• 26.06.2023

Engineers who will make our future

The XI International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future - 2023" is taking place on the Tula land. In our region, this large-scale event is held for the second time. The current forum is 1000 participants from 73 countries of the world and 56 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, more than 300 guests, including representatives of the Embassies of foreign states in Moscow, as well as 500 speakers. The forum program includes 400 lectures, 80 panel discussions, 200 cultural, sports and educational events. The entire educational process is divided into 15 areas-faculties.

… On June 26, the opening ceremony of the forum took place.

The official part was preceded by a video message from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. The head of state noted the symbolism of the fact that the event is taking place on the Tula land, which has always been famous for its craftsmen, dynasties of workers, engineers and gunsmiths. Today, he said, the confident development of the domestic industry, building up its competitive abilities, positions both in the domestic and global markets, and solving key tasks to strengthen the security, economic and technological sovereignty of the country depend to a large extent on the personnel potential. Therefore, it is very important that young professionals come to the enterprises, thinking in a modern way, ready to take responsibility and offer non-standard solutions. It was young people and experienced specialists who ensured the stable operation of Russian industry and its development in the face of severe external challenges. The modernization of industry, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin stressed, is our absolute priority. Therefore, the introduction of the latest technologies and digital solutions will be further stimulated, programs of vocational education, training and retraining of personnel will be updated, including for such basic, backbone industries as mechanical engineering, shipbuilding and aircraft building, machine tool and instrument making, robotics and electronics, production of industrial and power equipment. The President of the Russian Federation thanked the Union of Mechanical Engineers of Russia, Rosmolodezh, the League for Assistance to Defense Enterprises, the Rostec Corporation and other domestic companies for their contribution to the organization of the forum. This forum, the head of state expressed confidence, will serve to develop the personnel potential of the leading sectors of Russian industry, increase the authority and prestige of engineering and blue-collar professions, strengthen partnerships and launch new joint projects. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin wished fruitful work and success to all participants and guests.

The governor of the Tula region, Alexei Gennadievich Dyumin, admitted that he was sincerely glad to welcome dear friends to the hospitable Tula land. Tula is the arms capital of Russia, an outpost city. Well-known gunsmiths worked here - Tokarev, Stechkin, Makarov, Gryazev, Shipunov ... Alexey Gennadyevich emphasized that the President of Russia has set serious tasks. They are difficult but doable. This is the sustainable development of all sectors of the economy and ensuring technological sovereignty. Already today and tomorrow, these tasks must be carried out without delay by highly qualified personnel - young engineers, future engineers and designers. For the second year in a row, the Governor said, the forum is being held in the region. This is a serious responsibility. Everything was done to create the necessary conditions for the comfort and safety of the participants. The forum has a large expert scientific community. It is important that the ideas of the participants and their innovative solutions take on a technological form and be further introduced into production.

The head of the region noted that in addition to the scientific and educational organizers prepared a large cultural and entertainment program, and advised the participants to find time for cultural recreation. The International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future", said Vladimir Vladimirovich Gutenev, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Mechanical Engineers of Russia, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for Industry and Trade, has already been held for the 11th time. Every year the number of its participants increases, and the faculties become more powerful. The guest expressed his gratitude to the team of Alexei Gennadievich Dyumin for organizing the forum on the hospitable Tula land. This time, he said, there will be more competition. The projects of the winners will be considered by the Expert Council of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Vladimirovich read out to the participants a welcome address from the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin. In particular, it said that the forum opens up new opportunities for young people and helps to increase the prestige of the engineering profession. It is very important that the proposed ideas be in demand and contribute to the achievement of technological sovereignty. In turn, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Nikolai Andreevich Zhuravlev voiced the greetings of the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko to the forum participants. In her congratulations, the Senator expressed confidence that the forum had convincingly proved its importance and played an important role in strengthening the personnel policy of our country. Valentina Ivanovna wished fruitful discussions and new ideas to all participants. Nikolai Andreevich Zhuravlev thanked Alexei Gennadievich Dyumin for his hospitality and called the Tula region one of the best regions of the Russian Federation. Engineer, the speaker continued, is a complex and interesting profession. Engineering is at the heart of industry and the economy. Kirill Alekseevich Lysogorsky, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation conveyed greetings from Denis Valentinovich Manturov to the participants and guests of the forum. It is significant, the guest said, that the International Youth Industrial Forum "Engineers of the Future" is being held in this region for the second time. Tula land is known for its industry. Here, not only is developed, but also the best weapon in the world is created. Without engineers, said Kirill Alekseevich, there is no future for our country. But with such people who came to the forum, Russia will definitely have a wonderful future. Deputy Director General of the State Corporation "Rostec" Nikolay Anatolyevich Volobuev, on behalf of the Director General of the Corporation, Chairman of the Public Organization "Union of Mechanical Engineers of Russia" Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov congratulated everyone on the opening of the forum. Our country, he said, faces an ambitious goal - to achieve technological sovereignty by 2030. This requires ambitious people, highly qualified specialists who successfully work at the intersection of different industries. That is why great hopes are placed on the engineers of the future. This goal - to support talented youth - is exactly what the forum serves. The competition will be very high. But it is from the ideas and projects proposed at the forum that serious research and development work will be born, which will become an important stage in the life of young engineers. Nikolai Anatolyevich wished all the participants and guests professional growth, success and good luck. After the official part of the solemn opening ceremony of the forum, a festive concert took place.

Distinguished guests visited educational sites and pavilions, including the Center for Unmanned Systems, which presents unmanned aerial vehicles developed by our countrymen. In this tent, the speakers are the second-year undergraduate students of the department "Control Devices" of the Institute of High-Precision Systems named after V.P. Gryazeva Albina Khomyachkova and post-graduate student of the same department Maxim Kirsanov. Both of them are junior researchers at the Laboratory of Inertial Sensors of Primary Information, Orientation and Navigation Systems. Albina demonstrates a laboratory complex for the study of onboard systems of small spacecraft, and Maxim talks about the Center for training in piloting unmanned systems. There is a TSU tent dedicated to sambo at the forum. Master classes in this sport for everyone are conducted by members of the TSU team - Polina Semyonova, Vladislav Ruziev, Denis Golub, Alexander Samsonov, Evgeny Kudinov and Vadim Nozdrenko. As our students said, representatives of Buryatia, Moscow, Penza, Perm, Samara, St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl have already managed to train with them. In general, it is worth noting that the program of participation in the forum of the Tula State University team is very rich. Our guys study at the faculties of high-precision weapons complexes of the nearest tactical zone, training of project teams "Breakthrough", production management "Optima", advanced design and at the aviation faculty. Fifth-year student of the specialty "Radioelectronic systems and complexes" of the Institute of High-Precision Systems named after V.P. Gryazev Sergey Lagutin works part-time as an engineer at the Design Bureau of Instrument Engineering named after V.I. Academician A.G. Shipunov. It is the first time he takes part in the "Engineers of the Future" forum.

- I like everything very much! I get acquainted with the activities of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of our country, I participate in the National Scientific and Technical Conference, in laser tag competitions, - Sergey said. — Healthy and interesting! I would love to come here again!

James Burandi, a fifth-year student of the "Mining" direction of the Institute of International Education of TSU from the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a member of the international faculty. The young man is on the forum for the second time. “Here we learn about promising engineering developments, we are engaged in design activities and technological projects are being implemented,” he shared. - At the forum, I made friends with guys from different countries, imbued with the team spirit. I received a lot of useful information about aerodynamics. I will be a mining engineer, and this will definitely come in handy for me.

On the same day, the rector of TSU Oleg Alexandrovich Kravchenko visited the forum. He took part in the opening ceremony, visited thematic sites and got acquainted with the developments of representatives of other regions, talked with colleagues and exchanged views with them.

Tatiana Krikunkova

Photo by Mikhail Gindin