Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The BAS personnel forum was held in Tolyatti at the Zhigulevskaya Dolina technology park. It was a joint event of the University 2035, the Government of the Samara Region and the business publication Vedomosti.
The forum platform became a place for exchanging best practices, dialogue on partnership and discussion of tasks for developing human resources potential in the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. The plenary session “UAS Labor Market – 2025: Current Results” was attended by Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Dmitry Afanasyev, Vice-Governor of the Samara Region Anton Emelyanenko, Rector of the University 2035 Dmitry Kaisin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak.
Representatives of SPbPU took an active part in panel discussions and round tables devoted to personnel training, best practices of network interaction and the formation of engineering teams: Vice-Rector for Continuing and Pre-University Education Dmitry Tikhonov and Director of the Higher School of Transport of IMMiT Alexey Grachev.
The national project “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” is the first national project of technological leadership. It has been implemented since 2024, and within the framework of the federal project “Personnel for UAS”, more than 10,000 people were trained last year.
Polytechnic is an active participant in the project in terms of educational initiatives. Our projects have already been presented atlast year’s forum; we are performing providers both in the preparation of youth engineering teams andin ALS training in general. The university also invests in infrastructure — simulators, copters — and implements programs for schools. I am confident that the new academic year will bring new experience and new successful programs, — noted Dmitry Tikhonov.
The forum included a tour of the UAS Samara research and production center, where participants saw the full production cycle of unmanned aerial vehicles, their testing at virtual and real sites, and also evaluated innovative developments and watched drone pilot competitions.
One of the key topics of the forum was youth engineering teams (YET). This training format embodies the principle of “training through practice”, which is especially important in the context of a personnel shortage in the new industry. The main feature is the selection of teams to solve real problems of industrial partners, and the result is not only the acquisition of knowledge, but also the defense of the project.
This format can unite not only students under the guidance of mentors, but also industrial partners. To solve problems, cooperation with software development companies, raw material suppliers, manufacturers and operating organizations is required. It is possible to get not only trained personnel and new partnerships, but also a practically ready-made, in-demand product. It is worth noting that this format requires its own infrastructure – from workplaces to test sites, but, as practice shows, when there is a goal and a close-knit team, solutions are found, and customers – industrial partners and UAS operators – provide comprehensive support, – says Alexey Grachev, who went the full way with MIC last year.
In parallel with the forum, a working meeting on prospects for cooperation in the field of additional professional education was held at Samara University. Last year, the Polytechnic University and Samara University already implemented a network program for professional retraining “Design and Construction of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle”. Now the partners discussed prospects for training academic staff and continuing cooperation on national projects of technological leadership.
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