by Xi’an Jiaotong associations that provide a range of benefits for their The history of this international association dates back University (P.R.China) in collaboration with Politecnico all-round development and growth and for higher education members – they create a platform for networking, finding to 1919 when the founders started the process of its di Milano (Italy). and students; fourth, XJTU has initiated the iharbour project new partners with similar interests, sharing experience, creation with the understanding that international to explore a new development mode for the intergratin of developing joint projects and contributing together education could be able to make the world more stable, The UASR is a non-governmental and non-profit universities and the society in the 21st century. to global sustainable development. And in the current balanced and open. Nowadays the association is closely organization dedicated to openness and international situation of the pandemic the issues of e-learning and working with people in 180 countries. One of the key cooperation in higher education. The UASR was online education have become extremely vital. SPbPU missions if IIE is contributing to carrying out the new initiated by Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2015 against had been prepared and managed to quickly adapt all its generation of students, young researchers and scholars the backdrop of the Chinese Central Government’s «One systems to the «new reality». with leadership abilities and determination to develop Belt, One Way» strategy. Today the network unites over 150 universities in Europe and Asia. SPbPU having received the ‘5 stars’ category in the and improve our world. nomination QS Stars Online Learning as well as its To join IIE is an important step for SPbPU as our university In the course of the UASR Executive Council meeting, practice and experience in developing e-learning, open already is developing close links and stable partner Mr. HE Changzhong, Secretary-General of the UASR, and distance education made it advantageous to become a relationships with partners from the USA. Becoming Director of Department of International Cooperation and member of the European Distance and E Learning Network. a member of the association that works closely with Exchanges, XJTU, presented a report on the Alliance’s This association that includes 180 institutional members public and private higher education institutions in order activities in 2020 and also introduced 4 new universities and over 1100 members in the Network of Academics and to develop and strengthen institutional partnerships that have applied for the UASR membership. The Professionals sees its main goal in sharing knowledge and with their colleagues around the world SPbPU meets the central part of the meeting was the consideration of the improving understanding amongst professionals in terms opportunity to extend its links in the USA and globally. proposals of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic of distance education and e-learning process. The EDEN University and Politecnico di Milano on the development network was established in 1991 and is operating to of cooperation between universities within the UASR. promote improved standards and practice across Europe Professor Dmitry ARSENIEV, Vice-Rector for and beyond. International Affairs: “Since the first days of the Alliance Within the frameworks of EDEN the following important (initially SPbPU was an observer, then - a member of the network activities are organized: from specialized Executive Committee), we have been developing diverse promising joint projects and expressed the idea to use the conferences and webinars that SPbPU as well took part formats of interaction with our foreign colleagues, as well capabilities of SPbPU World-Class Research Center for in, to information assistance and support for different as active in other network partnerships. The COVID-19 Advanced Digital Technologies to enhance cooperation education levels. pandemic presented us all with global challenges that among Alliance members in the field of digitalization, needed to be addressed immediately. We have formulated intelligent manufacturing technologies, robotics, big the most relevant proposals, and have presented them to data, machine learning and artificial intelligence, as Alliance members for further work”. On behalf of SPbPU well as on the entire spectrum of development and Peter the Great St. Petersburg proposed to develop a network partnership in the application of Arctic technologies. University has become a member of field of distance education - to conduct joint courses Prof. Giuliano NOCI (Vice-Rector for China, Politecnico European Distance and E-learning and internships, webinars on the implementation of distance technologies. Another initiative of SPbPU was di Milano) supported SPbPU initiatives: in his speech Network (EDEN) and the Institute of the implementation of the Students Project Marathon he also emphasized the exchange of online education International Education (IIE), the USA network project between member universities of the courses, the development of scientific cooperation, UASR, relying on the infrastructure of the Alliance. The strengthening ties with the industrial sector. university also proposed to create a common UASR All proposals formulated have been documented in a online portal with the possibility of posting information general presentation of UASR, which the Secretariat has on priority scientific areas, leading scientific groups and sent to Alliance members for further discussion. CONFERENCES

XLVIII INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL-CONFERENCE HERBERT HUPPERT, «ADVANCED PROBLEMS OF MECHANICS» professor at the University of Cambridge and Bristol, the TOOK PLACE IN SPBPU University of New South Wales (Australia); member of the Royal Society, the American Geophysical Union and the American Physical Society from the University of Cambridge, Herbert HUPPERT I see that many young people are interested in science. They beloved by the students and employees of Politech for observe climate change and wonder why it’s sunny today his fascinating experimentation, experimented by video and cloudy tomorrow. Why it gets hotter every year, what Michel BARSOUM from Drexel University, USA (h-index conference and made a clear demonstration of granular that indicates, and why earthquakes happen. They want to 96), Professor Herbert HUPPERT from the University of collapse. understand how things work, how we live, and how we age. Cambridge, UK (h-index 62), Andrei SLAVIN from the The conference finished with a youth day. A case And they are eager to find the answers to these questions. University of Auckland, New Zealand (h-index 54) and championship «Student case-championship APM What helps them become successful scientists is a broad many others. 2020» was organized for students of the Higher School outlook and a good imagination. It’s crucial to be a person PROF. ANTON KRIVTSOV, There was no conventional division into thematic and of Theoretical Mechanics of the Institute of Applied with an imagination, to be able to see from the other side. I highly specialized sections and mini-symposia in the think that’s the most important thing in a scientist’s job. Director of the SPbPU Higher School of Mathematics and Mechanics with the help of FabLab conference program. The experts prepared talks on more Polytech. The contest consisted of three tracks: «Pro- Theoretical Mechanics, Corresponding general topics to help students and young scientists who Inventions», «Pro-Gas&Pro-Oil» and «Pro-Intellect». Member of the RAS. begin to immerse themselves in the world of mechanics, Within each track the students had to come up with to make a more thorough picture of mechanics as a and offer their own technological project for solving On November 9-12, 2020, the 48th International science, its importance and place in industry and life. For problems of oil and gas industry and artificial intelligence School-Conference “Advanced Problems in Mechanics» example, Alexander FREIDIN, professor of SPbPU, gave sphere. And in order to popularize the fundamental (APM) was held in Peter the Great St. Petersburg a lecture on the coupled problems of mechanochemistry; science and to show that it is interesting and exciting Polytechnic University in a new online/on-site format. A Kenneth GOLDEN, a professor from the University of to do research, an unconventional task was prepared for limited number of Russian scientists came to Polytech Utah, spoke about modeling the geometry of submarine the participants of the track «Pro-Inventions»: the guys to participate in the conference in person. The others currents in the Arctic seas; scientific advisor of IPME RAS, had to offer such study or invention, which could qualify attended APM through video conference. professor Dmitry INDEITSEV made a speech on the for the Ig Nobel prize. dynamic behavior of the thermal expansion coefficient Over the decades since its establishment, the conference The students were given three hours to work on their and its impact on the acoustic wave, and Vitaly KUZKIN, a has become a powerful tool for industry development projects, during which they had to think over the scientist of the Higher School of Theoretical Mechanics of and international cooperation of mechanicians. That is implementation process, prescribe the results of the SPbPU, told about his recent discovery of a new physical why, despite the complicated epidemiological situation product launch and prepare a presentation, and the phenomenon called «ballistic resonance». In Politech, the in the world, the organizers, namely, the Institute of participants of the scientific track even had time to conference was held in the Semyonov conference hall Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of SPbPU and the conduct small studies. A maximum of four people was with all the security measures followed: the scientists Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of allowed to team up, and all students were placed in used personal protective equipment, and they were the Russian Academy of Sciences, decided to hold the several rooms to ensure the necessary social distance. conference following all the safety precautions, and not seated at the appropriate distance from each other. In each of the tracks, the jury chose the best projects, deprive the scientists of the opportunity to discuss the In spite of the remote format, the conference participants and the winners received monetary prizes: for the first most critical issues of the industry with the peers and could also observe scientific experiments. Professor place, the students were awarded certificates worth present the results of their scientific research. 50 thousand rubles, for the second place they got 30 The conference lasted three days, and more than 200 thousand rubles, and teams that took the third place leading scientists in the field of mechanics and related received certificates worth 20 thousand rubles. disciplines took part in it. For instance, lectures and Read more about participation in the conference «Advanced «Many guys offered really interesting and viable projects, presentations were given by Professor Chen GANG from problems in mechanics»: which deserve further attention and support. But first of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (h-index 103), all, we evaluated their initiative, activity, fresh eyes and non-standard approach to solving problems,» – said Anton More than 200 prominent KRIVTSOV, Chairman of the Case Championship Jury. – mechanicians from all over the world «We will talk to each team, and the best students will be took part in the event both online invited to join the existing projects of our research and educational center.» and on-site. RANKINGS

Facing new challenges to achieve sustainable development is only RISE IN INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS possible in close cooperation with true ANDREI RUDSKOI, TO EVIDENCE THE PROMINENCE OF POLYTECH partners from all over the globe! SPbPU Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

SPbPU has boosted its position up to 301-350 in THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 among 1,527 of the world’s universities. Such impressive growth confirms the status of Polytech being a driver of Russian engineering It’s highly important to underline the multidisciplinary approach in research and significant input of the education. Active position of our polytechnics, youth University research groups working in the areas of inclusion into scientific and CDIO activities of the university economics, business and management, which is proven as well as the synergetic effect of increased interaction with Physics being the key-note for the research and science by a solid position TOP-300 in Business and Economics the academic community and industrial partners at the showcased one more achievement – entering TOP-125 THE 2021. With the proactive on-going research work in national and global scale contribute to our international in Physical Sciences in THE 2021. The leap was driven positioning and to global competitiveness of the Russian MARIA VRUBLEVSKAYA these areas the University foresees greater contribution by positive dynamics in all factors evaluated by THE to the sustainable future of the society. Federation Higher Education System as a whole. with due regard to such indicators as ‘industrial income’ Head, Strategic Planning and Development And, of course, it is a pleasure to see anticipating results programmes Office ‘international interaction: overseas students and visiting professors’, and ‘research impact’. As an outcome the of our research teams working in the field of biomedical [email protected] University is among the TOP-5 of the 42 universities technologies dealing with such challenges as cancer and representing Russia in this subject ranking. Alzheimer’s diseases. This year it’s for the first time when Polytechnic University has emerged in TOP-500 in Life Science THE 2021.

Capping the year 2020 Polytech can boast of high performance in international rankings which vividly highlight strong points about the University and give the straightforward clues to the positioning.

We are proud to see Polytech in TOP-150 in Engineering Sciences THE 2021 articulating the University positioning on the global arena and claiming the status of the national leader among Russian universities. High performance in ‘industrial income’, ‘research impact’ and Last but not least we are more than happy to claim ‘international interaction’ distinctly showcase strong the ‘5 Stars Online Learning» status assigned by the evidences and positive paces regarding the University international ranking agency QS Quacquarelli Symonds science and research policy on a global scale. which is a profound evidence of the University’s team to promptly react to such a challenge as the worldwide pandemic. With 93 scores out of 100 experts have For the first time, Peter the Great St. Petersburg highly evaluated capacity, resources and facilities of Polytechnic University entered the top 100 in physics in online education and readiness of the University for the subject ranking of U.S. News Best Global Universities distance learning. Over the past five years, Peter the ranked 95. Such a breakthrough can be underpinned Great Polytechnic University has done a great job in by high positions in both global and regional research developing online education: more than one hundred reputation in line with the total number of publications mass open online courses have been created, advanced Fair enough to highlight favourable dynamics in included in 1% of the most cited ones in the world. All training courses for teachers in the field of online have TOP-250 Education THE 2021 which is backed by an in all, Polytech is presented in four subject rankings - been held. And the QS experts’ assessment carried out increase in the number of publications disseminating physics, engineering sciences, material science, and for the first time showed a worthy result. chemistry – standing out for high research outcomes best practices of our teaching staff regarding new and positive international collaboration results. educational methods, approaches to assess the quality Today we can say for sure - going forward and facing new This year turned out to be very successful for St. of education provided, and newly coming initiatives to challenges to achieve sustainable development – is only Petersburg Polytech in Times Higher Education World streamline learning processes (distance technologies, possible in close cooperation with true partners from all University Rankings 2021 with 5 subjects positively project activities, blended learning, problem-oriented over the globe! evaluated. learning, etc.). SPBPU INSTITUTES INTRODUCTION A dynamically developing Institute that demonstrates strong ties with industry Today IMEMT includes four Graduated Schools, two departments of general engineering education and three affiliated departments on the basis of «Prometey» WANG QINGSHENG, INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, (Structural Materials Research Institute), «Klimov» Director of CHN&RUS NEMTRI Corporation (engine building) and «Baltic Industrial SPbPU Visiting Professor MATERIALS AND TRANSPORT (IMEMT) – LEADER Company». IMEMT is involved in large international research projects, In 2020, in a difficult year for OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING cooperates with leading industrial companies: Korolev the entire world community, Rocket and Space Corporation ENERGIA, Automotive we managed to move from the Company KAMAZ, RosAtom Corporation and metallurgical field of fundamental scientific company SEVERSTAL, as well as ARVEDI Group. research projects to the field of Development of advanced manufacturing technologies In 2016 SPbPU and IMEMT, together with Chinese Additive technologies; Welding technologies; Plasma partners became a founders of the CHN&RUS NEMTRI applied R&D projects, namely, to technologies; Laser technologies. - joint China-Russia Research Institute, a technology- start implementing our products into the field of electric transport. This became possible thanks to our fruitful Machine building and robotics intensive enterprise that integrates production, learning, partnership with SPbPU, since the Polytechnic University Industrial robotics; Mechanical Engineering Technology; research, science, industry and trade. The NEMTRI is is one of the leading universities in the Russian Federation Technical measurements; Prototyping technology; located in Huaxi Industrial Functional Area, a new for the development and implementation of innovative Sensorics. energy town of Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. products in the industry. The leading experienced and young ambitious scientists, BSc and MSc students have the opportunity to work under complex scientific and applied projects using Prof. ANATOLIY POPOVICH the facilities of specialized R&D labs and scientific and educational center (SEC). Director of IMEMT, Scientific Advisor R&D laboratories and centers of IMEMT: of Structure materials and Additive technologies • Russian-Chinese R&D Lab of functional materials; laboratory • International SEC «BaltTribo-Polytechnic»; [email protected] • R&D Lab of metallic materials microstructure and Academic partners of IMEMT - leading world Universities: properties research and simulation; Goal setting and ambitions for the development of the • R&D Lab of lightweight materials and structures; Institute • Russian-Germain center of laser technologies. Training of engineering personnel who are experts in The joint centers in cooperation with industry: world-class industrial technologies and are able to solve • SEC «Structural and functional materials» with ENV new complex problems of the industry Development of New Energy (China); the Institute as one of the key Russian research and • SEC «Mechanical engineering and materials» with educational centers, a recognized center of competence «Baltic Industrial Company»; in the field of additive technologies, machine building • SEC «Research and simulation of materials» with and robotics, new materials and welding. Development of new technologies and equipment «Severstal»; allowing to enter the newly formed world markets (aircraft engine building, additive equipment and additive technologies in medicine).

IMEMT History The IMEMT was created as the successor to the According to the data of authorized web-based analytics Physics and Metallurgical Faculty, one of the first platform SPbPU has become the most productive faculties, established in 1902 simultaneously with the University in Europe in publication activity in the field of Industrial partners of IMEMT: establishment of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute. Additive Manufacturing (Data Source: Scopus, up to 30 Outstanding scientists D.I. Mendeleev and D.K. Chernov Sep 2020). SciVal is based on the publication database were its founders. So far, departments of this Institute Scopus and provides comprehensive access to the research have been involved in developments of promising performance of over 14,000 research institutions and their materials and research of their physical and chemical associated researchers from 230 nations worldwide. Pedro Vilaça, AALTO Sergio de Traglia Amancio profile. University, HI-23, SPbPU FILHO, TU Graz, HI-24, (IMEMT) visiting professor SPbPU (IMEMT) visiting KEY SCIENTIFIC TOPICS SPbPU has become the most productive professor New materials: University in Europe in publication Researchers of IMEMT are actively working under Modeling the processes of forming the properties of new educational and scientific projects (Mega-grant of materials; Electronic engineering materials; Composites; activity in the field of Additive Government Corporation «Rossatom», grants of Russian Ceramics; Carbon materials; Powder materials; Functional Manufacturing Scientific Fond). This fact leads to the significant increase materials. in the number of publications. ASIA-PACIFIC REGION The SPbPU Representative Office received a new status in China and was recognized at the state level. ZHANG QUAN, THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE Head of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai OF PETER THE GREAT ST. PETERSBURG China POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY IN SHANGHAI: NEW STATUS AND NEW PARTNERS Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University is a world- renowned university, research center and talent training base. It has long-term friendly In September 2020, the Representative Office of Peter outstanding foreign projects enter the Chinese market. cooperation with Shanghai and other cities in China. The the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in On behalf of the Polytechnic University, the head of the establishment of a Representative office in Shanghai by Shanghai received a certificate of state registration from Shanghai office of SPbPU Lu ZHIYUI took part in the the Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai forum. He presented the scientific projects of SPbPU in SPbPU (Science and Technology Center) will help carry Municipality. Thus, Peter the Great St. Petersburg digital transformation and intelligent control systems. out more pragmatic scientific research cooperation, Polytechnic University became the first Russian The presentation attracted great interest of Chinese transfer and transformation of scientific and technological university whose representation abroad was recognized investors. achievements, deepen China-Russia scientific and technological exchanges and partnership, contribute at the state level. Another major Shanghai event, guided the Shanghai innovative projects was signed in September by SPbPU, Fengdong New District Office of Xi’an City, Shaanxi wisdom and strengthen the bright future of China, Russia The ceremony of awarding the certificate was held Science and Technology Committee, was the and the world. online as part of the round table «Russian-Chinese International Symposium of Belt & Road Science & Province, Xi’an Polytechnic University and PuE Business cooperation in science and technology.» Mr. Zhang Innovation Network (BRSIN). SPbPU has been a member Incubator. The ceremony was held online as part of the JUN, Chairman of the Shanghai Science and Technology of the BRSIN executive committee since 2017. The topic Russian-Chinese Scientific and Educational Innovation Committee, addressed the audience with a welcoming of this year’s symposium is «Sustainable Development». Forum and Conference on International Exchange speech, stressing that cooperation between Russia Altogether 3 forums were held, including sustainable of Professionals (CIEP-2020). According to the initial and China in the scientific and technological sphere is energy, sustainable development of BRSIN and plans, the accelerator of the Peter the Great Polytechnic developing intensively and dynamically, and universities sustainable development of smart city. University will be located in the Sino-Russian Silk Road Park in the new Fengdong district of Shaanxi province. and research centers play an important role in this issue. Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University was The Shanghai Science and Technology Committee has presented by Vice-Rector for Research Vitaliy SERGEEV, At the invitation of a Beijing partner - State Grid become the supervising government institution for the who made a report «Circular Economy for Sustainable Corporation of China, Vice-Rector for Research Vitaly SPbPU Representative Office, which opens up wider Development» and Associate Professor of the Higher SERGEEV, Director of the SPbPU Representative Office opportunities for SPbPU cooperation with universities, School of Industrial, Civil and Road Construction Anton in Shanghai Lu ZHIYU and Professor of the Institute of scientific organizations, high-tech companies of the RADAEV with a presentation of SPbPU projects in the Energy Maxim POPOV took part in the International Research Institute to modernize the province’s industrial region in the fields of joint research and technology field of transport communications construction. Forum for Energy Transition 2020: Sustainable structure. The Jiangsu provincial administration has a transfer. Development in the Post-COVID-19 Era, which is held in significant interest in the development of innovative In addition to Shanghai, the Representative Office is partnership with the World Economic Forum. As part of projects. Hebei University of Technology and the SPbPU It is important to note that the Shanghai Science and actively developing partnerships with other regions and Technology Committee has been providing information the business agenda, top managers of the world’s largest have a great chance cooperate in the field of materials provinces of China. Among them is the Shaanxi province energy corporations discussed how to accelerate a clean supported by province. During the videoconference, and organizational support to The Representative with the capital Xi’an. One of the key partners in this Office of SPbPU in Shanghai since the first days of its energy transition through sustainable development, the parties negotiated the conditions for filing a joint region is Xi’an University of Technology (STU). SPbPU and benefitting the economy, society and the global energy application for participation in the grant competition foundation, including by providing an opportunity STU are already actively cooperating in the educational to demonstrate university projects to partners and system. and agreed that Russian-Chinese cooperation in this sphere within the framework of the joint Internship area has good prospects for all parties. investors in the framework of various business events. Center «TU Xi’an - Polytech» and exchange programs SPbPU also has partnerships with the provinces of One of the recent events was the International Forum for masters. The partners recently agreed to launch Jiangsu and Hebei. The team of the Polytechnic University on the Development of Free Trade Zones, which took a new project to support innovation. An agreement took part in online negotiations with representatives of place in Shanghai. The key goal of the forum is to help on the creation of a new acceleration program for the Hebei University of Technology and the Research Institute of Industrial Technologies of Jiangsu Province (JITRI) to jointly promote the projects of the Polytech. The meeting was attended by a researcher of the Institute of Energy, Materials and Equipment of Hebei University of Technology Ji Puguang and a leading manager of the International Cooperation Department of the Institute of Industrial Technology of Jiangsu Province Li LIANYI. The Russian side was represented by Oleg Tolochko, Professor of the Higher School of Physics and Materials Technology, Sergey ANTONOV, Head of the Department of International Scientific and Foreign Economic Relations, and Lu ZHIYU, Head of the SPbPU Representative Office in Shanghai. The participants discussed opportunities regarding new foundation that Jiangsu Department of Science and Technology had established at the Industrial SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

On September 25, 2015, 193 member states of the United Nations adopted 17 global sustainable development goals (SDGs). The new ACCT! – ACTING ON CLIMATE goals and objectives are complex and indivisible and balance the CHANGE TOGETHER! three components of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental.

ACCT aims: PROJECT PARTNERS: • Concepts and tool kits for five innovative, participative and action-oriented climate education programmes will be developed that combine climate change knowledge and climate protection; • Teachers and education experts are trained in climate education programmes, which they then implement; • Young people take part in climate education This project is funded by programmes, and acquire knowledge about climate the European Union change and opportunities for climate protection. They are encouraged to pass on their knowledge to their social ALLA MAZINA environment; • Russian NGOs and teachers improve their knowledge ACCT Project Coordinator and methodological approaches in climate education; [email protected] • an Advisory Council of Climate Education Experts is formed in Northwest Russia; • Russian and international climate education experts November 27, Intersectoral Dialogue «Education of Youth form networks at expert talks and conferences. on the Topic of Climate» was organized as a part of the The actions we take now against Russian Climate Conference in St. Petersburg. Dialogue became a part of international project «ACCT! - Acting climate changes will determine Project activities on Climate Change Together!». The Dialogue participants what the world we live in will look • 2019 - Workshops on the development of climate were representatives of organizations involved in different like in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time. education interactive formats (April, June, September, levels of education: school, additional education, retraining November); centers, universities, NGOs, youth associations. The main International project ACCT was funded by the • 2020 - Networking conference of the Russian Social topic of discussion was the development of interactive European Union within the framework of Europe Ecological Union educational formats for introducing the topic of climate Aid. ACCT project aim is to provide young people • 2021 – Development of methodological materials and change in state educational programs and environmental in the northwest of Russia with knowledge about training of trainers in the implementation of educational educational activities of various organizations. climate change and its impacts. formats In the project «ACCT - Acting on Climate Change Together!», • 2021 - Implementation of climate educational formats which was funded by the European Union within in North-West regions of Russia the framework of Europe Aid, Russian environmental is climate change? What causes it? What does it cause organizations, universities and German NGO «DRA» on our planet and especially in Russia? What needs to be have joined forces to develop innovative interactive done to stop it? Local NGOs will also be strengthened to climate educational programmes (formats) for different address climate change with young people and raise their educational establishments. awareness for it. The aim is to provide young people in the northwest of Russia with knowledge about climate change and its impacts. With the help of a Council of climate education experts, five interactive educational formats were developed, tested and will be implemented by the end of 2021. Young people in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk regions and Republic of Karelia will become more aware of climate change and its impacts. Teachers will be provided with tools and methodologies to work with young people in schools, universities and extracurricular activities on climate change issues: What EDUCATION University in 9 languages, and a special forum for applicants was created, where students could contact on technical issues. The system itself for passing the exams was flexible and mobile - technical support representatives and teachers were constantly in touch with applicants. Those students who, due to technical FOREIGN STUDENTS ADMISSION DURING reasons, could not join the exams, had the opportunity A PANDEMIC: IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING to pass the examinations on specially designated additional days. The developers had paid great attention to making the exam taking process as transparent as possible. So, the examiners could check whether the applicant left the process themselves, or connection was cut off for technical reasons. Candidates also found out about the results of the exams online - using the login and password, one could immediately find out whether the exam was successfully passed or not. The tests and make them available on the website in all entire document circulation was as well in electronic subjects necessary for admission so that future students form - students who successfully passed the entrance can check not only their knowledge, but also their exams were sent a study contract in advance, and they technical facilities. As well, within the framework of the could get acquainted with the details and conditions admissions campaign in 2021, it is planned to increase at home, and ask clarifying questions. Since due to the the number of periods for taking entrance examinations coronavirus pandemic in 2020, there were often delays in order to separate the flows of students simultaneously in bank payments, foreign students were given some taking exams in the system. Thus, foreign applicants more time for paying their tuition fees. will have more options when it will be possible to take EUGENIA SATALKINA exams, and the system will be even more reliable and means of SPbPU English social networks. In terms of Demand has increased stable. Admission consultations for foreign citizens since Head of International Education Office social networks, the activity of foreign applicants during During the 2020 admissions campaign, SPbPU 2020 have moved to the online format and are now [email protected] the pandemic has increased significantly. In total, during International Office staff working with international becoming regular. They will be held every month in the the admissions campaign 2020, managers processed students noted increased demand in some countries. form of a webinar during the admissions campaign in more than 6,000 applications from potential candidates. China, Iran, India and Kazakhstan keep leadership 2021. In addition, an updated Personal Online Area of a Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University is positions in terms of the number of applications. The foreign applicant will be developed and launched in the traditionally in the top three among Russian universities Online exams number of applications from citizens of Egypt, Turkey near future in two languages. It will allow everyone to in terms of the number of foreign students. Due to This year, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and Syria has increased significantly. It is noteworthy easily and quickly apply for studying at the Polytechnic the coronavirus pandemic and closed borders the of the Russian Federation made an unprecedented that, even despite the pandemic, applicants from Great University and track changes and their application admission campaign for foreign students was carried decision to conduct admissions tests online due to the Britain, Germany, Haiti, South Korea, Mali, Nicaragua, process during the entire period of admission. out completely in an online mode. Despite this fact, coronavirus pandemic. In a short time, both examiners Switzerland and Eritrea submitted their documents to The above measures translate the entire process the Polytechnic University not only maintained a stable and foreign applicants had to adjust to the new work study at SPbPU. These are the countries where students starting with documents submission and up to the position in the number of foreign students, but was even mode. A real challenge for both students and SPbPU rarely come to study in St. Petersburg. In addition, a official enrollment completely into an electronic format. able to improve the positions, and as well launched staff was the difference in time zones. Teachers and record number of foreign SPbPU Bachelor’s Degree In the current epidemiological conditions, it is the most several new international educational programs. applicants had to find a way to adapt and demonstrate graduates decided to continue their studies at SPbPU comfortable and attractive for foreign applicants. all their responsibility. The examiners spent much more and have chosen various Master’s Degree programs, New tools of their time and effort in comparison with traditional and students who graduated from the pre-university The 2020 International Student Admission Campaign offline exams, because, as noted above, the number programs applied for Bachelor’s Degree programs. took place online for the first time. The employees of of applicants interested in entering the Polytechnic the International Office working with foreign students University was very impressive, and the exams New international educational programs switched to a new format. Foreign applicants submitted themselves in the distance form were organized for the In 2020, the Polytechnic University launched three new their documents only remotely. Consultations on first time. international educational Master’s Degree programs in admission and training were held via the electronic In order to ensure successful process of online exams English. They are «Molecular and Cellular Biomedical platforms Zoom, Skype or Google Meet, as well as by detailed instructions were developed at the Polytechnic Technologies», «International Trade Relations» and «Quantitative Finance». Despite the pandemic, high demand for both new and previously launched SPbPU international educational programs remains among international applicants.

Plans for 2021 A new admissions campaign for foreign applicants in 2021 is almost about to start, and preparations for it are already underway. To ensure its success it is important to take into account the experience of the previous year and optimize processes in such a way that they are flexible and as transparent as possible. Already, applicants can get to know the examples of entrance exams on the SPbPU website. The organizers plan to develop trial ACADEMIC MOBILITY The current situation is still very difficult all over the world but we wish that our students start making EMRE SEVEN, plans for the future again. SCU Erasmus Vice Coordinator, ACADEMIC MOBILITY – Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 20 universities from Germany, Spain, France, Turkey, Turkey CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS Austria and other countries took part in the discussion. All the panelists without exception spoke about the need During the pandemic, we faced for following the security measures. The coronavirus several problems. Uncertainty, pandemic has significantly affected the number of social isolation, parental anxiety, participants in academic mobility programs. In order distance learning, returning home, to go back to the previous figures and study or work medicine - this is by no means a safely at a foreign university, it is important to remain complete list of what students were worried about. We conscious and adapt to necessary precaution measures. tried to solve every problem - we held regular orientation Besides, there are still reasons for joy as 15 new meetings online, volunteers communicated with parents applications within the Erasmus + KA 107 Credit mobility and students, and the university provided assistance in project 2020 has been successful. The implementation technical support so that foreigners would have constant period of the new projects will be 2020-2023. That contact with home. To ease social isolation, we organized means new scholarship opportunities for students an online Turkish language club. And of course, we have and professors from SPbPU. We are pleased that this been and continue to be in close contact with hospitals, year our applications have been supported as with our long-standing partners universities (TU München, consulates and embassies on various issues. ELIZAVETA SUKHOVA ANNA KOLOTAEVA Politechnico di Torino, BTU), as with new partner- universities (University of Southern Denmark, Instituto DAVID GUTDEUTSCH, Deputy Head of International educational SPbPU Erasmus coordinator Polytechnico di Beja, Liepaja University). SPbPU Exchange Student from programs and academic mobility department TU München [email protected] Also, SPbPU has 21 ongoing Erasmus Credit mobility [email protected] project from the project year 2019 where none of the Germany scholarships for incoming and outgoing professors and students could be used yet because of the pandemic When lessons in spring became online, to me they didn’t lose The unprecedented world situation connected to situation connected to the exchange in the period of the outbreak. So, we are sure that there are a lot of great quality. Teacher even likely gave the COVID-19 outbreak is not over yet. But it doesn’t pandemics opportunities waiting for students and professors. extra lessons more flexible. Since mean that our students should stop making plans for • The successful completion of the mobility program in The SPbPU International educational programs and at the beginning of pandemic I the future. Despite the fact that academic mobility terms of the pandemics academic mobility department on daily basis receive didn’t went out often, there was nothing to do than better suffers a lot from the COVID-19 outbreak and had to • Support of exchange students during the lockdown questions from students and staff about when new prepare the lessons. But during this time I almost lost be transformed and is taking other shapes this year, period competitions under the Erasmus+ scholarship programs we remain positive that together we will overcome the • How to ensure safety conditions to the exchange will start again. Given the current epidemiological contact to Russian students, also because student activities whole situation and the usual international interaction students in a foreign country situation in the country and in the world, it is very like the universities orchestra has been cancelled, so I was will be back soon. The 2020/2021 academic year brings • Prospects for the new Erasmus+ Program difficult to answer it for sure: according to preliminary glad to live in dormitory, having there some friends among the exchange students. Right now my second semester at a lot of challenges and we have learned to handle them. More information about the event: data, the next competition for the Erasmus+ scholarship Polytech is in class room and I enjoy weekly rehearsals To maintain a dialogue, the SPbPU Erasmus team is https://www.erasmusdays.eu/event/erasmus-teatime- program will be held in February 2021, as we hope that actively participating and organizing events together with-spbpu%e2%98%95/ the autumn semester 2021 will give us the opportunity of the orchestra, chamber music and concerts and theater with the partner universities as virtual student fairs, to return back to our familiar international collaboration in the city. Empty trains made trips round tables and virtual meetings. Within Erasmus+ TeaTime, SPbPU, Republican Sivas and we will be happy to welcome students and staff around the city more comfortable University (Turkey), Liepaja University (Latvia) Beja One of the very successful events organized by the from our partner universities at SPbPU and safely send as well as a very long travel by train Polytechnic University (Portugal), Polytechnic University our students for an semester exchange. through whole Russia during summer SPbPU Erasmus team was the ERAMUS+ TEATIME WITH of Madrid (Spain) shared their experience. In total, over SPBPU. The event was held within the framework of Thus, we can introduce some examples of safety and vacations. the #ErasmusDays 2020 (https://www.erasmusdays.eu/) support measures provided to the students. and with the support of the National Erasmus+ Agencies Full interview and the European Commission. Over a cup of tea, in a Information help by Erasmus+ team: connection to quite casual online format, we suggested our partner Consulates, Embassies, Crisis Management Centre universities to discuss the trickiest challenges for this of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian academic year connected to the realization of the Federation, campus condition status update upon arrival Erasmus+ program: medical measures instruction handling with dormitory • Prospects for interaction for the 2020/2021 academic administration always in touch via Email, Whats’App, year within the Erasmus+ program Phone etc. • Ongoing or planned activities under the Erasmus+ University’s help: tutor help, financial support, volunteers program for students who are quarantined observation facilities • Budgetary reallocations due to not used mobility for students who are quarantined masks and sanitizers scholarships in each study building etc. • Best practice cases in the solution of nonstandard Erasmus TeaTime 16.10.2020 JOINT AND DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMS

a deep understanding of management and interaction NIKITA LUKASHEVICH, in an organization or a team through tools and means A DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM Deputy Head for International of education. The most memorable and effective Affairs, Institute of Industrial IS THE BEST OPTION TO EXPERIENCE course at Polytech Master’s program was «Investment Management» where we went through similar to the Management, Economics and HIGHER EDUCATION ABROAD IN FULL real-world circumstances of projects preparation and Trade, SPbPU presentations to venture funds investors. Within my MSc thesis, I mastered a so-called «good Double degree programs are academic practice» by doing the study that had to meet one of the most valuable results high-standard international requirements generally of strategic partnerships, which applicable to research papers in indexed social sciences provide many opportunities not only in education, journals. Now I am planning to publish an academic paper but also in cooperation with foreign professors and based on my MSc thesis research about the perception of research. Double degree programs give SPbPU additional leadership patterns among SPbPU staff. Its findings can competitive advantages, make it possible for the talented be also applied in leadership development and training Russian and international students at SPbPU to acquire programs in the context of Russian universities. the valuable competences and intercultural experience at It is also noteworthy that by the end of my studies at partner universities LUH I was nominated for the DAAD- and College Awards organized by their International Office. To sum up, I consider my overall MSc studies and the successful finishing of the programs at both universities as a big win, a truly valuable achievement, and one of FRANCESCA DARINA KLIMOVA the most enriching experiences I ever had. Certainly, I CRISTALDI, Alumni of the Double Degree program recommend everyone, who is striving for studies abroad Scientific assistant to the Vice and is full of motivation and determination, to catch this «International Business Development» I have to highlight that a very important element of any President for Studies and unique chance and go for a double degree program. Chief coordinator of short-term international academic mobility is a full immersion into the local or Academic Affairs programs intercultural experience and I had one into German youth Leibniz University Hannover, culture. But everyone should distinguish the difference Germany [email protected] between an exchange semester and a double degree program mobility. In the second case, the pressure and responsibility are higher but, at the same time, the I graduated with two Master’s degrees from Peter the outcome is way much more valuable and fruitful. I nominated Ms. Klimova for the “DAAD and University Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) If comparing Master’s programs at two universities, I Awards 2020” organized by the LUH by the International and Leibniz University Hannover (LUH, Germany) in would say that courses at SPbPU are mainly focused on Office due to her great academic achievements, social October 2020. My double degree program combines improving public speaking and presentation skills, while commitment and exceptional enthusiasm to studies. the first year at SPbPU MSc course «International lecturers at LUH pay more attention to academic and Business Development» and the second year at LUH research knowledge in social sciences. As for the team MSc course «Economics and Business Administration.» project skills, I was gaining them at both universities. If Both programs are delivered completely in the English you ask me to compare studies at SPbPU and at LUH in language. general, in the first place I would point to the German Since I have been working at SPbPU International culture of studying at libraries what is commonly Office for 5 years it was reasonable for my career not typical for Russian universities’ culture. Another growth to experience studies abroad myself. Certainly, meaningful difference is the exam regulations: an LUH two universities’ degrees in one Master’s program was student can skip any semester exam and, since this «try» a unique chance to use two years as efficiently as is not counted, he/she can pass it the next semester or possible and that gave me plenty of insights into how the next year as the first try. That usually gives students the educational system works in another country in the more flexibility to focus on particular courses each regulation and social terms. I was determined to do a semester and to stretch their studies for a couple of double degree program with the German university for more semesters or even years, while exams in Russia are self-improving, growing professionally, increasing my held strictly within one exam session in the three only competencies, getting hands-on international education tries during the two months. experience, and deeply broadening my cultural horizon. The most impressive course at LUH was «Strategic Eventually, I reached all these goals. Management» with weeks of reading academic papers and a three-day intensive out-of-campus training with SPBPU & Leibniz University of a real case of the Lufthansa Group. I also had similar classes at my undergraduate program at SPbPU and Hannover DD Program: 2 years + now I am even more convinced that these kinds of motivation = 2 MSc degrees training-like courses are the best approach to deliver JOINT AND DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMS

SHAUYA JIGEER, NEW INTERNATIONAL MSC PROGRAM Student of master program «Quantitative Finance» «QUANTITATIVE FINANCE» China

SPbPU is located in St. Petersburg, which is a historic city with breathtaking architecture and rich culture, also is a modern city called the most European city in Russia. I chose SPbPU because it provides a range of programs for international The program has attracted students from all over the world. students, including both Russian-taught and English- taught programs. Studying at program «Quantitative Finance» is allowed me to gain knowledge from professors, who are come from leading universities of Russia and abroad. The strong learning atmosphere inspires me to focus on my interest and to make continuous progress in financial area.

EKATERINA KOROLEVA IRINA RUDSKAIA KSENIIA LAKOVICH, Student of master program Associate Professor, Supervisor of master Professor, DSc, Supervisor of summer school «Quantitative Finance» program «Quantitative Finance» «Quantitative Finance» Russia [email protected] [email protected] The program «Quantitative Finance» is the perfect option for The online and face-to-face lessons of international professors. For the first time, the Graduate School of Industrial activities and participate in the international symposium me! As part of the program, we Economics launched an international master program WC2. Within the framework of the symposium, students get acquainted with the latest «Quantitative Finance». The program has attracted have the opportunity to interact with students from all trends in the digitalization of the students from different countries who are interested in over the world and present a joint projects of vision for financial sector, as well as study econometric programming. deepening their knowledge in the financial area. The business development after COVID world. I really like that the studying is conducted in English, program focuses on 4 main modules: financial accounting The international program is designed to aware thanks to which I see a significant improvement in my and analysis, risk assessment, financial markets, and students of the latest trends in the financial sector; gain English language skills. A great advantage for me is to financial technologies. knowledge of risk decrease and create appropriate control attend lectures by foreign teachers. In the future, I plan The program «Quantitative Finance» is implemented in or preventative measures; receive the experience of to continue developing in the financial field and spend a cooperation with Business School Cass, City University of econometric modelling in Stata as well as programming semester on exchange! London, and Tallinn University of Technology. In the first in Matlab and Python. Graduates of the master program term, students had unique opportunities to visit online will be able to receive employment in large investment lessons of TOP-ranked professors. During the course banks, hedge funds, audit organizations, and other «Finance», professor Dirk Nitzsche (Business School specialist companies. Cass, City University of London) introduced students to In the framework of the international master program, the basics of financial theory, including the consideration it is planned to organize an adaptive credit-bearing of financial instruments and the application of basic module in Summer School 2021 «Quantitative Finance» financial concepts. In the framework of the course in cooperation with Business School Cass, City University «Digital resources in scientific research» professor of London. As a student of the Summer School course, professor Dirk Nitzsche professor Peeter Muursepp Peeter Muursepp (Tallinn University of Technology) you’ll be able to expand your experience, enhance gave the main tools for conducting scientific research your qualifications, and get the necessary skills in the and acquainted with the key rules for making scientific framework of portfolio theory and asset management. surveys. Our intensive modules are appropriate for current The students also have a great experience to coordinate undergraduate students, prospective MSc students, and with experts from the industry. In the first term, the those already working in the industry. students of program met with Fyodor Murachkovsky, the founder of a crowdfunding company Planeta.ru. Students asked a lot of different questions and were interested in the results of the platform’s activities during the COVID, You can lose by risking, but you If you want to feel the atmosphere aspects of the company’s interaction with advertisers of our program, visit our page on in the framework of special projects, and much more. cannot win without risking (с). Facebook: Moreover, the students take an active part in project INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS

KHUSEIN СHЕСHЕNOV, TURKISH SPECIALISTS OF AKKUYU NUCLEAR Director for Educational and Cooperation Programs POWER PLANT ARE TRAINED AT THE SPBPU AKKUYU NÜKLEAR A.Ş, INSTITUTE OF ENERGY Turkey Training of Turkish specialists for Akkuyu nuclear power plant tively participating in the cultural and social life of the (NPP) is currently being carried university and took part in the Russian language Olym- out in two Russian universities piads, sport competitions, as volunteers of Polytechnic of the corresponding profile - National Research Nuclear winter and summers schools, speakers at the Week of University MEPhI and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Science and even organized a festival of Turkish culture. Polytechnic University according to the agreement between 486 Turkish candidates applied for the master programs Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey. in 2019. After three rounds of selection 11 applicants Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey visited joined Electrical Engineering master program and 14 SPbPU and gave positive assessment of the quality of started studying Power Plant Engineering. Both groups education and students’ training conditions. Akkuyu took additional intensive course of Russian. In October Nüklear A.Ş is planning to continue training Turkish citizens students chose their master thesis themes and started in SPbPU. In order to equip Akkuyu NPP with operating research work ranging from smart grid to turbines, tur- Online format have made ties with partner universities personnel for the life cycle of the plant, our company has ALENA ALESHINA more close knit. Professors from Brandenburg Univer- bocompressors and renewable energy solutions. been working on the system of joint specialists training by sity of Technology, Germany (Prof. Harald SCHWARZ), Coordinator of International Educational This year we received even more applications, selection Russian and Turkish partner universities on the basis of University of Genoa, Italy (Prof. Pietro ZUNINO), Brno process was even more competitive and requirements joint educational programs (JEP, Double Degree Programs) Programs, SPbPU Institute of Energy University of Technology, Czech Republic (Prof. Petr TO- for the applicants even more demanding. As a result 25 in the field of nuclear power and related specialties. [email protected] bachelor graduates from leading Turkish universities - MAN), Aalborg University, Denmark (Ass. Prof. Behnam Hacettepe, Gazi, Çukurova, and Istanbul technical univer- ZAKERI) taught full length courses for international master students. SPbPU, being reference university of ROSATOM, trains sity came to St.Petersburg to study energy at Polytech. SERAY KUPCUOGLU, personnel for the company’s needs both in Russia and 2020/2021 academic year started for the second year At the moment, we are working with the Turkish side Electrical Engineering Master’s internationally. We moved to a new level of cooperation and Rosatom on organizing pre-degree internships and students on campus, first year students started studying program 2nd year student in 2018, when Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic master’s thesis research work of students right on the online. Epidemiological situation forced us to transfer Turkey University was chosen as a training site for the person- all of the classes online in November. Distant education site of the nuclear power plant under construction in nel of Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey. Rosatom relevant departments. We believe that this will allow our has been a challenge for engineering specialties. Practi- I came here from Turkey where assigned us the task of training non-nuclear energy spe- cal skills essential for future career have to be acquired graduates to get additional practice-oriented compe- cialties that are in high demand at the plant. We modi- tences and become more familiar with the future work- I grew up in a very different in laboratory classes and during company visits and in- education and university system. fied international educational programs of the Institute ternships. Instructors had to master new skills of filming place and future profession while they are still students. However, the education that I am of Energy to meet the needs of the industry. New curric- and editing laboratory experiments, teaching the class- ula of «Power Plant Engineering» and «Electrical Engi- taking here, gives me a new point es in the new format and motivating students to study Ismail Egemen KOCAK, Power neering» master programs have additional design tasks, of view. It changed my line of sight to engineering and the effectively in a distant mode. We are doing our best to Plant Engineering Master’s pro- laboratory and practical classes, excursions to industrial way I think. SPbPU gave me professionalism in the field ensure that online learning does not affect the quality of gram 1st year student, Turkey: “I enterprises, an intensive course of Russian and extend- students’ training or the competencies and knowledge of scientific work. Besides, it is one of the international ed research work during the whole period of training. started to study in September 2020 universities in Russia and this made me work with people they acquire. and so far it is a great experience However, history of cooperation with Turkey in the field from many different countries. I am pleased that I have of professional training in energy field started five for me! Being National Research the opportunity to develop myself here with a different years ago. 24 Turkish students were selected to study University Polytech is located in educational culture. I feel lucky to be a part of it! at «Nuclear power plants: design, operation and engi- the cultural capital St. Petersburg neering» specialist program. Students have successfully and has exchange agreements with several partner uni- overcame challenges of studying nuclear power engi- versities, which are one of the leading universities in their neering in Russian with labs, course works, internship at corresponding countries. I study a broad range of curricu- the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant and company visits lum, comprised of both technical and social science class- to Izhorskiye Zavody and Petrozavodsk Branch of JSC es. I have learnt a lot from them but among the classes I «AEM-technology» to see the manufacturing of equip- can easily name the Numerical Methods for Heat and Mass ment for the Akkuyu Power Plant. They have been ac- Transfer and Energy Economics as classes I like the most. Like classes, the lecturers have their expertise and expe- New student enrollment for SPbPU rience on various topics, and it really broadens horizons. – RosAtom – Akkuyu Nuclear Power I hope that the worldwide struggle against Coronavirus is Plant joint educational program in won, so that we can switch from distance learning mode to energy field in person classes and have the opportunity to explore the university, its campus and the city more!” RESEARCH PROJECTS

MATHEMATICAL MODELING DMITRY LIOZNOV, AGAINST COVID-19 Acting Director, Deputy Director for Research of the Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza, Russia

fected, the incubation period, the intensity of contacts, measures for the introduction and removal of restric- It is clear that digital technologies tions (socio-economic indicators), seasonal diseases and in biology and medicine not only many others. contribute to the development of The modified model has long gone beyond the epide- tools for the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases, miological framework. Despite the fact that the data for but also allow short-term simulation of the situation, which modeling cannot be considered completely representa- is a critical task in the early stages of the spread of infection. tive and relevant, dynamically reconstructed and cali- Modeling makes an important predictive contribution to brated predictive mathematical models of the working strategic management decisions and is today an important group provide significant assistance to the city govern- tool in epidemiology. ment (other regions and the entire country) to make cer- The Center’s specialists solved several tasks for digital tain organizational, controlling decisions, to assess the modeling of the spread of coronavirus infection in con- ALEXEY BOROVKOV resource of the health care system (in in particular - on fined spaces. In the summer of this year, a working group Vice-Rector for Innovative Projects the «bed fund»). The principles of modeling, its results of students from SPbPU Institute of Advanced Manufac- and the corresponding recommendations of the working of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic turing Technologies and employees of the SPbPU NTI group were covered in detail and continue to be covered Center conducted a study of the spread of airborne in- University, Head of the SPbPU National in regional and federal media. fections in office buildings. The project was aimed at Technology Initiative Excellence Center So far, no country has proposed such a variable model preparing socially significant facilities for working in for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to describe a long-term forecast. In particular, no one post-pandemic (COVID-19) conditions. A grant from the Petersburg Foundation for Supporting Innovations and [email protected] in the world, except for Russian scientists, could predict the next waves of the epidemic. Youth Initiatives was allocated for its implementation. At the opening of the II International Forum «Advanced A similar problem was solved to assess the effective A working group systematically carrying out works on social distance, as well as the safety of using personal predictions of the spread of coronavirus infection has Manufacturing Technologies», held on December 2, 2020, SPbPU Rector, Academician of the Russian Acad- protective equipment, on the example of the spread of been operating in St. Petersburg since February 2020. infection in public transport. Experts of the National Technological Initiative (NTI) emy of Sciences Andrei RUDSKOI, commented on the Competence Center of Peter the Great St.Petersburg activities of the working group and the significance of The mathematical model developed by the researchers Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in cooperation with ex- this development: “The project consortium has developed for predicting the spread of coronavirus infection con- perts from SPbPU Institute of Biomedical Systems and a unique predictive mathematical model, data and inte- tinues to evolve, taking into account all the new cir- Biotechnologies of and the Smorodintsev Research Insti- grated predictive analytics with a high degree of accuracy cumstances in the course of the pandemic. So, accord- tute of Influenza developed a mathematical SEIR-model describes the possible course of the epidemic in the short ing to the developers, in the near future it is planned of the Kermack-McKendrick type and a computer pro- and medium term. It is gratifying to realize that mathemati- to supplement the model with data on the vaccination gram for simulating the epidemic process, based on a cal modeling, without exaggeration, allows to save people’s of residents of the region, for which the corresponding mathematical model, taking into account the variable lives.” analytics are compiled. intensity of effective contacts. The work was carried out Since April 2020, the working group has been prepar- Methods of digital design and modeling within the with the involvement of specialists in mathematical and ing regular presentation reports with the results of pre- framework of combating the spread of coronavirus in- simulation modeling, programmers, virologists and ep- dicting the spread of COVID-19 in 10 regions of Russia fection will also be developed within the framework of idemiologists, economists of organizations included in (the Komi Republic, the Republic of North Ossetia-Ala- the World-Class Research Center (WCRC) for Advanced the consortium of the SPbPU NTI Center. nia, etc.). The working group continues to receive similar Digital Technologies established this year. The consor- The model is based on a system of differential equa- requests from other regions of the country to compile tium includes Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytech- tions describing the spread of dangerous epidemics. relevant analytics. The developers are convinced that nic University (coordinator of the Center) and Smorod- To calibrate the models, the situation of the spread of the model can be scaled up and replicated in various intsev Research Institute of Influenza of the Ministry coronavirus infection in the Wuhan metropolitan area in countries of the world. of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. As well, WCRC China, on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, in the Ital- However, the SPbPU NTI Center participation in the fight researchers use bioinformatics approaches to create an ian province of Lombardy and others were analyzed and against COVID-19 was not limited to making forecasts. innovative vaccine platform based on self-replicating described with a high degree of accuracy. RNA technology. A candidate vaccine against COVID-19 is currently being developed. The project is being imple- Despite the fact that the origins of modeling are math- Unique mathematical model mented within the framework of international partner- ematical models, first created during the time of the ship with the University of Maryland (USA) and Smorod- Spanish flu (more than 100 years ago), the current mod- for long-term prediction intsev Research Institute of Influenza. els have been radically revised and take into account of the spread of COVID-19 a large number of various factors: the number of in- RESEARCH PROJECTS

KEY TAKEAWAYS OF THE ACADEMIC smartphone-based interrogation of an optical fiber ARTHUR H. HARTOG, sensor, based on fiber Bragg grating [1], which is one Director and Scientist, Worthy EXCELLENCE PROJECT 5-100: YOUNG of the most commercially successful and widely used Photonics types of optical fiber sensor, as well as a novel spectral UK RESEARCHERS ON THE SCIENTIFIC FRONTIER calibration approach, which will substantially improve the accuracy and stability of smartphone-based optical fiber sensing systems and will allow their plug-and-play I refer to the recent work by A.A. operation [2]. Also, signal processing approaches aimed Marvart, L.B. Liokumovich, I.O. at increasing the accuracy of interferometric optical fiber Medvedev and N.A. Ushakov on sensors [3] and processing signals of inter-mode optical the use of the optics within a fiber interferometers [4], which can allow distributed smartphone and a few easily available components, such It’s high time to sum up the results of the Academic One of the successful projects which is worth optical fiber sensing systems with smartphone-based as part of a DVD disk. This work demonstrates remarkable Excellence Project 5-100 aimed at boosting global interrogation. In addition, practical questions of using ingenuity together with excellent scientific analysis of the to highlight was supervised by a young novel polymer fibers, allowing to increase sensitivity of competitiveness of the Russian leading universities promising Principal Investigator (PI) – Nikolai results. It builds on the experience of the team from their since it is the last year of this initiative. optical fiber sensors were considered [5]. earlier work on fibre-based Fabry-Perot interferometers and Ushakov dedicated to Having been enrolled in the Project 5-100 with only 1 other optical fibre sensors. Apart from allowing the research QS World University Rankings in 2013 Polytech bottom to be carried out at modest equipment and materials cost, lined good results in 2020 – 18 World University their approach opens up the possibility of deploying their Rankings by Subject in QS, THE and ARWU totally, and 2 Towards cost-effective and portable solutions in wide, perhaps economically disadvantaged, global World University Rankings in QS and THE. optical fiber sensing systems geographical areas and so bring technological benefits to a wider section of the population. It is also reminiscent of As an overall outcome of the Project 5-100 we can how some of the great scientists in the past furthered their claim the boost in research performance to compare with 2013. For instance, scholarly output as the number research under challenging conditions. of publications in Scopus has soared by 7 times, and Optical fiber sensors offer a wide earnings from R&D works per one scholar has increased range of sensing capabilities by 5 times. and have found numerous applications in various areas, Throughout the years Polytech has gained the status including but not limited to of the leading engineering university with the strong aerospace technology, oil & gas, international focus, performing its best by the share of nondestructive structure health international students enrolled – leaping up to 18,04% monitoring and biomedical among all the students. Having a promising share of inspection. Their advantage overseas professors amounting to 13,24% St. Petersburg compared to traditional electric sensors is the ease Polytech has appeared to be attractive regarding the of interrogation of distributed and quasi-distributed University internationalization. sensors, immunity to electromagnetic interference, [1] A. Markvart, L. B. Liokumovich, I. Medvedev, and N. This year the SPbPU has launched an innovative absence of electric current at the sensing element, small Ushakov, «Smartphone-Based Interrogation of a Chirped management initiative offering R&D teams to footprint and capabilities of multiparameter sensing. One FBG Strain Sensor Inscribed in a Multimode Fiber,» J. Light. participate in the Open Contest 5-100 aiming at of the main limitations, currently preventing widespread Technol., pp. 1–1, Sep. 2020. supporting research and innovative education projects usage of optical fiber sensors, is the relatively high cost [2] A. Markvart, L. Liokumovich, I. Medvedev, and N. Ushakov, with the 5-100 Project grant. 25 projects out of 95 have of the interrogation devices, which contain low-noise «Continuous Hue-Based Self-Calibration of a Smartphone been chosen and bottom lined with a high performance. lasers, photodetectors and signal processing electronics. Spectrometer Applied to Optical Fiber Fabry-Perot Sensor Despite the pandemic (COVID-19) the overwhelming The project was aimed at advancing optical fiber Interrogation,» Sensors, vol. 20, no. 21, p. 6304, Nov. 2020. majority of the teams have struck the goal, and 11 sensors interrogation technology in order to pave the [3] N. A. Ushakov and L. B. Liokumovich, «Abrupt λ/2 of them have performed ahead of their targets. Fair way for portable and cost-effective solutions such as demodulation errors in spectral interferometry: origins and enough to state a fortuitous increase in the number of smartphone-based ones. This, however, requires some suppression,» IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett., vol. 32, no. 18, publications in top research journals by 45% though a modifications of the optical fiber sensing elements due to pp. 1159–1162, 2020. number of international conferences were suspended different properties of light irradiated by the smartphone [4] I. Chapalo, A. Petrov, D. Bozhko, M. A. Bisyarin, and until better epidemiological situation. flash light, acting as a light source in such systems. O. I. Kotov, «Averaging methods for a multimode fiber One of the promising outcomes of the contest is that Additional attention must be made to development interferometer: experimental and interpretation,» J. Light. about 49% of young scholars, PhD and Master’s degree of novel signal processing approaches with increased Technol., vol. 38, no. 20, pp. 5809–5816, Jun. 2020. students were involved in the projects as it’s a strategic robustness against different noise sources and able to [5] I. Chapalo, A. Theodosiou, G. Pobegalov, S. Chapalo, goal for the University management to bridge the be executed on smartphone processors. K. Kalli, and O. Kotov, «Effective Cleaving Parameters for generation gap and shape the environment for the The breakthroughs, achieved during the execution of Multimode Gradient Index CYTOP Polymer Fiber,» Polymers talented and self-driven youth. the project, include the world’s first demonstration of (Basel)., vol. 12, no. 11, p. 2491, Oct. 2020. R&D

POLYTECH SCIENTIFIC GROUPS PRESENTED new ways to measure the speed of vehicles using JASON ZENG, optical methods. Modern systems for monitoring the Director of St. Petersburg vehicle speed using video have certain errors. Polytech’s THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS TO HUAWEI Research Center of Huawei approach could minimize such errors. Both studies are carried out in cooperation with the laboratory «Industrial streaming data processing systems» of the NTI SPbPU Today we are working with huge Center on the basis of laboratory projects in the field of amount of data. Questions remain, technical vision and artificial intelligence. how to operate it, how to organize Part of Huawei-SPbPU Open Day 2020 agenda it, how to ensure high-quality was devoted to software verification and analysis. connection and fast information Postgraduate students and faculty of the Higher transfer. At the same time, we aim to make the processes as School of Intelligent Systems and Supercomputing automated as possible, and the management models - simple Technologies under the supervision of Dr. Vladimir and understandable. Huawei has already started cooperation ITSYKSON delivered detailed reports on the several with SPbPU in a number of areas. We are confident that research projects, aimed at solving problems of ensuring Huawei-SPbPU Open Day 2020 will help us establish new the quality of software systems. contacts and start new joint projects. Research groups of the Institute of Physics Nanotech- work that is being carried out. For example, the use of nologies and Telecommunication proposed projects, artificial intelligence in medicine, data compression related to signal transmission in communication systems without loss of quality for corporate storage systems, of 5G and 6G standards, to Huawei. The researchers of OLGA VASILIEVA current problems in transport monitoring systems and the Industrial Internet of Things laboratory are actively many others. involved in these issues. Taking into account growing Deputy Head of International Scientific demands of the market for information transfer speed, Director of Institute of Computer Science and Cooperation Department Huawei has shown interest in the university’s research, Technologies (ICST) Lev UTKIN delivered a report to the results of which can help to overcome the barriers to [email protected] Huawei representatives about university’s experience mass adoption of next-generation telecommunication and competencies in the field of artificial intelligence. standards. SPbPU scientists are conducting a series of research in the fields of AI and machine learning, based on Neural Based on the results of the workshop, SPbPU and Huawei Back in 2014, Huawei and SPbPU began cooperation. Network Technologies and AI Lab. For example, SPbPU formed a pool of research topics and formed working One of the first joint projects was research in the field has developed a software package for the diagnosis of groups, thus detailed discussions of future joint projects of coding methods, which was carried out by the team cancer tumors. One of the new areas of the laboratory’s are already underway. of the Higher School of Software Engineering at the work is Explainable Artificial Intelligence, a modern request of the company. The results of the work in this and still understudied topic that can be widely used, area were highly appreciated by Huawei. including for the development of Huawei products. Over the past few years, the partnership between the The presentation by Alexander Fedotov, the ICST university and the company has received a significant senior lecturer, was devoted to the method of remote boost. Today SPbPU carries out research on a wide range determination of parameters for small unmanned of topics, which are of interest to Huawei: information vehicles in various environments. This research direction technology, new materials, electronics, etc. With the connects to the topic of a «smart city», which is very active participation of the university’s International relevant today. Key issues in the infrastructure of modern Office staff, Huawei specialists and SPbPU researchers cities are design, development and improvement of maintain an active communication on a regular basis. devices that accurately calculate the position of vehicles, Currently the university is performing a number of pedestrians, road signs and other objects in space. research and development projects for the company. The scientific group under the leadership of Professor On October 26, within the framework of the Huawei- Vladimir KUPTSOV from the Institute of Physics SPbPU Open Day 2020, SPbPU research groups presented Nanotechnologies and Telecommunication is engaged promising projects for cooperation with Huawei. in a study of radio frequency signals of special forms that At the event, the leaders of research teams and SPbPU will minimize the occurrence of errors and calculate the graduate students, together with the Huawei high- position of objects with the highest possible accuracy. level management, discussed the key tasks for research These technologies can be applied, for example, in the development of unmanned vehicles. Young scientists are also engaged in a research for smart Wide range topics of SPbPU research, city. Nikolay ABRAMOV, a graduate student of ICST, told Huawei experts about developing a software module which are of interest to Huawei: for detecting and tracking pedestrians. Such module information technology, new materials, can be used in traffic control complexes at unregulated electronics, etc. pedestrian crossings. Another young SPbPU researcher Yaroslav Khutornoy suggested the company to consider R&D

JOINT PAPER OF SPBPU AND AIRBUS WILLIAM J. EMBLOM, WAS AWARDED IN THE ASME MECHANICAL Ph.D., P.E., Department of Mecha- nical Engineering, University of ENGINEERING CONGRESS Louisiana at Lafayette USA

The Awards Committee and I want to congratulate you on being awarded the Runner Up for the Outstanding Paper for the ASME IMECE Advanced Manufacturing Track for Paper Number: IMECE2020-23588, COMPLEX FASTENER MODEL FOR SIMULATION OF AIRFRAME ASSEMBLY PROCESS. Competition was extremely fierce this year with 190 submissions. This award is a tribute to your efforts.

Over the past years, Virtual Modelling Lab (VIM Lab) DR. SERGEY LUPULEAC of SPbPU, together with Airbus, has participated in the Variation simulation and design for assembly section Head of SPbPU VIM Lab, Lead Researcher of ASRP (Assembly Simulation of Riveting Process) and young researchers has crystallized in the University of ASME IMECE. Several papers were presented at the software complex. ASRP is a specific and exceptional as a specialized laboratory (VIM Lab). The members of of ASRP project last three conferences that significantly contributed to software solution with a great deal of complexity. It is the laboratory have the internships in the Company [email protected] the expansion of scientific contacts and the recognition said to be the only computer code developed by the carry out specific studies and effectively develop this of the scientific works of VIM Lab. Thus, this award is, University that is officially deployed in Airbus. From research area. although somewhat unexpected, but well-deserved now this mathematical solution is allocated into the ASRP was thoroughly tested by Airbus on many cases. recognition of the merits of this research team from the company’s technological chain and is being used. SPbPU Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. ASRP now has TRL6 grade that means that it was fully Speeding-up airframe assembly process in improvement tested and recommended for internal use by the company. For fifteen years Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic of assembly quality are the important tasks for Airbus. Abbreviation TRL stands for Technology Readiness Level University and Airbus collaborate in simulation of the Being a partner, the SPbPU has been working on and it comes from NASA. Experts from St. Petersburg airframe assembly process and optimization of the simulation of the airframe assembly process and Polytech University were the first in Russia who got assembly technology. Researchers from VIM Lab have optimization of the assembly technology for years, and TRL 6 in Airbus. The work on the project is under way. significantly contributed to the development of the the company delegated the University to elaborate this Presently experts from SPbPU work on optimization of In November 2020 the paper «Complex fastener model assembly modelling techniques. The proposed approach issue. And, as a result, the special mathematical model assembly process for new generation of Airbus aircrafts. for simulation of airframe assembly process» jointly is based on the modeling of the stress-strain state of combining dimension reduction with the use of the More than 20 joint scientific papers of SPbPU and Airbus prepared by SPbPU and Airbus has won the first runner up assembled structures, taking into account the contact state-of-the-art optimization algorithms was developed were published during the cooperation. These works are for the Outstanding Paper of the Advanced Manufacturing interaction between parts. An important feature of and implemented in the computer code. Track within the International Mechanical Engineering assembly process is that the same design is used in becoming more and more recognized in the international Congress and Exposition (IMECE) that is organized by the assembly line for all produced items of the same During the realization of the project the team of senior scientific community, as evidenced by the latest award. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) by type. Therefore, in the analysis of the assembly quality, competing with 190 submissions. IMECE is the biggest it is necessary to take into account the shape variations annual event run by ASME. Usually the conference is held of the assembled parts caused by the manufacture in one of the largest science and technology centers discrepancies, fixation tolerances, etc. Hundreds of of the United States, but this year it was held online. random initial gaps between the connected parts are It was attended by 1,700 participants from all over the generated in order to take these variations into account. world. The conference covering practically all topics in The parameters of generated gaps are obtained as mechanical engineering is regarded as one of the most a result of statistical analysis of measurements, or by prestigious events in this area. The ASME IMECE is very theoretical analysis of the previous assembly stages. popular both in academic community and among world Thus, the numerical analysis of the assembly process leading technology corporations. implies the massive solving of the contact problems on fine computational grids (a separate calculation is performed for each initial gap), that makes it impossible to use standard approaches (for example, finite element For 15 years SPbPU and Airbus analysis) due to the limited computing resources. The collaborate in simulation and proposed approach is aimed at development of special optimization of the airframe modeling strategy, benefiting from the problem specifics. In the framework of this research program SPbPU and assembly process. Airbus collaborate on development and deployment ENDOWMENT

MAXIM PASHOLIKOV, POLYTECH COMMUNITY: NEW APPROACH Vice-Rector for Information and Social Work, SPbPU IN THE WORK OF FUNDRAISING CENTER Russia

AND ALUMNI OFFICE The idea of forming a fund, whose body cannot be spent, but only multiplied, turned endowments many years ago into a powerful strategic tool for the financial graduation albums. Significant figures in the develop- stability of organizations, especially in the field of ment of the SPbPU endowment fund are as follows Yuri education and culture. Global practice shows that endowment capital plays LEVCHENKO - donator, Senior Vice President of VTB an important role in the development of a particular I am convinced that our graduates and partners know Bank, member of the Board of Directors of the St. Pe- firsthand that finding an independent source of income company. At the Polytech, the Endowment Fund was es- tersburg Currency Exchange, Alexey ORYSHCHENKO from different stakeholders: students, government, research tablished in 2012 at the initiative of the alumni. It is - Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sci- institutions is a unique and extremely important task, intended for non-commercial purposes in favor of the ences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor and Hon- especially when it comes to preserving our uniqueness, university in the framework of educational, scientific, ored Mechanical Engineer of the Russian Federation, Vi- cultural, educational and patriotic projects. To put in the taly LOPOTA - General Designer of the Central Research traditions and scientific schools. nutshell, an endowment is an additional resource that Institute of Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, Eduard Therefore, we invite everyone who is interested in the ANASTASIA BALOVATSKAYA helps to implement projects that are important for the TIKTINSKY - President of the RBI Group and others. development of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic development of the university. University to take part in the formation of the fund’s Director of SPbPU Fundraising Center Many of them are graduates of the Polytechnic Univer- Fundraising provides for the search for resources nec- sity, as well as Issa TOGO - professor at SPbPU Depart- capital and strengthen it by becoming our donator. and Alumni Office essary to carry out any activity and support the devel- ment of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering, a 1985 graduate of Leningrad Polytechnic University: [email protected] opment of an organization in additional areas. Funds raised by university fundraising go to the Endowment “It’s hard to study at the Polytechnic University, it’s not a Fund. For these purposes, the Polytech has a Fundraising secret. Most of our students turn out to be good special- ists and we are not ashamed of them. I always tell them In October 2020, SPbPU Fundraising Center and Alumni Center and Alumni Office; its activities are closely relat- that Polytech is an opportunity. So take this opportunity. Office (FC&AO) POLYTECH COMMUNITY website, where ed to the Endowment Fund and its operation, as well as It has always been very important for me to do research. alumni and other people can learn more about the Cen- with the establishment of mutually beneficial relation- I am glad that I am a graduate of the Polytechnic Univer- ter’s activities, the Endowment Fund and how to contrib- ships with donators, many of them being graduates of the Polytechnic University. sity, and now I teach at SPbPU and do what I love”. ute to the development of the university. You can support the SPbPU SPbPU FC&AO seeks to contribute to the development “World experience shows that relying on and interacting The scheme of the endowment is that philanthropists Endowment Fund right now: of careers and young professionals who have recently with alumni is very important for a university. Therefore, - graduates and friends of the university - donate funds https://donate.spbstu.ru/ graduated and are now in search of a “dream job”. One of we are developing a community of polytechnics - Polytech for various purposes of the university’s development, such initiatives has become a joint project in coopera- Community - a territory for personal and professional devel- forming endowment capital, which is invested in shares, tion with the HR department of the Skolkovo Institute of opment, communication, new discoveries and support of the bonds, mutual funds, currency, real estate - everything Science and Technology, aimed at developing the career university,” SPbPU Rector Andrei RUDSKOI underlined. that can generate income. Further, the income from investment is directed to the needs of the university of technical specialists. It is a cycle of free online webi- Currently POLYTECH COMMUNITY is not just a commu- through the management company, and the capital of nars that are held once a month with representatives nity of polytechnics, but also a digital platform for the the fund itself remains untouchable, “eternal”. and leading specialists of large industrial companies of Fundraising Center and Alumni Office, where you can Russia from IT to energy. The speakers of the project talk #POLYTECHCOMMUNITY: learn about the activities of the Center, the Endowment Among its activities, SPbPU FC&AO is engaged in main- about building a job search strategy, dealing with job in- Fund and the mechanism of its functioning, about how taining contacts with graduates of the Polytechnic terviews, employment opportunities for young special- to contribute to the development of the university etc. University. It organizes alumni meetings and prepares ists and about the prospects for career growth in these As well, the site presents projects implemented with the companies. The uniqueness of the project is that partici- support of the SPbPU Endowment Fund, including the pants have the opportunity to ask their questions direct- First Russian Solar Vehicle, the Badge for Educational ly to a potential employer in real time, which means that Achievements “Excellent Student”, the Blagovest Open the project is relevant not only for graduates looking for Choir Competition of Technical Universities, Reconstruc- a job, but as well for senior students who are already tion of the Assembly Hall of the Academic Building of thinking about their future career. the Higher School of International Educational Pro- The SPbPU FC&AO team realizes that the path to suc- grams and others. cess implies hard work and personal interaction with each donator on the implementation and development of projects. Thanks to your openness, desire to meet the SPbPU Fundraising Center and Alumni needs of the university, interest in preserving and devel- oping cultural and educational heritage, our relations Office has launched an official website are becoming stronger, and this gives us support in mul- tiplying the existing result! ALUMNI - What is your research dedicated to? CONGRATULATIONS! - At Ecole Polytechnique, I worked during the summer on a crystal plasticity model for micromechanics Vitaly Saveliev, SPbPU employed at the Laboratory of Mechanics of Solids INTERVIEW (LMS) at EP, which later led to my graduate thesis Alumni 1977 is a new focused on microstructure evolution during Additive Manufacturing. During this time, I chose to continue my Minister of Transport research in micromechanics at LMS-EP, and I was given NIKHIL MOHANAN (SPBPU ALUMNI 2020): a full scholarship at their Doctoral School to pursue my of the Russian Federation INTERNATIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS OF SPBPU research. - Are you satisfied with the education you have ARE A GREAT START FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE got in Polytech? - My education at HSTM offered me many opportunities, like working with various professors, working on advanced projects at the research center, and at the same time opportunities to pursue research abroad. In conclusion, I can be certain to say my career wouldn’t be the same without my research-study at HSTM SPbPU. - Nikhil, thank you for the informative OLGA DOROFEEVA interview! We wish you luck, success and new SPbPU International Office PR manager exciting discoveries! [email protected] FOR REFERENCE: SPbPU graduate (1977) Vitaly Saveliev, CEO of PJSC International Master’s Degree program ‘Mechanics and Aeroflot has been appointed Minister of Transport of Mathematical Modeling for Oil and Gas Industry’ is aimed the Russian Federation (according to the RF President at training highly professional scientists and engineers Decree No.690 dated as of November 10, 2020) with the background and practical experience in mechanics Vitaly Saveliev, graduated from Leningrad Polytechnic of porous media and multiphase media, computational Institute in 1977 (Department of road-building machinery; nternational Degree Programs of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University attract I mechanics, mathematical modeling and simulations, and currently – Higher School of Transport, Institute of students from all over the world and provide a good start for career growth. For example, a student from distributed computing. Special focus is set on oil and gas Machinery, Materials and Transport). India Nikhil Mohanan successfully completed the International Master’s Degree Program «Mechanics and production, namely, simulation of hydraulic fracturing, Mathematical Modelling» at the Higher School of Theoretical Mechanics (HSTM SPbPU) and continued his geophysical and hydrodynamic methods for oil and gas well From 1977, was engaged in the construction of the postgraduate studies at one of the leading universities of France - École Polytechnique, which is a partner testing, development of oil and gas fields, rock mechanics. Sayano–Shushenskaya HPP, worked his way up from an university of SPbPU engineer to the chief structural engineer in one of the KrasnoyarskGESstroy associations. In the period of 1993 - 1995 Vitaly Saveliev held a position of the Chairman of the Management Board of BANK ROSSIYA. In 2001 he - Nikhil, congratulations on the successful studied? Which disciplines did you like the took the post of a Deputy Chairman of the Management completion of an important stage in your most? Board of Gazprom. In the period of 2004-2007 he served life! Please share your impressions of SPbPU - As an incoming international student, I felt that the as a Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade International Master’s Degree Program! mathematics taught was very different and hard. After of the Russian Federation and in the period of 2007-2009 - the First Vice President of PJSFC Sistema. - I have been studying at the Higher School of Theoretical discussing with the relevant professors, they gave additional lectures and materials so that by the mid-first Mechanics Based on my personal experience with the In 2009 Vitaly Saveliev became CEO of PJSC Aeroflot. semester, mathematics became easier to understand. staff and faculty of the HSTM, I can certainly say the Under his leadership the largest Russian airline company A critical aspect of HSTM is the Gazpromneft Research department takes good care of the student’s progress became a member of the global aviation elite, entered the and provides a vast number of opportunities for him/ Center, which offered graduate students to work part- top 20 aviation holdings in terms of passenger traffic. In her to excel both academically as well as professionally. time conducting research on the Oil and Gas sector. As I 2018 Aeroflot was included in the Forbes Global 2000 list was able to work at this center, I could make friends and - a ranking of the largest and most influential companies - Which opportunities did you enjoy the most? got to understand the department and staff better. in the world with shares traded publicly throughout the - As a student of the International Master’s Degree - What do you think about professors? world. Program, I had the opportunity to get to know professors and researchers from abroad and, at the same time, to - Eminent Professors like Prof. Huppert (Cambridge SPbPU Rector, Academician of the Russian Academy of be in touch with domestic researchers at the Russian University), Prof. Charkaluk (École Polytechnique), Prof. Sciences, Andrei RUDSKOI: Altenbach (University of Otto von Gerike), etc., delivered Academy of Science. The curriculum is very intriguing “Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University is lectures and, at times, offered students to pursue and supportive, with the additional option of taking proud of its graduate. We congratulate Vitaly Saveliev on research at their Labs. And during one of those lectures, courses from other departments of the institute like the Nikhil Mohanan his new responsible appointment and wish him success in Higher School of Mechanics and Control. I happened to obtain an opportunity to start research at SPbPU Alumni 2020 his high position, fruitful and effective work on the develop- Ecole Polytechnique (EP) in Paris, France. - What can you say about the courses you have Ecole Polytechnic PhD student ment of the transport system of Russia”. 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