Artem Abdyukhanov, Anastasia Vorobyova, Nikita Volkov, the organizers' representative, Elizaveta Kondratieva, Milena Reyes Rodriguez and Yulia Tarakhovich
From 18 to 22 May, the Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk, held the XI International Student Geodesy Olympiad. The competiton attracted teams from leading Russian and international universities. Students from the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal Services (FEE&MS), majoring in Land Management and Cadastre, represented SPbGASU with distinction and won prizes in several categories.
Our university team included second-year students Artem Abdyukhanov, Anastasia Vorobyova, Milena Reyes Rodriguez, Yulia Tarakhovich and third-year student Elizaveta Kondratieva. The team coach was PhD of Engineering Sciences Nikita Volkov, Associate Professor at the Department of Geodesy, Land Management and Cadastre.
The Olympiad included theoretical, intellectual, and practical stages aimed at testing the professional competencies of future specialists in the field of geodesy and cadastral surveying.
One of the first challenges was a creative welcome, during which teams made videos about their universities and specialties. This year, participants were also given a special assignment: create a separate video dedicated to an outstanding geodetic scientist, cartographer, or mine surveyor affiliated with the team's university.
During the individual round, students solved problems on advanced geodesy, GNSS technologies, total station operation, topographic map analysis, and measurement accuracy assessment. A separate set of questions covered the history of geodesy.
The intellectual part of the Olympiad included the team game "Brain Ring" and the captains' quiz "Svoya Igra" ("My game"). Participants demonstrated not only deep professional knowledge but also the ability to make quick decisions, work under time constraints, and collaborate effectively in a team.
The practical fieldwork stage was particularly important. Students performed a reverse linear-angular resection, plotted a Class IV leveling traverse and completed a field log, and solved engineering problems using total stations. The assessment considered the accuracy of measurements, the correctness of documentation, and the speed of work completion.
The Olympiad outcomes: the SPbGASU team took first place in the "Leveling Course" category and also won third place in the overall team standings.
We congratulate the students and their mentor on this outstanding achievement and wish them new victories, professional growth, and continued success in their scientific and practical endeavors!