Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year 2025! May it enter our lives with hope and goodness. May the long-awaited and beloved holidays bring peace and harmony to every home, the joy of communication with loved ones. I wish health and prosperity to each of you! Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! 🎄

Andrei Rudskoi, Rector of SPbPU

Hello, friends!

The holidays are over, and we’re happy to see you again! 📚 We're sure you've all had time to relax and get ready for the new academic year.

Don't forget that exams are just around the corner. Make a training plan and manage your time wisely. 📝

📍Start by reviewing past materials and identifying areas that need improvement.

📍Seek help from professors or tutors if needed. Don't hesitate to ask for assistance — it can make a big difference in your understanding and retention of the material.

📍Take care of your physical and mental health. Get enough sleep, eat well, and exercise regularly. Your body and mind will thank you.

📍Manage stress effectively. Use relaxation techniques like deep breathing, meditation, or yoga to keep stress at bay.

📍Stay organized and disciplined. Keep track of deadlines and assignments to avoid last-minute rushes.

Useful post 💧

More fountains with clean water have been installed in Polytechnic campus.

❕ The map does not show all fountains, the full list is here ↘️

⏺️ Main building (basement next to the Underground Dining Hall)
⏺️ 1st academic building (canteen)
⏺️ 2nd academic building (just behind the turnstile on the 1st floor)
⏺️ 3rd academic building (1st floor next to vending machines)
⏺️ 4th academic building (canteen on the 2nd floor)
⏺️ 9th academic building (3rd floor, co-working area on the right)
⏺️ 16th academic building (at the transition to GSOMP)
⏺️ 50th academic building (at the entrance to the canteen)
⏺️ NIC (at the elevator)
⏺️ Hydro tower (kitchen area)
⏺️ Sports Complex (to the left of the entrance)
⏺️ Chemical Building (to the right of the main staircase)
⏺️ 11th academic building (3rd floor, co-working area on the left)
⏺️ “Lepota” co-working space
⏺️ Annex of the Hydrocorpus (2nd floor, coworking area on the left)

🚰 Keep this post and water balance in your body.

Post in Russian

Today we want to share with you the story of a student who chose to study in Russia. It's a unique opportunity to look at life in another country through the eyes of a foreigner.

Meet Vedant Gupta, a student at the Institute of Machinery, Materials and Transport in the program «Automation of technological processes and production».

🎓 Why did he decide to study in Russia?
🌍 What factors played a key role in his decision?
🤝 How does he assess relations between India and Russia and how do they affect his life?
👨‍🏫 How was the process of adaptation and learning Russian?
📚 Why did he choose the Polytechnic University?

In our video interview, we will reveal all the secrets and share impressions about life in Russia!

Achievements of SPbPU scientists in 2024

The year was marked by high publication activity of SPbPU scientists:

⭐️ 1735 scientific articles were published in HAC journals as of mid-December

⭐️ the h-index of RINC publications today is 164

⭐️ 13 highly cited SPbPU scientists are included by Elsevier in the list of the most influential scientific experts in the world.

Great results!

📍 Read more here

Kicking off this year with international events! ⭐️

The first one this year is the selection tests for applicants from Turkey within the quota of the Russian government!

🔴 Future Masters Energy Forum is an opportunity to get extra points in the Portfolio Competition and get into the Master's program of your dreams!

🔴 Registration is extended till January 17!

🔴 instituteofenergy.timepad.ru/event/3173335/

SPbPU Portfolio Contest “Postgraduate student of the Year”

The competition is held in three areas:

📍natural and exact sciences;
📍technical sciences;
📍humanities and social sciences.

Cash prizes for postgraduate students are:

📌 70,000 rubles for 1st degree prize winners,
📌 60,000 rubles for prize winners of the II degree
📌 50,000 rubles for the third degree winners

Documents you need (check the docs in comments):

🔸application form
🔸a list of individual achievements in research activities with quantitative indicators of achievements and overall assessment of performance in points;
🔸postgraduate student's questionnaire;
🔸documentary evidence of individual achievements in research activities for the period from November 1, 2023 to November 1, 2024, specified in the above documents of the postgraduate student.

🔺 Deadline: January 23, 2025
🔺 Send your documents to smnk@spbstu.ru

More information about the contest