Lipetsk State Technical University, partner of the Championship, celebrates its 65th anniversary

In the coming Year of Science and Technology, Lipetsk State Technical University will celebrate its 65th anniversary. The university is preparing for the anniversary, adjusting educational programs, changing the system of interaction with partners.

In December, Pavel Dyakov, a graduate student at LGTU, presented his invention, a bionic prosthetic human hand, at the annual national multidisciplinary exhibition of achievements of Russian science "Vuzpromexpo 2020" in Moscow and was highly appreciated by experts. He worked on the Biotechnical Systems and Technologies project for four years and defended his bachelor's degree in it. Pavel completed an internship at a technology development company at the junction of medicine and robotics "Motorika" in Skolkovo. Currently, the young scientist is participating in the grant program of the UMNIK Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation in the field of Medicine and Health-saving Technologies.

In tandem with the students

"This is an example of how, back in student years, using your knowledge and the help of mentors, you can engage in interesting developments., — says Pavel Saraev, Rector of LGTU, Doctor of Technical Sciences. — In the Year of Science and Technology, we have outlined a number of activities related to the development of the student scientific society and integration into the system of the National Technology Initiative. A few years ago, we began to implement a system of internal, university, grants to support scientific research with the involvement of students. I would like to note that the volume of scientific research last year, which was difficult in many respects, increased in comparison with 2019. There has been a transition to an entrepreneurial type of thinking. We should not just wait for the government to provide support, but more actively offer our work both in the field of science and in the field of the introduction of inventions. Then more successful projects will be implemented."

We won for the third time

"This academic year at the university turned out to be rich in victories and achievements- Pavel Viktorovich notes. — Our students have won the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in Metallurgy for the third time. On it, student teams were asked to perform tasks that were realistic for a particular branch of the economy. In addition, for the first time, our students took part in a similar case project competition in the field of information technology, CASE-IT. They developed applications for information systems, solving various social problems. The team that took the first place in the region also won at the Russian level."

The high prestige of Lipetsk Technical University in the scientific community is also evidenced by the II International Scientific and Practical Conference on problems of management, mathematical modeling, automation and energy saving SUMMA2020, which was held online here in November.

Its participants included 200 professional engineers, mathematicians, and IT specialists from thirteen countries around the world. For the second year in a row, it was held with the support of the IEEE, the largest association of professionals in the field of electronics and electrical engineering, and NLMK PJSC.

"This is the only conference whose proceedings are published in the largest international bibliographic and abstract database Scopus, — the rector clarifies. — In preparation for this conference, IEEE divisions were established at the university. One included students, the other world—class scientists. This opens up new perspectives for us, integration into the global community. Until last year, IEEE divisions existed in Russia only in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Saratov, Tomsk and Novosibirsk. The working language of the conference was English, but it was not a problem for the residents of Lipetsk."

Last year, a "Boiling Point" was opened for communication at another level, no less important for the university. Such a platform complements the educational process at LGTU, helping to solve a variety of tasks, from holding seminars and round tables in an informal setting. before the employment of graduates.

"All this draws attention to the university and encourages us to work even more actively. It is important for students, teachers, representatives of the business community and authorities to share information, involving young people in the life of the region.", — says the rector.

In addition to education

In the fall, as part of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy", LGTU organized additional education in personal digital certificate programs. Working people with higher education who had not reached retirement age had the opportunity to improve their competence and acquire knowledge in the field of information technology. At Lipetsk University, 240 people from more than 40 regions of the country have completed distance learning in seven courses that have received federal support. The most popular topics were "Design and development of presentations", "Development of mobile applications on the iOS platform" and "Computer system Security".

"We see that education does not end with bachelor's and master's degrees, and it is necessary to develop a system of additional professional education at the university., — Pavel Saraev argues. — You need to study constantly. You can't get knowledge once and for a lifetime. Even with higher education, not everyone can immediately find themselves. There's nothing wrong with that. Over the course of a lifetime, a person can change several professions and activities. There are opportunities for this. If a person is purposeful, wants to work, is not afraid to learn new things and is ready to adapt, they will be in demand. In fact, there is a very large personnel shortage today. Enterprises and organizations expect young people who are ready to develop, so they pay attention to interdisciplinary knowledge, the ability to systematize information and present it, filter out unnecessary things and acquire new ones, and work in teams. Most of our graduates are employed in their specialty. But if someone hasn't found a job in their chosen profile, it's not a disaster. During their studies, students gain many different competencies that will allow them to quickly adapt to another field."

Real partners

Taking care of the prospects of students, the university reviewed the relationship with employers. They want to see them here not only during the defense of final qualifying papers and not only for financial support. A newly created new structure, the Department of Strategic Development and Cooperation with Partners, is designed to establish long—term partnerships with those on whom the fate of young Lipetsk specialists largely depends. It includes government agencies, enterprises, businesses, and the media.

Their representatives are also members of the university's Board of Trustees, which changed its composition last year. It was headed by Sergey Chebotarev, NLMK's Vice President for Energy and Ecology, Candidate of Technical Sciences, graduate of LGTU. Oksana Esaulova, Director of the Lipetsk Gazeta Publishing House, also joined the Board of Trustees.

According to Pavel Saraev, thanks to such cooperation, the university will receive new opportunities for development. They will be outlined in the five-year strategic development plan of the university. Active work is currently underway on this document.

"We plan to include in the strategy what our employers want to see. These are the development of the field of additional education, the training of specialists who are able to adapt to production as quickly as possible, and the implementation of projects during their studies at the university. We will try to organize the work of our partners and students as closely as possible from the first year of study,  Pavel Viktorovich continues. — Since last year, we have been implementing a project to support the most talented students. Our task is to include cooperation with the region in the university's development strategy. The University trains specialists primarily for the Lipetsk region. Therefore, they must first be involved in solving problems in our region. Our students participate in various programs, such as landscaping city streets and courtyards, examining energy facilities, and solving logistics problems. It should be understood that tasks are solved with great interest when you know that tomorrow you will enjoy the fruits of your work. We respond to the demands of time and the demands of employers, according to which we change our educational programs. This is evident when working with the IT community, with which we began to actively cooperate with the assistance of the Office of Informatization of the Lipetsk region administration. First-year students, for example, studying in areas related to information technology, are already meeting with potential employers."

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