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�� Welcomes International Students

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:00:00 +0000

�� is one of the biggest Russian multidisciplinary universities with fundamental scientific basis and high standards of specialists training. The university is multinational and nowadays is a home for more than 2,300 international students from 56 countries. Every year Russian universities start admission of international students who are willing to get education in Russia within the quota allocated by the Government. It means that a student doesn’t need to pay for education because the government will fund it, moreover he will get a scholarship during the period of studying. The aim of the program is to increase the number of international students in Russia and attract gifted applicants to Russian universities. There are more than 400 universities in the program which allow to choose any level of education (Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD) and any major. Also one can choose foundation programs such as languages courses or development programs. To get the information about the quota a person should visit the site of Rossotrudnichestvo or request the information from the Russian Embassy in the country of an applicant. After all the documents are ready, just apply for on the link. For the application there is a list of requirements: ID documents, portfolio (depending on the initial level of education), letter of recommendation from a Russian university. After the documents are sent, an applicant needs to wait for the answer. This year applications are accepted until May 31 or even later depending on the country. �� is the most famous university in South Ural and no wonder international students choose it to get their education. It offers various programs including Bachelor’s and Master’s programs taught in English language. “Our international students who study within the quota usually start with the foundation program as they want to be sure in their knowledge of the Russian language. Nowadays there are 20 international students studying in the foundation program within the quota and 10 of them are planning to enter Bachelor’s and Master’s programs next year. Traditionally the highest competition is among the Chinese students and students from Arab countries. The most popular programs among the students are connected with Engineering,” commented Liudmila Lapina, Head of the International Student Support at the International Office. We talked to some international students who started their education in �� to learn what motivated them to study abroad. Rony Alrahi, a student from Lebanon, is one of the students who uses the opportunity to get his education in Russia within the quota. “I learnt about the opportunity to study in Russia free of charge on the site of Rossotrudnichestvo. To my mind, Russian education is one of the best in the world and if you get your diploma here you will become a highly-qualified specialist. Now I study Russian in the foundation program and next year I am planning to become a student of the Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service majoring in Hospitality. The university is really great - it moves forward and is always noted in prestigious university rankings. As for Russian people I can see how proud they are about their ancient history and culture, how willingly they tell about it.” Another student, Mulham Shaheen from Syria, is a first-year student of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (major: Software Engineering). His acquaintance with �� started in 2018, when he got enrolled on Russian Language course. “I think that Russian teachers are the best, they are always ready to help. The atmosphere at the university is wonderful, there are lots of activities for students. I play the guitar and take part in many contests and get prizes in them. This spring I took the second and third prizes at Spring at �� 2020 Student Creativity Festival Music in the "INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC" nomination. My extracurricular activity helps me learning the Russian language better. I am deeply interested in Russian history and even passed the exam with good mark. Although my favourite subject is mathematical programming,” says Mulham. If you want to apply for the quota, but you are not sure about the correct paperwork, you can get advice from the specialists of the �� International Office by sending an e-mail to pentegovavv@susu.ru. Let us remind that foreign citizens who want to get a prestigious degree at �� can learn all the details regarding the procedure of admissions via the portal for university applicants by clicking the link. If any questions, please also send an email to applicant@susu.ru. (International Student Support at the �� International Office).

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Valentina Metelyova, photo by Oleg Igoshin

Samsung IT Academy Opens Doors

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Samsung IT Academy starts classes at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of �� in October 2020. Students of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Technology, and School of Economics and Management are invited to take part in the course. You can apply to any of the tracks by Samsung IT Academy until September 21. Registration to the tracks is available at the following link (refer to �� when selecting a venue). Educational tracks are developed by the specialists of Samsung Research Russia in Moscow. The number of educational tracks has been increased: Internet of Things track – integration of various physical devices into unified, complexly organized systems. Duration: 1 year. Enrolment is based on the results of the test (Principles of C/C ++, Principles of Linux, Fundamentals of Electronic Engineering). The test will take place from September 21 to 27. Artificial Intelligence track – deep learning neural networks for computer vision tasks and natural language text analysis. Duration: 1 year. Enrolment is based on the results of the interview (Linear Algebra, Python Programming Skills). The interview will take place at Room 477a of University Building No.3 on September 23, from 15:00. Mobile Technology track – development of Android applications in the Java language. Duration: 1 year. Enrolment is based on the results of the interview. The interview will take place at Room 112 of University Building No.3Г on September 24 (Thursday) from 8:30.

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science: at the Forefront of Advanced Technologies

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Sun, 24 May 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Would you like to become a high-class professional in instrument engineering, radio electronics, automatic control, information security, computer science and software engineering? Would you like to design self-driving systems and wireless sensors, to implement smart production technology, which no modern enterprise can do without? Would you like to analyze terabytes of data, to reveal hidden patterns in complex processes, to work on supercomputers? Apply to the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), which is headed by Candidate of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics), Associate Professor Gleb Radchenko. “Our students are trained under programmes developed in collaboration with world leaders in the field of information technology: Emerson, Samsung, Kaspersky Lab, and others,” says Director of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. “The education process is implemented through breakthrough research projects, close attention is paid to practice. In our laboratories, which are similar to few not only in the Russian Federation, but also in the world, first-year future specialists can be engaged in full-fledged scientific activity, solve real problems in the field of digitalization of industrial systems. Dozens of students of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science receive personal funding for their research projects as part of special programmes if they are engaged in scientific research or win at all-Russian or international Olympiads. Many students study abroad and participate in Double Degree programs of �� and leading European universities. Postgraduate students participate in international scientific schools in many countries from Jordan to the UK. By the way, world-famous scientists deliver lectures to our students.” School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science: the Past and the Present “The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science was founded as part of the university reorganization on the basis of two �� leading faculties that are the Faculty of Computer Technologies, Control and Radio Electronics and the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Informatics,” continues Gleb Radchenko. “The purpose of this merging is to ensure the competitiveness of the university in the international arena in the framework of Program 5-100. Now there are ten departments, thirty laboratories and research centres in the structure of EECS, where almost three dozen professors and doctors of sciences work. The School interacts with one of the leading supercomputer centres in Russia, the �� Supercomputer Simulation Laboratory. The total performance of university supercomputers is 658 teraflops. This opens up great opportunities for our students, postgraduate students and doctoral students to be engaged in research work.” Departments of the School can be conventionally combined into three blocks. The first is “Automation and Control Systems and Instrumentation”. These are departments of information and measuring technology; automation and control; automatic control systems. The second block is the departments, where training is being conducted in the fields of radio electronics and information communication systems. These are the departments of design and manufacture of radio equipment; information communication technology. The third block includes the departments that train specialists in information technology and information security. These are the departments of electronic computers; system programming; computational mathematics and high-performance computing; informational and analytical support of control in social and economic systems; information security. The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science train specialists in the following fields: “Computer Science and Engineering”, “Fundamental Computer Science and Information Technology”, “Software Engineering”, “Information Security”, “Information Security of Automatic Systems”, “Information and Communication Systems”, “Radio-Electronic Systems and Complexes”, “Design and Technology of Electronic Means”, “Instrumentation”, “Automation of Technological Processes and Production”, “Aircraft Control Systems”, “Navigation Systems”, “Control in Engineering Systems”. How to Apply? Which Unified State Exams Are Required? EECS invites applicants to Bachelor’s, Master’s degree and Specialist programmes. After graduation, those wishing to be engaged in scientific activities can enter postgraduate, doctoral training programmes; defend a candidate thesis, and then a doctoral thesis. For admission, you need to pass the Unified State Exams: field-specific exams in Mathematics and the Russian language, as well as one of the two exams in Physics or Computer Science. Gleb Radchenko advises passing both: this expands the possibility of choosing the field of training. Those who have passed Physics can apply to the following fields: “Instrumentation”, “Aircraft Control Systems”, “Radio-Electronic Systems and Complexes”. Those who have passed Computer Science are free to apply to the following fields: “Information and Communication Systems”, “Design and Technology of Electronic Means”, “Control in Engineering Systems”, “Automation of Technological Processes and Production”, as well as to those related to computer sciences, including “Computer Science and Computer Engineering ”,“ Information Security ”,“Software Engineering”, “Fundamental Computer Science and Information Technology”. State-Financed Openings You can study both on a state-financed or contractual basis. If you have passed the competition, you will be admitted and become a student. The number of state-financed openings for the 2020/2021 academic year as per the fields: “Fundamental Computer Science and Information Technology”, 28; “Software Engineering”, 45; “Computer Science and Engineering”, 90; “Information Security”, 25; “Information Security of Automatic Systems”, 25; “Radio-Electronic Systems and Complexes”, 23; “Information and Communication Systems”, 48; “Design and Technology of Electronic Means”, 25; “Instrumentation”, 42; “Aircraft Control Systems”, 24; “Automation of Technological Processes and Production”, 27. For more information the applicants can visit the website. EECS Partners “We are proud to cooperate with our industrial partners on science, education, internships, student internships, and graduate employment,” says Director of the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. “At present industry is the key consumer in the field of innovation, radio electronics, information technology, and information security. The �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science trains professionals in these fields. Therefore, those who are connected with industry already since student days know where to apply their competencies and are in demand on the labour market.” Emerson Corporation has created an innovative enterprise and engineering centre in �� precisely because there are highly qualified specialists in the field of instrumentation, measuring equipment, which our School trains. Together with Emerson, an Emerson Competence Centre was created at ��. Our students being trained in the field of Instrumentation learn new types of measuring systems, control systems, including those based on artificial intelligence, artificial neural networks, on advanced equipment and systems supplied by Emerson. Another our most important industrial partner is Endress + Hauser, a leading company engaged in the development of systems of automation of technological processes in the field of energy and resource conservation. Those who take training in our programmes related to automation and control can study the automatic systems, that are used at leading enterprises in this field, in a laboratory equipped by Endress + Hauser. At present information technology, information security are the cornerstone in the development of information systems. Specialists in this field are in demand nowadays, when the world is communicating in virtual space. Now people do many ordinary everyday things on the Internet through online systems, for example: they buy clothes, order food, and get banking services. Information security professionals can, for instance, put a barrier between an internal corporate system and the external aggressive environment. We work with world leaders in the field of information protection, including Kaspersky Lab, which founded a scientific and educational centre at the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, where our students are engaged in design work on a completely new operating system related to the Internet of things. Samsung Academy Speaking of new concepts and models, one cannot but mention the Internet of Things Laboratory. Two years ago, together with Samsung, we launched the Samsung Internet of Things (IoT) Academy project. Here students can gain knowledge in the field of the Internet of things, cyber-physical systems and create projects in the field of the Internet of things. In 2019, the students who began training in that field two years ago showed themselves worthy at the federal Samsung project competition: the project “Industrial Internet of Things in the System for Monitoring the Condition of Pipelines in Polyurethane Foam Insulation” by Sergey Kuznetsov was awarded the Grand Prix; “Automatic Heat Energy Metering System Based on Long-Range Energy-Efficient Networks” project by Sergey Antonov won the second place in the nomination “Business and Society”; and Evgeniy Kanashev, teacher at the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science received the prize as the “Best Teacher of Samsung IoT Academy”. We bindingly declare that the best education in the field of the Internet of things in Russia is at the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Starting this year, we are expanding our cooperation with the world's leader in the field of information technology and electronics, Samsung: we are jointly launching two new projects, that are a School of Mobile Development and a School of Artificial Intelligence. EECS Laboratories Are Headed by Professors from the UK and Mexico In addition to education, we also interact with our partners in the field of science. Thus, two world-class laboratories under the guidance of outstanding scientists have been opened at the �� EECS. The first of them, the Self-Validating Sensors, Systems, and Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory, is headed by Professor Manus P. Henry from University of Oxford, Great Britain. Research studies in the field of signal processing, measurement technology and self-diagnosis of technical systems are being conducted there. This is a very important component of the Internet of things field: in order to ensure the maximum convenience for users, and the maximum efficiency of industrial processes, you need to have reliable information about various environmental parameters. And this requires accurate sensors. Empowering them with self-validation and self-monitoring is a very interesting analytical and technical task that Professor Manus Henry and his colleagues try to solve. The second laboratory, that is the Laboratory for Problem-Oriented Cloud Computing Environments, is engaged in research in the field of distributed computing and cloud technologies. It is headed by Professor of the Centre for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada Andrei Tchernykh, Mexico. The Laboratory conducts scientific research in the field of cloud computing, fog computing, edge computing. These are those fields and those computational concepts that are only just emerging. If you apply to the School, you will be in great demand in the future, including by such companies as Microsoft, Google or Amazon, which are looking for specialists who can solve such problems all over the world. Supercomputers, Our Special Pride One should mention the Laboratory of Supercomputer Simulation, Supercomputer High-Performance Computing, Highly Loaded Systems, and Large Databases. This is the advantage that brought information technology in �� to the world level. The Laboratory of Supercomputer Simulation has three very powerful supercomputers, which are used not only for scientific calculations: there students also learn how to operate them, and they can also get connection from anywhere in the world. Knowledge from World Famous Scientists Lectures to students are delivered by world-famous scientists. So, the course "Fundamentals of Quantum Computing" is taught to our students by Professor of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study Jaewan Kim. “Public Key Encryption” course is delivered by Professor of the University of Luxembourg Franck Leprevost. The course "Fundamentals of Computer Vision" is presented by a scientist from Finland, Professor of Lappeenranta University of Technology Arto Kaarna, and the lecture on "Mathematical Fundamentals of the User Interface of Software Systems" is given by Professor of the University of Central Lancashire Janet Reed, Great Britain. Studies at EECS open their way to the international scientific community. For example, students are actively participating in a joint Double Degree program with Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland) in the fields of Software Engineering and Intelligent Computing. Upon completing their training, they immediately receive two diplomas of higher education that are of �� and the Finnish university. In 2012, the first in the Urals English-language Master's programme for foreign students in the field of “Fundamental Computer Science and Information Technology” appeared in ��; and since 2019, the enrolment to the English-language Master's programme “Internet of Things Technology” has been opened. These programmes are in great demand among students from all over the world. Every year, students from Iraq, Egypt, Vietnam, India and other countries come to study at the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. In addition, our students and postgraduates actively participate and win competitions in the UMNIK program by Small Enterprise Assistance Fund in the Scientific and Technical Field. The winners are awarded grants for the implementation of their research projects. Computer Games Design, an In-demand Field For seven years, the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science has been organizing the largest annual international competition Global Game Jam on the development of computer games in ��. It takes place simultaneously around the world, including Russia. The goal is the popularization of information technology and team development of software systems (computer games, in particular), as well as the exchange of practical experience in creating software and identifying talented students. It was in the �� EECS that the first Master’s degree programme in computer games appeared in our country. The computer games world market is huge, and in �� there are also many companies that are engaged in their development. Competitions are interesting and useful because they allow you to try your hand, compare your level of knowledge and skills with other participants, learn how to work in a team, distribute responsibilities, demonstrate your product to a large audience. The relationship with employers is also important: sponsors and organizers are the companies involved in the development of computer games, including SKB Kontur, Tapclap, Napoleon IT, ICVR, ODIN Games, Chel.Hack, Duck Rockets. They invite students to take practical training, internship, and those who have proven themselves well get jobs: good programmers, web designers are in demand on the labour market. There are cases when participation in the Global Game Jam paved the way for a successful career, or even to creation of one's own company. It all happens thanks to the knowledge of computer science and computer engineering, software engineering, which is provided by the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science: students learn various programming languages, operating systems, master virtual and augmented reality, obtain web programming skills, and can create mobile applications, which is also important. Indeed, in the modern world a significant part of computer games is created specifically for handheld electronic devices, for example, smart-phones. Where Can We Be Employed? Students of the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science take practical training in world-famous leading companies in the field of automation, instrument engineering and information technology. Graduates get employed by such corporations as Emerson, Endress+Hauser, Microsoft and Intel, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Rosatom, Rostech, Rosnano, Rosneft, Gazprom, Rostelekom, Т2 Mobile, VympelCom (Beeline), Megafon, Kaspersky Lab, Google, Yandex, and others. These world-class competitive experts in the field of electronics, software engineering, information technology, control systems and radio electronics, who are able to solve their tasks, use the latest, most relevant information technologies, radio electronics and control systems, are extremely in demand, and the only question is what working place is to be chosen. Mass Media about Us: SMART University Newspaper

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�� in the World’s Education Elite

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 04:38:34 +0000

Dear lecturers, workers and students! Dear members of the academic and administrative staff, postgraduates, and students! Please accept my sincere congratulations on the occasion of ��’s being included in the 2020 Times Higher Education global international ranking! Our standing is in the 1001+ group of places! This is a big achievement for ��. We have been working hard to reach this ambitious goal for more than three years. Times Higher Education is one of the three most reputable world university rankings. It includes universities, which conduct active research studies in all the fields of activities. To compile this ranking, 13 main performance indicators are used with regards to five aspects: teaching, research, citations, international interaction, and production activity income. And now we can be proud of the fact that �� has good standings in two global world rankings: QS World University Ranking and Times Higher Education World University Ranking-2020. Dear friends, this important event is the achievement made possible thanks to our joint efforts! I thank everyone for your contribution into our university’s development! Our international activity, scientific research studies, and publication activity allow us to take higher and higher positions in the world’s educational community. By constantly raising the bar for ourselves, we are creating an advanced system of education, thanks to which �� is successfully competing with the world’s leading universities. I feel confident that the collaboration, which we have started with Times Higher Education, will continue, and we will keep strengthening our standing in this ranking. Rector of ��, Chairman of the Council of University Rectors of the Ural Federal District Aleksandr Shestakov �� continuously maintains and improves its positions in both national and international rankings. This is the result of systematic work of the university in various directions. Improvement of ��’s positions in rankings proves its global competitiveness, favored by increasing recognizability of the university in global education space. University in rankings

From Emerson to Rakuten: Companies where Students of the �� School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are In-Demand

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:12:19 +0000

University applicants, who intend to work at international corporations in the sphere of automation and information technology, are getting enrolled to the leading higher education institution of the country. Today, ��’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science maintains traditions of classical engineering education, while being oriented at creation of elite environment for training of high-level scientists and engineers. The School performs training of cadre for a wide range of in-demand professions connected with instrument engineering, radio electronics, automation, information security, computer science and software engineering. Developing autopilot systems, inventing wireless sensors, implementing smart manufacturing technologies, analysing terabytes of data and revealing its hidden patterns, protecting information in the world of the Internet of Things – all of this are the tasks being completed by students of ��’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). Alumni of the School don’t need to worry about searching for a well-paid job. Aside from a degree acknowledged at the international labour market, young specialists also get a considerable portfolio and a valuable experience of solving specific problems. Alumni choose such leading companies as Emerson, Yandex, Google, Microsoft, Kaspersky Lab, Sberbank, and Huawei. Director of the �� School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gleb Radchenko, told us about employment of �� alumni, about specificities of the educational process, and about projects which �� students are working on. — Mr. Radchenko, what is new in admissions campaign 2019 for �� EECS? — The concept of working with �� applicants has principally changed over the last year. The university has chosen a number of study spheres acting as the strategy vector of the university’s development, which are closely connected with EECS. They are the sphere of digital economy, the Industry 4.0, and the sphere of artificial intelligence. Nowadays, problems connected with switching of various industrial branches to a new technological pattern become of top priority, as production, quality and cost of goods is getting more and more influenced by automation and technologies of the Internet of Things and smart sensor systems, which transmit data to be analysed in intelligent computing systems. Leading Russian industrial enterprises have got actively engaged into this process. Our alumni also work closely on problems in the sphere of Industry 4.0. Last year, the largest-in-Russia international conference regarding Industry 4.0 issues was organised at ��. The conference was opened by President of transnational company called Emerson, Michael Train, and plenary and section reports were delivered by representatives of universities and companies from all around the world: USA, Poland, Germany, China, Portugal and Italy. Right now, based on the international experience, we are working on a whole set of problems connected with digital industry, including such areas as cloud computing, technologies of industrial Internet of Things, technologies of information protection, methods of data mining, and machine learning. — At what extent are students engaged in the work on these projects? — Students are executors in all research projects of EECS. Starting from the 2nd and the 3rd years of Bachelor’s study and till the very graduation, students participate in projects, carry out research, and learn analysing the existing problems and offering their own solutions for given problems. School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science fits harmoniously into the perspective educational concept, because majors taught in the EECS cover practically the entire range of problems of Industry 4.0. — What majors are they? — One of the blocks includes majors in the sphere of automation and sensor systems taught at the Department of Information-Measuring Equipment, the Department of Automation and Control, and the Department of Automatic Control Systems. The Departments interact with leading international companies. For example, Emerson company has opened its second laboratory at the Department of Information-Measuring Equipment within its cooperation with the university. Emerson’s Competency Centre has the most advanced equipment. The Centre is equipped with unique technologies, including predictive control systems based on neural network methods, which has only started being implemented in the industry. There is the Laboratory of Endress+Hauser Swiss Company operating at the Department of Automation and Control under supervision of Lev Kazarinov. In this Laboratory, students explore methods of resource- and energy-saving, and automation of problems of power engineering distribution: they learn how to obtain data for their further processing, how to control systems on the basis of obtained information, how to construct an architecture of such hardware and software systems in order to solve problems regarding optimization of energy resources’ consumption, and how to arrange industrial Internet of Things. Unique systems of industrial Internet of Things get created at laboratories of the Department. For example, autonomous temperature sensors and the system that acquires data regarding the temperature regime, invented at the department, allow obtaining information about the quality of heating in classrooms all around the university. — Why do such large corporations like Emerson invest into students of EECS? — Emerson is a strategic partner of the university and the EECS. President of the Company is the Head of our International Scientific Council. The largest, by Russian standards, engineering centre aka Emerson needs well-trained cadre. In ��, the Company has launched a unique plant which produces measuring systems and industrial automation systems; this plant is the pure, hi-tech manufacturing. Moreover, having established the plant five years ago, today Emerson has doubled its territory. The company is in desperate need of engineers, specialists in the sphere of automation and network technologies, and specialists in the sphere of supercomputer simulation. In this direction, Emerson actively interacts with �� because �� is its key supplier of cadre. Moreover, Emerson can communicate with leading researchers from around the world through our university. For example, a unique laboratory for simulation of measuring systems and self-monitoring of measuring devices was opened at EECS two years ago. — What’s the purpose of its operation? — I can explain by an example. Let’s say, your company is equipped with a sensor which shows that the temperature is 18 degrees. How do we know if the temperature is correct? How do we know if the sensor is working? We could put the second sensor next to the first one. Let’s say, one of them shows 18 degrees and the other one shows 25 degrees. But which one of them is correct? Answering this question is very hard. Determining correctness of measured data is a very serious mathematical task. All right, let’s say you have 10 similar sensors, and you can go and check manually which of them are working correctly and which of them are not. But this is a very time-consuming operation, don’t you think? In the modern world, the world of the Internet of Things, big plants are equipped with hundreds and thousands of various sensors that display various parameters. We are unable to check whether all of them are working correctly. It is important that we could simultaneously work with data regarding the temperature and liquid consumption, and above all receive data about correctness of this information, so that the sensor informed us that the temperature is 25 degrees with authenticity of 95%. �� scientists are working in this direction. There are researches carried out in the Laboratory of Self-Validating Sensors, Systems, and Advanced Instrumentation, supervised by an Oxford University Professor, Manus Henry. It is nowadays that articles on the research results get published in high-ranked scientific journals of the first quartile. — What is the novelty level of you know-how? Where and how can your inventions be applied? — Right now, the work is at the stage of research and development, which subsequently is going to pass the stage of introduction. This is not some theoretical problem detached from reality. At the moment, you won’t find any sensors which would inform you of both the value of a parameter and the limits of data authenticity. Even if you find them, they will be incredibly expensive. The team of researchers from EECS is creating a new product, so that enterprises of Industry 4.0 could introduce such a brand-new approach and enhance efficiency of their production processes. — What other projects are EECS students working on together with scientists? — Automation is just a small part of work being done at EECS. The next block of problems is data analysis. Let’s say we’ve received measurement data. As we remember, we have thousands of sensors that send us these data every 10 milliseconds. Where are we going to store these data? How do we analyse them? What conclusions can we make out of the obtained information? These problems are the sphere of expertise of specialists at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science’s Department of System Programming, Department of Electronic Computing Machines, Department of Computational Mathematics and High-Performance Computing, and Department of Information and Analytical Maintenance of Management in Social and Economic Systems. These are the problems of data mining which allow making conclusions out of big volumes of information; this includes machine learning and artificial intelligence; this includes the problems regarding development of applications which end users of such systems will be working with. Students majoring in this sphere work on design and development of software systems, create web applications and mobile applications, and use supercomputer technologies for solving various applied problems. Students learn from experience of the world’s leading IT companies. For example, EECS students can study technologies of the Internet of Things within Samsung IoT Academy. Supercomputer technologies are studied on the basis of resources provided by the �� Supercomputer Simulation Laboratory, which possesses one of the most powerful supercomputers in Russia. — What do the Department of Design and Production of Radio Apparatus and the Department of Information Communication Technology deal with? — This is the third block of the tasks related to data transmission, that is the field of radio electronics. Our specialists from the Department of Information Communication Technology are studying new standards of internetworking, the so called 5G standards. The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science works with school pupils in this field. We hold very interesting seminars and project sessions for senior pupils: we look at how satellite navigation systems such as GLONASS and GPS are functioning, demonstrate how to get a signal from a satellite, where they are located, and analyse the packages of data received from the satellites. This field’s graduates successfully find jobs in the leading telecom-companies in Russia, such as MTS, Megafon, or Rostelecom. At the Department of Design and Production of Radio Apparatus, the School’s students are working on such tasks as the creation of new types of antennae. The Department’s specialists have engineered the systems for automatic aircraft landing in an airport in the conditions of high snow cover. It’s especially relevant in Russia. Classical systems, when detecting an increase in the snow cover thickness, stop working correctly, and there appear difficulties for an aircraft in the mode of automatic landing. A unique antenna was developed, which allows to remove all these disadvantages of classical antennae. And it will help to properly land an aircraft on a landing strip in an extreme situation even in case of very high snow cover. — Is someone using these innovations already? — Our specialists are closely working with our region’s businesses. Thus, the project on engineering the landing system was fulfilled in close collaboration with Radio Plant Polet. Currently our students are getting ready to work on other tasks of the new generation in the field of aviation, radio positioning and radio landing. — Our students are working on such an important issue as information security. Intruding into private informational space and Internet threats to industrial facilities are a serious world problem. What results have you managed to obtain in this field? — Today, when we’re talking about the Internet of Things, the information security becomes incredibly relevant. Just one year ago, there was an incident in the USA with baby monitors, which record everything that’s going on in a child’s room and, like mobile phones, allow to get the feedback with the child. It’s turned out that the baby monitors’ manufacturer created a primitive default password, which the customers never tried changing. So, the hooligans hacked the baby monitors, connected to those in the middle of the night, and scared the children by speaking to them in a creepy voice. This is the example of the security problems in the Internet of Things. Today we have a lot of things around that are connected to a network: printers, smart vacuum cleaners, baby monitors, CCTV systems, doorbells, and house intercoms. You may have a gas, water or electricity meter, which sends readings to your cell phone — this is called smart house. You can receive data on your mobile phone of be in control of the situation. But if this infrastructure has poor protection, a hacker can take a look into your apartment via your web-camera and see what’s happening there. — Information protection in the world of the Internet of Things is an important aspect. Another field, which your students have succeeded in, is the information protection in industrial systems. What projects are being fulfilled in this sphere? — Information protection in industrial systems is the main field of work of the Department of Information Security. Here we are talking about both enterprises and autonomous facilities, and the very same autopilots as well. Obviously, online monitoring and process control are very convenient. I can take my phone and see what parameters this or that unit or facility has at the moment. But on the other hand, this convenience brings along danger. If a malefactor wants s/he can organize a specialized attack on such a facility and knock it out of service. The specialists of the Department of Information Security know how to adjust the security system at an enterprise, reveal the sources of potential threats, and focus on protection against such threats. For that purpose a research and education centre was opened at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, which was launched jointly with Kaspersky Laboratory company. — So, the educational process is not just mere theoretical studies, but also project work and solving of the global problems of the world community? — Project work is an important component of the educational process. Thus, within Master’s programmes of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science separate projects were launched, which aim at solving certain tasks, and for specifically for which students are recruited. While performing their work, students understand that when they complete their Master’s studies, they will have an experience in fulfilling an interdisciplinary project in the field of information technologies. Besides such a project, it is also a scientific development with the use of artificial intelligence – technologies of neural networks for detecting of metal sticking at a metallurgy production. Already today students are successfully fulfilling this project while taking the internship at an SMS Group enterprise in Germany. Once they complete their Master’s studies, they will have a unique portfolio and job offers from the world’s leading companies. This is a whole new level of a specialist with totally new possibilities to get a much higher salary and a much better job placement. — Does the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science collaborate with other big universities in our country and around the world? — I’m sure that the major and most interesting projects result namely from collaboration. We have brilliant joint projects with different universities. One of such long-term projects in the field of program engineering has wrapped up just this March. It was being fulfilled by Ural Federal University, St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St Petersburg University, and also by about a dozen universities in Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, and Jordan. — Why do applicant choose to enrol namely with the �� School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science? — Today there’s a different approach to education than before. Every big university under Project 5-100, and �� is the participant of Project 5-100, has its own specifics and its own unique experience. If I wanted to deal with computer sciences in the field of Industry 4.0, the tasks of the Internet of Things, including the Industrial Internet of Things, the tasks of artificial intelligence, of the technology of digital twins of industrial facilities, I would have enrolled namely with ��, and it doesn’t matter where I live: in ��, Kazan, or Yekaterinburg. This university has unique experience, equipment and academics, as well as contacts with the leading universities from abroad and professors from around the world, and close collaboration with the businesses in our region. Our specifics allows us to state that we feel that the work that we do is of the international level. — At what age should one start thinking about his or her future career? — School children are always limited in time for deciding on that as already by the middle of the 11th grade they have to make up their mind on what they want to become in life. At the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science we organize schools for pupils of the 8th to 9th grades in order to demonstrate to them which tasks, besides computer sciences and programming, they will be able to address if they enrol with us. We share with them about such fields as industry automation, and we explain where they can find very good jobs related to this sphere. Our Bachelor’s students who go to work in Emerson have an opportunity to take internships all over the world, they do very interesting jobs and deal the tasks in automation. If we take the information technologies and radio electronics, our graduates work in such companies as Huawei, Google, Microsoft, Unity, and Rakuten, which is the designer of Viber. We demonstrate practical aspects for the school pupils and talk to them about the possible fields of work. Six months ago a Quantorium opened at ��. This is unique place for training for students where they can master the systems of UAV operating, robotics, and industrial design. Within Quantorium we launched a pilot project on developing an automated system for mining for mineral resources on asteroids. This is a task the solving of which requires a very broad range of knowledge. Children engineer an automated platform which can automatically take soil samples and analyse them. — So, this means that your graduates can easily find jobs thanks to big scope of the obtained knowledge, experience and practical skills? — There’s a slightly different problem that the graduates of the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science face. Today the businesses around the world have a dramatic lack of staff trained in the fields being taught at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. This leads to the fact that our students already start working while still in their third year of studies. Engineering companies invite them to take internships, so they become interns and designers. They have to combine their studies and work, and it’s always not that easy. But it’s a fact that there’s a great demand for our graduates. Every year we organize job fairs where we introduce our students to potential employers. There are also many federal companies among the potential employers. The issue before our students now is not how to find a job, but how to choose from the available variants the one that will be most beneficial and promising. — The companies of what most popular spheres are looking forward to hiring your young specialists? — The financial sector, designing of computer games and mobile applications, industry, measurement systems, and radio electronics. The range of fields in which are alumni are working is very wide. I couldn’t name a single sector which could not make use of our specialists. Anywhere, where there are information technologies, or there is a need for automation, our specialists can work or are working already.

Centre of Amateur Space and Satellite Communication is to be Opened at �� on the Occasion of the Cosmonautics Day

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 05:32:51 +0000

Centre of Amateur Space and Satellite Communication is to start operating at ��. Ceremony of the Centre’s opening will take place on the Cosmonautics Day, April 12 at 12:00. In the first part of the Centre’s opening, a video message will be received from the International Space Station (ISS), and a communication session with the ISS is planned to be held on April 15. The Centre will be opened at the Department of Design and Manufacture of Radio Equipment of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, under support of the State Duma Deputy Vladimir Burmatov. A set of equipment and radio facilities used for studying the surface of the earth as well as for studying meteorological changes and for other tasks has been placed in the new Centre. Equipment of the Centre of Amateur Space and Satellite Communication will be used in the education process as well as within summer and winter schools for students of the �� EECS. Also, profession-oriented events for school children will be held in the Centre. Ceremony of the Centre’s opening on April 12 will feature the Rector of ��, Aleksandr Shestakov, Deputy Vladimir Burmatov, Director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gleb Radchenko, and Head of the Department of Design and Manufacture of Radio Equipment, Nikolay Voytovich. Students of �� schools have been invited to the event as well. Future students will watch the process of transmission of slow-scan television, the method of transmission of black-and-white or color image via narrow-band channels, at which amateur short-wave radio communication or ultra-short-wave radio communication is used most often. Communication session with one of Russian spacemen of the International Space Station will be held in the Centre on April 15. Opening of the Centre: April 12 at 12:00, room 1012 of building 3b. Communication session with the ISS: April 15 at 13:00, room 1012 of building 3b.

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Azaliya Sharafutdinova

Breakthrough Fields in the �� Scientific Research

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:56:42 +0000

Following the �� strategy of developing as a “SMART university uniting Europe and Asia” and meeting the demands of the Russian Federation on boosting the economic growth and technological development, improving national security, and on the breakthrough fields of scientific research, the university is focusing on developing big interdisciplinary projects in the fields of digital industry and artificial intelligence. The studies are carried out on the facilities in metallurgy, mechanical engineering, power engineering, housing and public utilities, safe environment in urban infrastructure, and human comfort. The work being carried out within these fields covers the following: Sensors of an Industrial Object; Digital Twins; Energy Saving; Methods and Means of Information Protection; Material Science; Ecology. In each component different structural subdivisions of �� are involved, which deal with natural sciences, mathematics, computer sciences and humanities. Students have an opportunity to participate in this research as part of the project-based learning launched in 2018. The Sensors of an Industrial Object and Methods and Means of Information Protection components include the development of competences in the following fields: physical parameters sensors; information transmission and storage; information processing; evaluation of equipment condition; information protection; mathematical methods of data processing. The Digital Twins component, which is based on physical and mathematical models of technological units and processes, includes the development of competences in the fields of: parameters identification; evaluation of an object condition; predicting the object condition, artificial intelligence; technologies of virtual reality and augmented reality. The Energy Saving component includes the development of competences in the fields of: evaluation of the condition of a power engineering unit or system; developing the algorithms of automated systems of energy-efficient operation. The Material Science component includes the development of competences in the fields of: new functional materials; additive technologies; composite materials; sorbing agents; monocrystals. The Ecology component is among the priority research fields, both for the �� Region and for other industrial municipalities in the Russian Federation. The following tasks are currently being solved at �� to address the ecological problems: Development of special sorbing agents with the property to neutralize hazardous effects of heavy metals and radionuclides, while turning themselves into inert mineral, which is safe for the environment. Engineering of a digital system of ecological monitoring of pollutants dispersion in the air, which will feature an option of visualizing the atmospheric pollutants dispersion on an interactive map. Designing of new materials and technologies for “green” power engineering. For instance, the university is working on creating the materials for solar batteries, which will allow to improve the efficiency of the latter and reduce specific costs of the power generation. To reach the set goals, 40 research-and-development laboratories and research-and-education centres are functioning at ��. Over the period of 2016—2018, world-class scientific laboratories were created at �� as part of the collaboration with the leading foreign scientists from Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Canada, Mexico, USA, and France. In 2018—2019 the university has kept evolving as a leading international scientific centre. Thus, for instance, in 2018 �� opened 3 laboratories important for the university’s priority development: ��-Emerson Laboratory working in the field of digital technologies and production automation; Samsung IoT Academy Laboratory dealing with the Internet of Things; Laboratory of Functional Materials, which was created in the collaboration with Darmstadt University of Technology and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, deals with the development of a new promising technology of gas liquefaction based on the magnetocaloric effect. It has been announced that Digital Industry Research and Education Centre will be opened in 2019. At the ��'s Mechanical Engineering Research Institute a unique milling unit is installed, based on KUKA six-axis industrial robot, which allows to study the technologies of processing complex parts for mechanical engineering, power engineering, and metallurgy. An important event in the field of breakthrough scientific research over the past year was the holding of 2018 Global Smart Industry Conference(GloSIC’2018), which was organized in Russia for the first time and was supported by Emerson transnational corporation. More than 500 representatives of the world science and business took part in this conference. �� is actively working on the projects on creating high-technology production, within the frameworks of fulfilling the Russian Federation Government Resolution No. 218. Since the year of 2010 the university’s 10 applications were announced as winners. Currently, 2 projects are being fulfilled by the university: Creating of High-technology Production of the New Generation of Power-efficient Transmission Gears for Trucks and Buses, jointly with KAMAZ PTC. The fulfilment of this project allows to improve the consumer performance ensuring the technological independence of the Russian cargo vehicle manufacturing; Engineering of a Stageless Differential Steering Mechanism with a Follow-up Control System for the New Generation of Off-road and Road-building Machines, jointly with OOO PK Khodovye Systemy. The control system will allow to improve the traffic safety and reduce driver fatigue. Breakthrough projects under the Federal Targeted Program on Research and Development in the Priority Fields of the Science and Technology Sector of Russia for 2014-2020 are in the process of fulfilment jointly with the following industrial partners: OOO ElMetro Group – project on Development of Domestic Mass Coriolis Flowmeter for the Oil and Gas Industry with the Function of Measuring the Capacity of Multiphase Flows, headed by �� Rector, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering), Professor Aleksandr Shestakov. The engineering of domestic mass Coriolis flowmeters, working in the conditions of two-phase mediums flow, allows for a more accurate measurement of the volume-and-mass parameters of complex gas-liquid mixtures without their separation into phases. OOO Ural Engineering Centre – project on Creation of an Energy-efficient and Environmentally Friendly Technology of Applying Hard Chromium Coatings on Rotary Bodies. This technology will allow to significantly alleviate the ecological stress and reduce the load on the maintenance staff due to removing the emissions of toxic chromium compounds. OOO Russian Instrumentation Engineering Corporation Control Systems – project on Development of an Integrated Self-adjusting Control System for a Sophisticated Process Complex of Generation, Transmission and Consumption of Thermal Energy and Water, Based on BIM and BEM Technologies and Using Predictive Analysis of Data from Wireless Sensors and Smart Microprocessor Devices. Within the governmental task by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science with regard to performing fundamental and applied scientific research and experimental developments, 34 projects are being fulfilled at ��. The most breakthrough projects include those on studying: materials for the needs of the resources-producing industries, ecological technologies; human health; archaeology of South Ural region; energy efficiency during production of hot-rolled plates; strength of welded joints; deep machine learning; mechanisms of sustainable development of industrial enterprises. The university is fulfilling 21 projects as part of the grants by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The key fields of research under these projects include: cloud technologies for creation of digital twins; dispersed data mining; material science; processes of development of the Moscow community of Roman Catholics; theory and practice of philosophical consultancy; architecture; food technologies; neurophysiological mechanisms of individual intellectual differences. Within the frameworks of the grants by the Russian Science Foundation 11 projects are being fulfilled at the university. The most breakthrough works address the issues of material science, molecular biology and biochemistry, as well as the project on the Fundamental Basics of Natural Gas Liquefaction Using Magnetic Cooling, being jointly performed by ��, Darmstadt University of Technology and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. The most breakthrough projects being fulfilled under agreements with the real economy sector include: development of a system for data mining and forecasting of the trends in damages occurring in the equipment of the LPTs-11 milling line at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works; development of POLYTER. IIoT, technology of wireless data transmission featuring high noise immunity and flexible configuration of data transmission parameters for efficient use under harsh conditions of an industrial production and in the housing-and-utility sector; development of POLYTER Automated Supervisory Control System of Outdoor Lighting; work on digitalization of agricultural lands for rational use of the land resources of the �� Region; work of the Laboratory of Mechanics, Laser Processes and Digital Production Technologies, headed by Bertrand Philippe, PhD, of the National Engineering School of Saint-Etienne (France), which allowed to develop the methods of new laser and detonation technologies of producing coatings with tailor-made physical and mechanical properties. R&D works were performed for: ChelPipe Group, ��: Developing of the New Technology of Hardening Laser Cladding and Quenching for the Rolling Equipment of Pipe-rolling Shop No.2; AO Konar, ��: Developing of the Technology of Strengthening the Seating Faces of Split Rings for Pumping Equipment Using the Method of Laser Cladding; RUSSIAN ELECTRIC MOTORS, JSC (REM, JSC), Transneft: Rendering Services on Developing and Implementing a Group of Technological Processes for the Technological Complex of Laser Cladding and Hardening; work on strengthening of the shaft journals of the rotors of electric engines for oil pumps of SMS Group: Repairing and Restoring Using the Method of Laser Cladding and Strengthening the Parts of Rolling Machines and Equipment. A group of the university scientists jointly with PG UralArm Ltd. small enterprise managed to create a unique design and technology of production of a shut-off ball valve, which has no analogues anywhere in the world. The design was successfully patented in China Students and postgraduates of the university were awarded the Presidential Scholarships and the Russian Federation Government Scholarships for accomplishments in research and development. The studies were performed in the fields of diagnostics of electrical equipment, systems of automatic control and computer modelling. Within the grant by the President of the Russian Federation on governmental support for scientific research performed by young Russian scientists, candidates of sciences and doctors of sciences, 3 projects are being fulfilled on: Developing of Armoured Multi-layer Composite Materials Based on the Interaction of Metallic Matrix with Ceramic Fillers Featuring a Non-pronounced Interface. Studying the Selective Laser Melting of Titanium Alloy TiAl6V4. Self-teaching System of Computer-aided Design of High-speed Operations for Machine Tools with CNC. As an entrepreneurial university, �� is fulfilling projects not only in engineering, it also performs serious research in natural sciences and humanities, including: establishment and development of 9 Pushkin Institute Centres in the People’s Republic of China as part of the Russian Federation governmental program on Education Development, for the purpose of promoting the Russian language in the world educational space, forming of a positive image of Russia abroad, and improving its international weight; multidisciplinary project on studying of archaeological monuments on the territory of Eurasia, among the participants of which were scientists from University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, and a number of scientific centres in Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Kazakhstan, and other countries. As a result of this research, an article on Ancient Hepatitis B Viruses from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages was published in one of the most distinguished journals in the academic environment, Nature (SNIP = 8.524). Andrey Epimakhov, Doctor of Sciences (History) and head researcher of the Eurasian Studies Research and Education Centre acted as the co-author on behalf of ��; project on Ultrasonic Encapsulation of Biologically Active Compounds to Be Placed in Food Matrix, being performed jointly with National Institute of Technology (India); project on mathematical modelling of optimal dynamic measurements; development of IT technologies of non-contact electrocardiogram tracing, Russian analogue of a voice prosthesis, innovative corrective insoles FizioStep, and a unique apparatus for rehabilitation of leg-injury patients. In the �� laboratories and research and education centres, students and young scientists are taking part in the fulfilment of a number of projects: in Nanotechnology Research and Education Centre a new material for solar batteries manufacturing is being developed, and the growth of monocrystals and the not-known-before nanoparticles are being studied; in Samsung IoT Academy Laboratory real cases on the implementation of the Internet of Things are being studied, and the prototypes of IoT devices are being engineered; in the Information Security Research and Education Centre of Kaspersky Laboratory a system for controlling the traffic of vehicles in a train-like arrangement is being developed using the system of communication and information security; the student design bureau is participating in the development of the program of protection against asteroids; in Supercomputer Simulation Laboratory the artificial intelligence is being programmed, and digital twins are being created for industrial facilities.

Uniting Cultures and Traditions: International �� Students Held a Tea Tasting Session on the Eve of March 8th

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:34:14 +0000

On the eve of March 8th a tea ceremony was held at ��. Students from countries in South Asia presented their recipes of tea brewing. It is already for the second time that a tea ceremony is held at ��. Last year the international students were making tea from Sri Lanka, which is famous for its plantations – the island where the republic is located for a long time was bearing a name of Ceylon. “Our first tea tasting session was held last year, during Maslenitsa celebrations. Students from Sri Lanka shared that the best tea is being grown in their republic and organised a tea tasting session for other students. So, we decided to always hold tea ceremonies during the Maslenitsa celebrations. Moreover, this year’s tea tasting session coincides with the eve of another favourite holiday of Russian people – International Women’s Day. It is like we are uniting different cultures and allow Russian students learn about the customs and traditions of another country and vice versa,” shared Olga Yaroshenko, �� Vice-Rector for International Relations. This year’s tea ceremony was held at a bigger scale: representatives of not only Sri Lanka were taking part in it, but also those from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Afghanistan. South Ural Association of International Students and International Office of �� acted as the event organisers. “We wanted to demonstrate our culture and traditions to students and university staff members since many people are interested in the countries of South Asia as tourist destinations. At our tea ceremonies you can learn more about these countries, meet their representatives, practice foreign languages and, of course, treat yourself to delicious tea,” says President of the South Ural Association of International Students Uvindu Wijeweera. Specially for this tea ceremony, the international �� students brought tea from their countries. The process of brewing was held directly in the hall of the main university building. Several varieties of tea were offered for tasting: ginger tea, cinnamon tea, cardamom tea, tea with lemon and other spices. Also, all those willing could taste different sweeties. “I heard about the tea tasting held by international students from my friends, so I wanted to go and taste tea from South Asia. Unfortunately, I rarely attend such exotic events, but I’ve started studying Korean recently, so the experience related to learning about the traditions of other countries is of great interest to me,” shared her impressions a second-year student of the �� School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Olga Solodovnikova. The organisers are planning on holding this event every year and invite more representatives of other countries for participation.

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Azaliya Sharafutdinova, photo by: Oleg Igoshin

Metal Cup-2019: Selection Round for the Championship on Technological Strategy in Metallurgy Held at ��

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 06:44:15 +0000

A selection round for the Metal Cup-2019. The Fourth Industrial Revolution International Championship on Technological Strategy in Metallurgy was held at ��, ��, on February 27th-28th. Metal Cup is a professional competition of youth teams from the leading engineering universities and institutions of professional education aimed at solving important sector-related tasks (cases) and developing project solutions in industry. The championship is organised as a home competition between educational institutions of Russia, as well as an international contest, in which 11 countries take part. This year’s Metal Cup slogan was “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”. The participants were supposed to solve a case related to Industry 4.0, and namely, to create a smart production with all the available state-of-the-art technologies: robotics, automation, and much more. The first championship day was opened will a welcome speech by Director of the �� Institute of Engineering and Technology Sergei Vaulin. “Many of you can imagine what production will look like in the nearest future: enterprises will be fitted with various types of equipment allowing to predict their development. And in a few years, when you graduate from the university, you will have to be ready for those changes. I wish you success, so that you gain enough experience and become true professionals over time.” The selection round participants formed their teams of 3-5 people on their own. On day one, the championship participants were finishing work on the solution of the case, of which they had learned about beforehand; and what is more, they were given a chance to get an advice from experts. This time, besides students from the Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgical Technologies, among the participants also were students from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Institute of Architecture and Construction, Mechanical and Technology Faculty, and the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. On day two, the participants presented their projects to professional jury, which included representatives of industry and education. The selection round for the Metal Cup-2019. The Fourth Industrial Revolution was won by students of the Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgical Technologies of the �� Institute of Engineering and Technology. The team leader, 3rd-year student Ivan Ischenko shared on what tasks his team had compete in a 2-day time. “We were supposed to come up with an innovative scheme for wind-powered plants. We studied the constructions of wind-driven stations, tried to find out whether they are built with steel, and on that knowledge we based our solution of the case. We learned which equipment would be required, what consequences may our solution have. We understood that we could change the economy of Russia and of the whole world, and of course we were happy to win!” The winners will go to Novokuznetsk to represent our university in the final round. The all-Russian finals will be held in May of 2019. The finals of the international championship will be held as part of the International Exhibition in Russia, in September of 2019. The championship is being held in collaboration with the major universities and industrial enterprises of Russia since 2015, and in 2017 it was given a status of an international event. The championship provided the participants with an opportunity to demonstrate all their professional skills on practice, as well as show their personal qualities and talents.

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Marina Kovyazina; photo by: Oleg Igoshin

More than 2,700 State Scholarships: �� Trains Leaders in All Fields

Богданова Дарья Владимировна — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:54:32 +0000

Choosing a university is one of the most serious decisions in everyone’s life. For many applicants, the deciding factor in enrolling in a university is the affordability of education. �� offers around 3,000 state scholarships annually. This year, according to Order No.346 of the Ministry of Education as of 28.04.2018, a big number of state scholarships will be offered for technical, natural science, and humanitarian fields of higher education. Traditionally, the majority of state scholarships – over 1,000 – are assigned to popular engineering fields. The technical majors are always among the most important and in-demand in Russia and around the world. No large industrial business can do without technical specialists these days. Graduates of our university gain a quality education; their level of knowledge meets the modern international academic standards, and a degree from �� is accepted not just in Russia, but abroad as well. That is why graduates of �� have leading positions in the largest businesses of the regional, federal, and international level. We train leaders of the industry! The university works closely with leading industrial organisations and businesses of the �� Region defence complex. ��’s partners include such giants as the V.P. Makeyev State Rocket Centre, Metran industrial group, ChelPipe, PAO Rosseti, OAO MRSK Ural, Roscosmos State Space Corporation, Rosatom state corporation, and others. Graduates of our university often become creators and founders of leading engineering companies in our region and on the Russian market: Intersvyaz, Napoleon IT, Innovatsii Detyam (Innovations for Kids), and more. Specialists of technical fields who obtain their education at �� successfully find work abroad. There is high demand for engineers in the automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, and metallurgical industries, as well as in energy and automotive engineering. The �� Institute of Engineering and Technology trains professionals in these fields. Around 450 state scholarships are offered in the IT majors, which are offered in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. �� is one of the leading universities in Russia offering education for the best specialists in information technology who are in demand around the world. The university has created a modern laboratory base: students have access to the �� computer, Emerson and Endress+Hauser industrial automation laboratories, the Kaspersky Laboratory for informational security research and education centre, the Samsung laboratory, and more. As part of project-based learning, �� provides students a close relationship with potential employers. This practically guarantees graduates a decent job immediately after graduation. Many big industrial partners are involved in projects by students of technical majors. Those include such companies as SMS Group, Transneft, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, Metran, Ural Engineering Centre, ChelPipe, Khodoviye Systemy company, UralNIIstrom, Simvol Beton, and many more. More than 300 state scholarships are available in natural sciences majors offered by the �� Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The education obtained here helps build a professional career in physics, nanoelectronics, chemistry, chemical technologies, ecology, as well as programming and business analytics. Students of technical and natural science fields can study in the �� Faculty of Military Education in programmes for training officer reserves and can earn the military rank of a Lieutenant. This gives them great chances for a successful career in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and other governmental structures – the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Investigative Department, the public prosecutor’s office, and the Federal Security Service. Students of other fields can enrol in the Faculty of Military Education and earn the military rank of a Private or Sergeant. It is worth noting that in 2019-2020, �� will offer state scholarships in Bachelor’s programmes in the humanities and economics fields, which will always remain important in the labour market. Specialists in these fields are in demand in many spheres of activity and organisations. The Linguistics, and Fundamental and Applied Linguistics majors are offered by the �� Institute of Linguistics and International Communications. Here, students obtain quality linguistics education which allows them to build a successful career both in Russia and abroad. In addition, state scholarships are offered in a number of fields at the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities. In the Faculty of Journalism, state scholarships are offered in the Journalism, and Philology fields. This year, there are also state scholarships in the Psychology Bachelor’s programme of the Faculty of Psychology. Applicants have a chance to enrol with state scholarships into the Clinical Psychology Specialist programme. �� graduates of the humanitarian fields have always been and will remain in demand in the labour market thanks to their high quality of knowledge and their professional competencies. Graduates of the �� humanitarian fields work in such organisations as: Ministry of Culture of the �� Region, Ministry of Education and Science of the �� Region, Department for Youth Affairs of ��, and �� Region International Cooperation Agency. When enrolling in ��, applicants’ individual achievements are taken into account. They can present their diplomas and certificates from Olympiads and other intellectual, creative, and professional competitions, sport events (including GTO pins) upon application. Based on these documents, according to the Rules of University Enrolment, applicants can be given additional points (up to 10 in total). In addition, applicants who are winners and finalists in Olympiads (the list of which is confirmed by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation) have a chance to enrol at �� with a state scholarship without exams and receive 100 points automatically in the subject that matches the Olympiad they participated in. Upon enrolling, diplomas from 4 years of education will be counted. In this way, school graduates who won or earned places in these Olympiads even while back in the 8th grade can enrol in �� without exams. Students with state scholarships earn a higher academic scholarship. In the first semester, Bachelor’s and Master’s students earn around 2,000 roubles; in the future, depending on their academic success, they can apply for an increased academic scholarship. The maximum state academic scholarship is 20,000 roubles a month. �� supports students, who enrol with high points in the Unified State Examination (EGE), with a scholarship. First-year students who had high results will be paid 10,000 roubles a month in their first semester, from September through January. This scholarship is awarded both to those who enrol with a state scholarship and those who enrol on contract. In addition, �� students can apply for 20 scholarships, including the Russian Federation Presidential, Russian Federation Government, and �� Region Governor scholarships and more. �� passed state accreditation in 2018. This is a procedure evaluating the quality of education by governmental supervisory bodies in 192 majors and specialties. The university was awarded Certificate of State Accreditation No.2791, valid until 2024. You can get acquainted with the admission plan, the number of state scholarships, benefits, and special rights on the �� portal for applicants.

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Azaliya Sharafutdinova; photos by Oleg Igoshin

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