On January 25, 1941 the Leningrad Aviation Institute (LAI) was founded on the former premises of the Leningrad Road Institute (Gastello Street, 15) by the Decree of the Soviet Government. 1200 students were enrolled in three faculties of Aircraft Construction, Instrumentation and Motor Building. During the Great Patriotic War the Institute operated an aircraft and tank repair shop. While some of the students and the faculty standing for the city, the LAI was evacuated.
Faculty of Humanities, Department of History and Philosophy will traditionally hold the annual conference “Philosophy and Culture of Information Society”.
The Eighth session of the conference will take place on November 20-22, presided by the Rector of SUAI Yulia Antokhina.
This year the conference will be held online for the first time. However, it attracts more and more participants every year. 155 authors from Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Armenia, Azerbaijan and dozens of Russian universities and other institutions have sent their abstracts.
The growing geographical spread of the conference reflects the increase in understanding information society problems, with many methods and solutions being provided. SUAI has become an international platform for discussing challenges of modern world.
The conference proceeding will be published in the near future.
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Russia-Mexico Week: Connections
November 9-13, 2020 SUAI will hold a science and practice workshop called Russia-Mexico Week: connections to commemorate the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Russia. The online program of the event will include speeches by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Mexico in Russia Norma Berta Pensado Moreno and the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia in Mexico Viktor Coronelli.
The workshop will listen to reports by diplomacy, higher education and media dealing with Russian-Mexican international relations, followed with discussions on bilateral contacts, politics, culture, art and economy of the two countries.
Students and faculty are invited to attend the workshop daily on above mentioned dates from 16 to 17:30 P.M.
Working language: Spanish, Russian (occasionally).
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88903793333?pwd=K3NJTDMwOWIwVDY5aDdIcGM0SWpqUT09
Conference ID: 889 0379 3333
Password: 754230
See the program below:
Program (DOCX)April 14th, 2021 Mr. Gábor Mikecz, the Consul for Trade and Economic Affairs from the Consulate General of Hungary in St. Petersburg, visited SUAI to find out about SUAI’s education and research potential for Hungarian universities.
The Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin Losev welcomed Mr. Mikecz at SUAI speaking about SUAI’s educational programs and experience of cooperation with two Hungarian universities: Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Óbuda University. Thus, SUAI has a platform to establish new contacts with Hungarian higher education.
The Director of the Center for Coordination of Scientific Research Alexey Rabin promoted SUAI’s laboratories and their projects with Russian and international partners.
Searching for cooperation ideas, the Hungarian Consul agreed to spread information about SUAI’s opportunities for Hungarian universities and appreciated the University’s efforts in developing cooperation with Hungary.
April 8-9th, 2021 SUAI has held a global Alumni Meeting to commemorate its 80th Anniversary. For the first time the event took place online setting a record number of participants. The spectators enjoyed the two days of various activities.
The Boiling Point Center at SUAI was open for the eminent graduates, distinguished professors and faculty leaders to give speeches.
Anatoly Lukoshkin, Anatoly Ovodenko and Yulia Antokhina, the three consequent SUAI’s rectors since 1970, met the University’s recent and elder graduates.
In the Meeting the participants discussed highlights of SUAI’s history, shared memories on student’s life and educational process, admired shows and online-excursions around the University.
March 29th – April 2nd SUAI’s delegation from the Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Communications went to Moscow with a stand on Automated system for precision laser processing of materials with acousto-optic power control.
The delegation of Oleg Shakin, Temirgaziz Sharafutdinov, Vasily Kazakov, ksenia Serdiuk and Alexander Denisov represented a unique technology that uses an axicon to form an outcoming quasi-diffractionless beam, thus ensuring advanced materials processing.
The President of the Laser Association Ivan Kovsh awarded Ksenia Serdiuk from SUAI as the winner of the competition on best graduation works.
March 23rd, Eurasian Educational Forum opened in Kyrgyzstan with two host locations in Osh (March 23-24) and Bishkek (March 26-28).
The Forum will increase University-University partnership between educational organizations in the region and participants from other countries. The event promotes easier realization of educational services, better access to higher education and standardization of programs and methodology.
SUAI has an information stand at the Forum, also posting details at the Middle Asia Education Expo (MAEEXPO) platform to attract candidates and establish contacts.
1. Before going to Russia you must announce the University via email to dmdpvo@guap.ru about the arrival date (not less than 10 days in advance). An answer with information about your arrival will be sent to your email. If there are any questions about this step, call 8 (812) 570-13-32.
2. Not less than 3 days before arrival in Russia you are supposed to pass a PCR COVID-19 test. In case it is negative, you must obtain a confirmation document in Russian or English in your country.
3. Within 72 hours after arrival in Russia you must pass another PCR test (information on where to pass the test can be found on the website or by calling 8 (812) 315-80-42. Until you get the results, you should stay self-isolated in the place of your residence. While isolated, you will study online. Without the second test we don’t let students visit the University.
4. In case you feel symptoms of respiratory illnesses during the self-isolation (high temperature, throat ache, head cold, cough), you must announce the University and call the doctor (call "103" or "112") to the place of your residence.
March 11-12, 2021 the EXPOCENTER.DIGITAL platform held CIS EXPO to bring together business, education, tourism, industry and administration from CIS countries.
SUAI and other Russian universities with large numbers of CIS students participated in the exhibition to establish deeper contacts with partners and make their educational programs even more recognizable.
One of the 30-year CIS anniversary events, the exhibition was supported by ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO. More industry-based events will follow during the year to celebrate the anniversary of CIS.
March 5th, 2021 The First Rectors Forum of Russia and Thailand finished after a week of round tables, sessions, negotiations and other activities. SUAI’s Rector Yulia Antokhina and Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin Losev participated in the plenary session, online exhibition and abovementioned events.
The Forum resulted in a range of preliminary arrangements between Russian and Thai universities. SUAI’s international team headed by Dr. Yulia Antokhina conducted negotiations with several Thai partners to establish contacts and agreed on first steps of future cooperation.
The Plenary session and thematic sessions accompanied with the online exhibition enabled Thai universities to understand SUAI’s profile and vision more properly. Thus, the university expects questions from Thai faculty directors and potential students.
The Forum helped Russia and Thailand find out more about each other’s educational structures. Supported by the governments and education authorities of both countries, the event might become a regular activity.
March 1st, 2021 the First Rectors Forum of Russia and Thailand was held online to develop social relations between the countries, foster academic exchange between the universities, increase the value of scientific research in both countries.
SUAI, represented by its Rector Yulia Antokhina and the Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin Losev, will participate in multiple events during the Forum. Also, the University prepared a stand for the Exhibition of Universities, one of the Forum’s ideas for strengthening international relations. You can visit the stand here: https://rus-thaiforum.unecon.ru/guap.html.
The Forum will be held until March 5th promoting Russia-Thailand partnership in education and research.
MTS Systems Corporation unites leading technical universities to launch an educational program. The project enables students with an opportunity to work on power-efficient devices development, while professors will be able to get a consultation-evaluation from MTS experts.
MTS handed SUAI 25 sets for developing Power-efficient IoT devices and quick comprehension of NB-IoT principles due to the open code, open platform and Arduino compatibility. The sets included plenty of electronic equipment to be located at SUAI’s IoT Engineering laboratory.
SUAI’s Rector Yulia Antokhina was glad to start a joint project with MTS, a leading telecommunication company in Russia.
February 8th marks the Day of Russian Science. The day is chosen to comply with the Russian Academy of Sciences anniversary, celebrated since 1999. Events popularizing scientific knowledge and granting outstanding scientists are planned for today. The Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov gave a speech to congratulate science workers and enthusiasts, students, teachers, professors and researchers.
SUAI appreciates importance of such days promoting Russian science and research activities and congratulates its staff and partners.
For decades, SUAI graduates — leading designers, chief engineers, heads of large industrial enterprises — have been shaping the aircraft, the space and the instrumentation engineering.
- Georgy Poltavchenko
The Ex-Governor of St. Petersburg,
graduate of the SUAI Institute of Aerospace Instruments and Systems