Vyacheslav Donatov and Elena Aleksandrova
Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and the FSI Directorate for the Construction and Operation of State Border Facilities (Rosgranstroy) have signed a cooperation agreement. The document aims to foster collaboration in education and science, organize practical training for students, and create additional opportunities for their professional development and employment.
The agreement was signed by Elena Aleksandrova, SPbGASU Vice-Rector for Youth Policy; Oksana Shutova, Head of the Division for Educational Activities; and Vyacheslav Donatov, Director of the St Petersburg Branch of FSI Rosgranstroy.
Vyacheslav Donatov and Oksana Shutova
A key area of cooperation will be the organization of academic, industrial, and pre-graduation internships, as well as traineeships, for university students. Students majoring in Technosphere Safety, Civil Engineering, Economics, and Law are expected to participate in this collaboration.
Under the agreement, specialists from Rosgranstroy will be able to participate in the educational process at SPbGASU, including conducting seminars and supervising students' qualification projects. Representatives of the organization will also propose relevant applied problems for term papers and graduation projects and participate in defining topics for joint research activities.
The parties will pay special attention to building a talent pool. Top students—including those who have completed internships at Rosgranstroy—will be eligible for employment with the organization. Furthermore, the agreement provides for collaboration on career guidance initiatives, job fairs, professional competitions, lectures, and other events for young people.
Another initiative will involve familiarizing students with Rosgranstroy’s facilities and working conditions. Plans are in place to organize site visits for interested students, including tours to observe the operations of state border crossing points.
FSI Rosgranstroy organizes border, customs, and other types of controls at checkpoints and crossing points along the state border of the Russian Federation. The institution is involved in the development of state border facilities at all stages—from preliminary surveys and design documentation to construction, reconstruction, technical equipping, and the subsequent operation of the facilities and engineering systems at these checkpoints.
The agreement is for a five-year term and establishes a foundation for the further expansion of cooperation between SPbGASU and Rosgranstroy in the educational, scientific, and professional spheres.
Representatives of FSI Rosgranstroy were given a tour of the university museum, where they learned about the history and key stages of development of one of the country's leading architecture and civil engineering universities.