Diego Monterrey

It is now clear that after the end of the Cold War, the world entered a global transformation. Its meaning and significance have been understood in different ways. Western elites assumed that globalization would automatically expand their sphere of control and dominance by absorbing the ”Soviet legacy,” for which they did not even have to fight. Much was not understood and we, indulging in convergence illusions, thought that we would ”integrate” into the West, which would undergo a radical positive transformation.

Last spring, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the improvement of the higher education system, the aim of which is to qualitatively improve the process of personnel training for the long-term needs of various sectors of the national economy. One of the six participants of the pilot project was the Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, whose first-year students are already studying under the new curricula as part of the transition to basic higher engineering education.

Этот процесс в прошлом году инициировал Президент России Владимир Путин.

During his address to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin paid special attention to the development of science and education, and emphasized the need for additional measures aimed at making ”today’s teenagers become professionals in their field, ready to work in the economy of the 21st century.”

This year, for fire safety reasons, the students did not burn the scarecrow, but, as always on the eve of Lent, they ate a whole mountain of pancakes. On Saturday, March 16, on the territory of dormitory No. 3 of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University the traditional winter farewell took place. They were attended not only by Russians, but also by students from abroad, who were not familiar with our national customs before.

This academic year, Rossotrudnichestvo has more than doubled the quota for students from Africa to study at Russian universities, from 2,300 to 4,720 budget places. Most often, applicants who come from the sunny continent choose ”medical treatment”, engineering specialities, as well as economics and information technology as their areas of training. However, they also learn other professions.

Burema Kansai, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Mali, paid a working visit to Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University. During his meeting with Rector Vladimir Litvinenko, he discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation, as well as partnership within the framework of the African Subsoil Consortium.

The teams of the oldest technical university of the country have repeatedly won these competitions at the All-Russian level in the past years. Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University summarized the results of the qualifying stage of the student league of the International Engineering Championship ”CASE-IN”, which is held by the Foundation ”Reliable Change”. About fifty teams took part in its five nominations, they solved problems related to the choice of optimal strategies for the development of specific industries or even sectors of the Russian economy.

And told about who will soon obtain stimulating salary increments and scholarships. On Friday, March 29, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University held a regular meeting of the Academic Council. Dmitry Mardashov, Director of the Institute for Training of Scientific and Pedagogical Staff of the university, was the keynote speaker. He noted that the implementation of the pilot project to improve the system of higher education has had a significant impact, including on the process of training of graduate students.

For the seventh time, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University participates in the inter-museum and university festival ”To Museum - Today, to Science - Tomorrow!”. During the week it will be visited by about 150 schoolchildren from different educational institutions of the city and region, as well as their parents and teachers.

Two projects of the university scientists took first place in their nominations, three more received silver and bronze awards. On Wednesday, March 27, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University summed up the results of participation in XXVII International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies ”Archimedes”, which was traditionally held in Moscow. This year it gathered representatives of 28 states and 30 regions of our country, together they exhibited 570 developments in 30 different areas.

Pupils of the ninth energy class of School No. 334, which was established last year by Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University in cooperation with Lenenergo, will implement their first serious scientific developments. They touch upon such areas of knowledge as economical distribution of energy resources in households, alternative energy generation options, increasing the efficiency of insulators for high-voltage transmission lines and a number of others.

The final races of the winter season of the Winter Iron Racer 2024 city amateur rally championship took place at the St. Petersburg Autodrome. The team of the oldest technical university of Russia ”ГорныйSport+” took the first place in the team classification for the second time in a row. Its representatives have already repeatedly participated in these competitions and were almost always in the top three. During the races of the final, sixth stage, they successfully performed in several categories at once, which brought victory to the national team as a whole.

This is part of the programme to improve the environment for engineering training, including by creating the most comfortable environment for recreation and independent study of young people. On Friday, 15 March, the St. Petersburg Mining University informed that a large-scale renovation has started in dormitory No. 4, located at 15 Morskaya Embankment. At the moment dismantling works are underway in the building, the management plans to renew all communications, complete replacement of window and door blocks, finishing of floors, ceilings and walls, purchase of new furniture.

The Empress Catherine II St. Petersburg Mining University became a venue for the Grand Challenges scientific and technical works competition among talented schoolchildren of the Leningrad Region. As explained by the university management, this event is part of a global project to integrate the systems of higher and secondary education.

Vladimir Litvinenko, Rector of Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, held a working meeting with Amon Murwira, Minister of Higher Education of Zimbabwe. During the video bridge they discussed the strategy of partnership development in the sphere of education and science, as well as the prospects of innovation implementation at the enterprises of the mineral and raw materials complex.