A new generation of engineers is the basis of a technological breakthrough in Russia / Economic news of Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory / Newslab.Ru

On November 28, at the Impulse T1 conference at MAI, the Council of Chief Designers was held – a discussion with the participation of representatives of the university, T1 IT holding, VTB, Rosatom, Russian Railways and Laser Insight. Participants discussed how to create a unified and continuous system for nurturing engineering talent, which will support the future of rocketry, aviation and the digital economy.

During the discussion, experts identified the key problem of the IT industry — a growing gap between the needs of the industry and the level of training of engineers. In IT, there is a quantitative shortage of engineering personnel and a qualitative discrepancy in competencies. Many specialists have difficulty adapting to modern technological realities, and the education system does not always have time to develop practical skills in students.

Business sees the only solution to this problem in closer interaction between universities and IT companies and the earliest and deepest possible immersion of students in real-life tasks.

“We are building a model in which universities become full-fledged scientific and technological partners, and not just educational platforms. Students receive real production experience, business receives new technologies, and the market receives ready-made solutions. This changes the very understanding of interaction between companies and universities,” noted general manager IT holding T1 Dmitry Kharitonov.

“We are convinced that high-quality engineering education is impossible without solving real production problems. This is why it is so important to build a continuous educational trajectory in which academic knowledge is immediately supported by practice. Only through direct interaction with leading industrial companies will we be able to train engineers capable of meeting the challenges of our time,” emphasized MAI Rector Mikhail Pogosyan.

“Russian companies manage to achieve strong results in certain areas, but a real breakthrough is only possible when efforts are combined. The joint work of different organizations produces a long-term effect that is useful from a practical point of view. Today, market participants have already learned how to effectively interact with universities, but the next step is to work together at the cross-corporate level to solve common problems and create solutions that truly change the industry,” said Deputy Head of the Technology Block – Senior Vice President of VTB Sergey Bezbogov.

“There is a misconception that the railway is a simple system. In fact, it is a complex, complex organism that requires serious preparation. Therefore, the key trend for us is to involve schoolchildren and students in understanding real processes, so that future engineers are ready to work with such large-scale infrastructure projects“,” noted Kirill Semion, head of the Russian Railways informatization department.

“The problem of modern education is the predominance of carbon copy assignments that do not develop engineering thinking. When we offer students a complex but feasible task without a ready-made algorithm, a qualitative leap occurs. The pride of finding a solution on your own motivates you to move on. Our key task is to create an educational environment where young people develop a strong need to solve non-standard problems and think like an engineer“, noted aboutFounder and CEO of Laser Insight» Yulia Ruzankina, summing up the discussion.

The Council of Chief Designers concluded with a specific request to the IT market participants: today to join the efforts of schools, open-source professional education, universities, corporations and ministries in order to raise a generation of engineers capable of creating new aircraft, quantum systems and digital platforms. This, according to the participants, will become the basis of the country’s technological sovereignty.