SPbGASU has started the qualifying round of the School Olympiad "All-Russian School TIM Championship". From 3 to 11 March, participants will take tests and complete practical tasks remotely using Renga software.

The Olympiad is being held within the federal innovation platform "Innovative methodology for the formation of digital professional competencies of students and specialists in the construction industry" implemented at the SPbGASU. The organizer is the Educational Center for Digital Competence (ECDC).

Our university is holding the All-Russian School TIM Championship for the second time. As the director of the ECDC Inna Sukhanova said, this year's competition is characterized by the presence of a qualifying round, which was not there before, as well as a large number of participants: 180 students from grades 8–11 registered for 28 February (last time there were 44).

"TIM-Championship is an important event for schoolchildren. In preparation for the tournament, the children master the information modeling program, which is used in the construction industry. Thus, schoolchildren can decide in advance on the choice of future specialty, check whether project activities are suitable for them. It is very important that SPbGASU holds such events. After all, with the help of such championships, many children can be interested in project activities and admission to our university," said jury member Kirill Sukhanov, Associate Professor at the SPbGASU Department of Heat, Gas Supply and Ventilation.

The jury is headed by Nikita Gorovoy, a specialist at the ECDC. Together with him and Kirill Sukhanov, the participants' work will be assessed by Svetlana Ezhova, TIM coordinator at JSC "Chuvashgrazhdanproekt Head Design and Survey Institute", Alevtina German, BIM expert at Vysotskiy Consulting, and Ekaterina Velichko, chief architect of the project, Metropolis LLC.

Schoolchildren who successfully pass the selection will take part in the final stage. It will be held from 26 to 28 March with the possibility of in-person and remote participation.

The award ceremony for the winners of the Olympiad will take place on 25 April, 2025, as part of the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Information Modeling in Construction and Architecture" (BIMAC-2025).