Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade hosted the final meeting of the participants with the Polytechnic University as part of the career guidance project “Smolny School”. This large-scale initiative is aimed at career guidance for high school students and developing their interest in public service. For five days, schoolchildren participated in expert master classes and solved practical cases.
The project is being implemented by the Committee for Civil Service and Personnel Policy of the St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration, with Polytechnic University acting as one of the partner universities. The goal is to build a conscious career path for schoolchildren and popularize state civil service as one of the promising areas for future graduates.
The children’s acquaintance with the Polytechnic University began withcareer guidance excursions, where they were told about the history of the construction of the buildings, as well as about the people who made a significant contribution to the development of the university.
The series of events also included familiarization with the educational programs of IPMEiT, interactive lectures, master classes and business games. The project participants visited the laboratories of commodity science and consumer goods expertise, the educational and simulation complex “Factory of production processes”, the educational laboratory “Qualimetry and modeling in quality management” and assessed modern approaches to training at the Polytechnic University.
One of the highlights was the interactive session of the board game “Candidate”. The event was organized by Nikita Golubov, representative of the head of the Kalininsky District Administration for youth affairs, and Varvara Bucherova, deputy chairman of the youth parliament, resident of the student association “Public Administration Laboratory”, a second-year master’s student in the “State and Municipal Administration” program. The participants of the game immersed themselves in the atmosphere of the election campaign: they created their own parties, developed election programs, defined a strategy and made key decisions, striving for victory in the virtual vote.
The students were also very interested in meetings with representatives of the student associations “Model UN Polytechnic” and “Public Administration Laboratory”. Future applicants enthusiastically discussed the possibilities of participating in student life, implementing leadership initiatives and socially significant projects.
Associate Professor of the HSE University Ekaterina Avduyevskaya and 5th-year student of the Economic Security specialty Elizaveta Kulchitskaya held a master class on financial security, where participants modeled a family budget, responding to unexpected life circumstances. Deputy Chair of the Institute’s Student Scientific Society, HSE Master’s student Margarita Yanchevskaya organized an interactive business game on lean manufacturing, where schoolchildren got acquainted with the 5S methodology and its application in the management of production processes. Assistant of the KET Elena Lobova presented an interactive LEGO challenge “Mind Game”, combining elements of a quiz and practical tasks aimed at developing economic thinking, decision-making skills and teamwork.
The student association PROF.IPMET prepared an interactive game for schoolchildren on stations. In an exciting format, the children learned about material support for students, the activities of associations, university sports sections and the organization of seasonal recreation.
The career guidance project “Smolny School” is a unique opportunity to learn about professions in the field of public administration, make useful contacts and decide on a university. We really remember the tour of the Polytechnic territory, meeting students, and the interactive game “Candidate”. We even looked into the classrooms of IMPET and observed the students at work. We want to come back again, – said Alexandra Kalinina and Maxim Guk.
Participants who successfully complete the career guidance project will be able to receive an additional 5 points as an individual achievement when applying for admission to study at SPbPU.
We highly value the initiative and deep interest of the participants of the Smolny School. We create all the conditions so that talented young people can realize their potential to the fullest for the benefit of the state. Awarding additional points upon admission is a logical recognition of their achievements and an investment in the future of the country’s personnel reserve. Such guys are leaders, and we are happy to support them on their way to the Polytechnic, – noted the project curator, Deputy Director of IPMET for educational and organizational work Maxim Ivanov.
The final will take place on May 16 in Smolny, where the names of the winners will be announced.
The series of events of the Smolny School at the Polytechnic University has ended. It is a project that has become a bridge between talented youth and a future profession in the service of the city. We are glad that we were able to show schoolchildren the diversity of our university’s opportunities in the field of public administration, ensuring sustainable development of the region and advanced technologies. “Making the right choice is an art.” Today I see that the first steps have already been taken, – shared the director of the IPMEiT Vladimir Shchepinin.
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