Future engineers from USPU participate in the CASE-IN championship

When we hear the phrase "pedagogical university," we often imagine teachers, educators, and psychologists. However, this view is changing today. USPU is one of the universities that train not only teachers, but also engineers. It is enough to look at the programs being implemented — "Electric Power Industry and electrical Engineering", "Welding production equipment and technologies", "High-energy processes and technologies in mechanical engineering and material processing" to understand that the core of the engineering elite of the Urals is being formed here.

The demand from applicants is consistently high, and the competition is growing every year. And this is natural: the training takes place in laboratories equipped with the latest technology. There are electrical installation training grounds, numerical control machines, a research center for welding and plasma technologies, and a unique technopark of universal pedagogical competencies. And the practice takes place at the sites of the leading industrial enterprises in the region.

Since the first year, students have been working on cases from industrial partners, solving real problems of modern production. The projects speak for themselves: "smart backpacks" for Russian Railways employees, robot guides that help navigate in space and conduct excursions, interactive technological toys that combine mechatronics, programming and the educational process.

Today, it is possible to test a student's real knowledge and competencies not only in the classroom, but also through participation in the most prestigious hackathons, technology competitions and international championships. Students of the USPU Institute of Engineering and Pedagogical Education have confidently declared themselves over the past academic year. The "Power Energy" team of the Department of Energy and Transport took the third place in the qualifying stage of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. The participants were asked to develop a project for the construction of overhead power transmission lines for an energy-deficient area, taking into account economic and technical parameters. The partner of the case was PJSC ROSSETI, and the experts highly appreciated the team's level of training.

Yuri Biktuganov, Acting Rector of USPU: "Engineering and IT education at the Main Pedagogical University Ural relies not only on modern technologies, but above all, on the powerful pedagogical and scientific school of the university. It is the pedagogical university that is able to form a unique model for training engineers of a new generation. Here, the student receives not only professional knowledge, but also learns the ability to teach, explain, inspire, work in a team and lead."

This combination of engineering competencies with a pedagogical approach forms a special style of thinking: the ability to analyze and design, see a problem comprehensively, find a solution, and at the same time transfer knowledge and experience to others. This is extremely important in the era of technological sovereignty: an engineer today is not only a developer and researcher, but also a mentor, an organizer of innovative processes, and a leader of change.

USPU gives its graduates this double strength — professional and pedagogical. Therefore, they are in demand in the real sector of the economy, in educational projects, and in companies that rely on the development of human capital.

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