Published on: 2026-04-30
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –
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Geodetic challenge
From April 13 to 24, the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Urban Management held its days at the Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Various educational, scientific, and extracurricular events took place. Students not only deepened their professional knowledge but also had the opportunity to try themselves in solving practical problems and met with industry representatives.
The first part of the program, prepared by the faculty student council, began with a geodetic challenge near the main entrance of the university: participants determined the parameters of objects “by eye,” and then compared the results with the instrument readings. This format allowed not only to test intuition but also clearly to see how important measurement accuracy is in engineering activities.
The main event of the first stage was the work of interactive platforms on the lower balustrade of the main hall. Here ecology, engineering, and practice were combined: students created their own environmental projects, participated in a quiz on knowledge of laboratory equipment, and tried themselves in the diagnostics of engineering systems using an endoscope.
In addition, the students took part in an environmental cleanup day as part of the “We Are for Cleanliness” project.
The second part of the program was conducted by the faculty departments together with industry partners and gave students the opportunity to become more familiar with practical work related to their future specialties. The program included open lectures, master classes, and off-site events.
So, on April 21, students participated in the seminar “Pipeline Systems” and in a master class on pipe welding, which were conducted jointly with the companies “Mimir Engineering” and “Peterpipe,” and on April 24, they attended the lecture “Ventilation Equipment” with the participation of the company “Fanger.”
Master class on pipe welding
On April 22, the workshop “Ecology of the Earth: Challenges and Solutions” took place. Participants discussed current environmental issues and moved from theory to practice – creating their own designer shoppers promoting the idea of refusing plastic bags. This format allowed combining environmental education and creative self-expression, making the topic of conscious consumption closer and clearer.
Workshop on painting shoppers
In addition, students got acquainted with modern approaches to the design of engineering systems, discussed the possibilities of “smart home” technologies. A significant part of the events was related to real industry practice: the participants visited the “Water Resources” conference, as well as the international exhibition “Energy and Electrical Engineering” and the Russian International Energy Forum.
Special attention was paid to digital technologies. At the workshop of the Department of Information Technology and Mathematical Modeling, students became acquainted with image processing methods and implemented algorithms in Python, applying them to engineering problems.
Interest was also sparked by the student project “Fractal Arctic,” dedicated to the application of fractal models in the design of the urban environment in complex climatic conditions.
Also, during the week, a meeting took place with representatives of the student IT project of our university, Code.ak, where the possibilities of student participation in a practical project and the development of professional competencies were discussed.
The PHYSICS Week concluded with events that emphasized the interdisciplinary nature of the training: lectures on applied mathematics, familiarity with industry equipment, and a mathematics olympiad.
The FIEX 2026 Week once again demonstrated that the educational process at SPbGASU goes beyond the confines of classrooms. It is a space where theory is combined with practice, and students have the opportunity not only to learn but also to apply knowledge to real tasks, forming professional competencies during the learning process.
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