Students of Tula State University can create a project from idea to realisation. Another startups received support in the finals of the TulSUTECH technology accelerator.

The federal project “University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform” was launched in Russia in 2022. Its goal is to help unlock the entrepreneurial potential of young people and train professionals in the field of technological entrepreneurship. Now the platform initiatives are being implemented in 427 universities from 87 regions of Russia, including TulSU.

More than 27 thousand university startup projects have already been created, 453 accelerator programmes have been organised, 60 entrepreneurial boiling points have been opened, and 4.5 thousand students have each received one million roubles to develop their project as part of the Student Startup competition.

Valeriy Falkov, Head of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science:

- It is important to show success stories today, not waiting for the guys - creators of new technologies - to become outstanding engineers, technological entrepreneurs. I am sure that among the programme participants there are already those who will change our lives for the better.

During the implementation of the University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform programme, TulSU has produced its own millionaires, winners of the Start-CT competition and other projects. Some startups, for example, in the sphere of virtual and augmented reality, have long ago outgrown the university walls and have gained great development. 

Entrepreneurial educational and practical cycles are held at TulSU every year, and each of them results in the emergence of startups that are supported by the university. One of such blocks was held from April to November 2024. As a result, more than a dozen project teams were formed, which worked under the guidance of experienced expert practitioners.

Oleg Kravchenko, Rector of TulSU: 

- It is always interesting to observe how the thought of young people works. They have mastered all modern technologies. They use 3D to construct buildings, use artificial intelligence models to program bots, and so on. All the projects that have reached the finals are literally ready-made solutions that can be launched into life.

In total, the experts listened to the presentations of twelve teams, asked questions, looked for weaknesses, and suggested improvements and enhancements. 

The startup of Yuriy Kurganov, a student of the Polytechnic Institute of TulSU, is already at the initial stage of implementation. The experts named it the best.

Yuriy Kurganov:

- This is an automated charcoal burning complex, the use of which reduces energy intensity in charcoal production, ensures waste-free production and improves the environment in general in this industry.

Dmitry Yudin, a student of the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at TulSU, created another project that was recognised by experts. This is an assistant bot in Telegram, containing information about neural networks and artificial intelligence, and useful tips on this topic. With seeming simplicity, the bot is filled with a lot of information that can interest and help young people make the first steps in mastering AI technologies.

Ilya Zamyatin, a student of the Institute of Mining and Construction at TulSU, proposed construction using 3D printing in his startup. His development facilitates the introduction of the technology in the construction of buildings and structures in hard-to-reach areas, rapid construction of temporary housing, and construction of unique architectural objects.

Dmitriy Litvinov

Photographs by Mikhail Gindin