On 17–18 April, SPbGASU held the 3rd National (All-Russian) Scientific and Practical Conference “Current issues of economics and management in construction”, organized by the Faculty of Economics and Management.

In total, 120 reports were heard during the two days of the event. Representatives of SPbGASU and scientists from other universities, including from the Republic of Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, took an active part in the work of the section.

The first day of the conference was marked by the section of young scientists "First steps in economic science", which was attended by students of the St Petersburg Technical College of Management and Commerce (SPb TCMC), the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A. I. Herzen (RSPU named after A. I. Herzen), Moscow Automobile and Road State Technical University (MADI), as well as representatives of student science from SPbGASU.

At the opening of the young scientists' section, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management Galina Tokunova noted the importance of participation in scientific events of students of secondary education institutions and called for further cooperation of colleges with SPbGASU in scientific and educational processes. Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management for Research Yuri Tsvetkov gave a report "Involvement of young scientists in scientific activity", highlighting the incentives and rewards that await young researchers in the course of active scientific work.

The key topics of the section were the development of the digital economy, as well as modern trends in the functioning of the investment and construction process. Viktoria Filippova, a student of St Petersburg TCMC, prepared a report "Optimization of supply chain management using digital financial assets: opportunities and prospects", having examined in detail legislative initiatives in this area, the advantages of using this tool in supply chain management and the stages of implementation in logistics processes.

Daniil Velichko, a student at St Petersburg TCMC, presented a report entitled “The digital economic miracle of Russia,” highlighting the advantages of the digital transformation of the economy and assessing the level of digital skills among Russian citizens. In addition, Daniil showed a video about the digital economy prepared by college students.

In the spotlight of the section was the research conducted by students of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia – representatives of the People's Republic of China. Bi Yanwen conducted a comparative analysis of investments in infrastructure development in China and Russia, Xu Yijie compared the current state of the real estate market in the two countries, Chang Jiangshuai spoke about the principles of sustainable development in the construction sector, Lu Haoran studied the issues of antitrust regulation in China, Hao Boyuan presented the main challenges and prospects for the rational use of limited resources in the context of China's rapid economic growth.

The conference traditionally had four main sections: “Language training for future professionals”, “Economics of construction and housing and communal services: trends and prospects”, “Economic security: experience, problems, prospects” and “Current issues of management in construction”.

The following reports were noted by the conference organizing committee.

Researchers Evgeny Rossokha and Anastasia Frantsuzova from the Republic of Belarus focused on the ESG orientation of the Belarusian housing policy, which includes housing affordability, improvement of the local area and renovation.

Vladislav Buchi, a representative of Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University, presented a report on the prospects for the development of multi-story industrial warehouse facilities in an urban format, which is very relevant in the context of the development of urban areas in St Petersburg due to the acute shortage of warehouse complexes in the region.

The research of the master's student of the Department of Construction Economics and Housing and Utility Infrastructure Daria Batyreva was devoted to the current issues of managing the cost of construction projects in the field of construction production and design; the work highlighted particularly important and complex areas that attract the attention of all specialists in the field of project management.

The curator of the section "Economic security: experience, problems, prospects", Associate Professor at the Department of Economic Security Vladislav Uskov noted that this section has become a unique platform for exchanging opinions in the field of protecting the economic interests of the state and business, economic security and risk assessment. In particular, fourth-year student Meri Kopaleishvili presented a report on the topic "Digital transformation of development: innovative technologies and marketing strategies as a factor of sustainability in conditions of economic instability", Ksenia Danshina prepared a study "External debt as a threat to the financial security of the state". A researcher from Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University touched upon the problems and prospects of economic security and artificial intelligence.