SPbGASU First Vice-Rector Svetlana Golovina at the awards ceremony
On October 15, Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering was named a winner of the II International Competition of Educational Programs, "Development of Human Resource Potential," for the 2025/2026 academic year in the "Engineering Networks" category. The educational programs offered by the Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation and the Department of Water Use and Environment received high praise.
The awards ceremony took place on 15 October in Moscow as part of the All-Russian Engineering Forum "Power of the Platform 2026," which focused on the advancement of design, the digitalization of the engineering sector, and the implementation of domestic software. The forum brought together representatives from the fields of education, industry, and the professional community: over 1,500 people attended in person, more than 5,000 viewers joined via the online broadcast, and the business program featured presentations by over 130 speakers.
The competition is organized by the company "Nanosoft Development" and is aimed at advancing engineering education, as well as integrating Russian software solutions into the training of specialists. In the 2025/2026 academic year, the competition attained international status: in addition to Russian educational institutions, it saw participation from representatives of the Republic of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Vocational technical education institutions have also joined the project.
During the forum, Viktoria Vinogradova, SPbGASU Vice-Rector for Continuing Education, presented the university’s experience in fostering collaboration between academia and the business sector for the training of engineering professionals. She presented the university’s approaches to developing digital competencies and enhancing educational programs, taking into account the needs of the industry.
The forum also featured the presentation of a textbook titled "Development of Building Information Models: nanoCAD BIM Construction," prepared by a team under the guidance of Alena Vedernikova, PhD of Engineering Sciences, acting head of the SPbGASU Department of Information and Mathematical Modeling Technologies (IMMT). This publication expands the educational and methodological resources for information modeling and helps students master domestic engineering design tools.
Furthermore, representatives from SPbGASU received recognition in other competitions held as part of the "Power of the Platform" forum. The Department of Information and Mathematical Modeling Technologies was honored in a competition for educational programs—covering specific disciplines (modules), courses, and practical training—that utilize software products from CSoft Development JSC. The program "Building Information Modeling (BIM/TIM)," developed by Alena Vedernikova and Liya Movsesova (an associate professor at the Department of Information and Mathematical Modeling Technologies) for the degree program 09.03.02 "Information Systems and Technologies," won in the "Construction Solutions" category. The program is delivered using the software product ModelStudioCS.
Students and teachers from SPbGASU also achieved success in the "BIM LEADERS 2025/2026" competition for final qualifying works, organized by the company CSoft. Representatives from the university won in two categories. In the category "Organization, management, and administration of construction projects within the unified information platform CADLib," the project "Production and energy block with service facilities: BIM coordination" was recognized. The project supervisors were Aleksandra Masyonene, a senior lecturer at the Department of IMMT, and Pavel Koval, an associate professor at the Department of Metal and Timber Constructions. The project authors were Daria Skryabina (a graduate of the Department of IMMT) and Aleksandra Pavletsova (a graduate of the Department of Metal and Timber Constructions).
In the "Construction solutions" category, the winning project was "Development of an information model for a construction site (Boiler Plant): BIM coordination." The project supervisor is Alena Vedernikova. The authors are Yana Klyueva (currently a master’s student in the field of "Civil engineering") and Stepan Egorov (a master’s student in the field of "Information Systems and Technologies").
The results of these competitions confirm the high level of proficiency among students and teachers at SPbGASU, as well as the strong demand for the university’s educational programs in the fields of engineering design and information modeling. The combination of specialized training, the practical application of domestic software, and collaboration with the professional community fosters the development of engineering education and strengthens the talent pool for the construction industry.
Congratulations to the teams of the Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, the Department of Water Use and Environment, and the Department of Information and Mathematical Modeling Technologies on this well-deserved recognition! We wish you further professional achievements, successful projects, and the continued development of your educational initiatives.