Viktoria Vinogradova, SPbGASU Vice-Rector for Continuing Education, with the project finalists
On 23 May, the closing ceremony of the online educational project "TIM Juniors Stream IV. Become the Engineer of the Future" took place in Nizhny Novgorod.
"TIM Juniors" is an international educational project created to inspire the younger generation to study the fundamentals of engineering, information modeling technologies, and digital twins. The project aims to provide career guidance to eighth- to eleventh-grade schoolchildren and college students. The project's organizers are Atomenergoproekt JSC, the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, and the St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, in collaboration with student groups from the Nizhny Novgorod Region and Vysotskiy Consulting.
This year, the project, dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896 and the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, took on special significance.
Welcoming remarks at the closing of the project were given by Egor Kalinin, 3rd category engineer of the Engineering Design Center of Atomenergoproekt JSC, Dmitry Shchegolev, Rector of the Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (NNGASU), Viktoria Vinogradova, SPbGASU Vice-Rector for Continuing Education, and Aleksey Agafonov, Deputy General Director of Atomenergoproekt JSC. They congratulated the participants on the completion of the project, noted their hard work, wished them success in their future endeavors, and inspired them to continue participating in the TIM Juniors project.
"Projects like TIM Juniors are extremely important: educational organizations unite with the professional community and jointly develop in-demand digital competencies in future students. Educational initiatives like these help popularize one of the most creative professions—engineering. It's admirable that you started this project several years ago and made it to the finals, as balancing such work with other priorities—studies, exam preparation, and hobbies—is challenging. Moreover, you managed to accomplish this at a high level and achieve high-quality results. We express our gratitude to the parents, organizers, and participants of the project, and invite you to visit St Petersburg and SPbGASU," noted Viktoria Vinogradova.
SPbGASU representatives who supervised the project: Denis Nizhegorodtsev, Director of the Educational Center for Digital Competence; Viktoria Vinogradova; Inna Sukhanova, Director of the Educational Center for Project-Based Learning; and Natalia Zaitseva, Deputy Director of the ECPBL.
Eighty-four schoolchildren and students from 22 regions of Russia, the Republic of Belarus, and Egypt reached the project finals. The participants successfully mastered information modeling technologies (TIM), and their collaborative work resulted in the creation of a unified digital House of Friendship of Peoples.
In addition, project participants created digital twins of monuments to the heroes of the Great Victory and outstanding cultural figures.
At the closing ceremony, participants shared their impressions and achievements and received well-deserved awards.
For their dedication, interest in digital technologies in construction, and successful mastery of complex material, the winners and runners-up of the finals will receive not only a certificate of their first profession but also additional points for admission to partner universities.
A meeting was also held with the participants' parents, where they received answers to all their questions about admissions, university activities, and projects and events in which future applicants could participate.
The educational process was carried out using domestic software (Renga, Kompas-3D, Agisoft Metashape, nanoCAD) from the project’s technology partners.
Information about the project can be found on Rosatom's website, "Nuclear Energy 2.0."