SPbPU’s Andrei Rudskoi Takes on Moderator Role at Interregional Conference of Russian and Uzbekistani Higher Education Institution Rectors

On September 25, an interregional conference of rectors of higher education institutions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan was held under the auspices of the relevant ministries, as well as the Government of St. Petersburg. This is the fifth meeting of the rectors’ corps of the two countries, dedicated to the strategy of development of Russian-Uzbek cooperation in the field of school and university education, expansion of inter-university cooperation on training of highly qualified professional staff for advanced industry.

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Government of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg State University organized the conference. Traditionally, representatives of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan take part in such a landmark event. Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Afanasiev emphasized: Our countries have accumulated significant experience in organizing joint scientific and educational activities. More than 100 partnership agreements between scientific institutes have been concluded on priority topics, more than one and a half thousand inter-university cooperation agreements have been signed.

SPbPU has been represented in the Rector’s Corps since its foundation in 2018 and traditionally participates in such meetings, forums and conferences. As one of the leading technical universities in Russia, Polytechnic University is always ready to share its successful experience of cooperation with foreign universities in the field of academic and scientific-educational activities, organization of scientific internships for employees and graduate students, creation of joint technology centers and laboratories.

The conference discussed the development of education for high-tech industries and the implementation of one of the key federal projects of Russia and possibly Uzbekistan — the creation of advanced engineering schools (AES). In June, a delegation from Islam Karimov Tashkent State Technical University has already visited Polytechnic University to get acquainted with the process of AES organization.

The event included a panel session «Education for High-Tech Industries: Experience in Creating Advanced Engineering Schools (AES)» moderated by Andrei Rudskoi, Rector of SPbPU. We have the same goal — to promote progress in our countries and in the region as a whole by training highly qualified personnel who meet international development trends and meet the requirements of the international labor market, because the education system is the main sector responsible for the improvement of human capital, which is the basis for the prosperity of society, said Andrei Rudskoi.

The participants discussed the training of world-class specialists capable of solving the most complex engineering tasks, able to meet the most serious challenges of our time. A number of agreements were also signed between universities of Uzbekistan and SPbPU. Such meetings are not only interesting, important and useful for the expert community, but also necessary for sharing unique experience and best practices.