Advanced Engineering School of Lobachevsky University presents the results of its work
Lobachevsky University’s Advanced Engineering School (AES) “Space Communication, Radar and Navigation” presented the results of its work in 2024 and its prospective development plans on May 14 at the session of the Review and Coordination Council chaired by Valery Falkov, Head of the Russian Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
The UNN delegation included Rector Oleg Trofimov, Head of the UNN AES Nikolai Starostin, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation Mikhail Gryaznov, Director for Information Infrastructure of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Evgeny Abakumov, General Director of Poliketon LLC Albert Slinyakov, and Deputy Chairperson of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Government Ekaterina Solntseva.
The Ministry of Higher Education and Science's flagship project “Advanced Engineering Schools” has been implemented since 2022. Now 50 such schools have been established within the project, and by 2030, according to the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, their number should be increased to 100. Starting from this year, the first 30 schools from 15 regions, including the UNN AES, are moving to a new stage of financing according to the project terms - after three years of funding from the state budget they will start working using the funds obtained from industry partners.
When presenting the report on the School's activities, the UNN Rector noted that the AES was established on the basis the teams of four educational and four research institutes of Lobachevsky University. The mission of the UNN Advanced Engineering School is to ensure Russia's technological leadership in the field of radio communication, radar and navigation. The UNN AES is developing technologies to reduce the share of imports in the field of radio electronics systems. It aims to develop critical product solutions: advanced communication systems, airspace control, new components, materials for microelectronics, digital products for engineering purposes.
“Three years ago, UNN entered the ”first wave" of the Advanced Engineering Schools, when we were among the 30 best universities in Russia tasked to create training centres for the country's engineering elite. We have come a long way, proudly presented the results achieved and are ready to move further towards national technological leadership," concluded Oleg Trofimov, Rector of Lobachevsky University.
"Significant results were achieved within the research and technological cooperation with AES partners: a prototype of inter-satellite communication equipment was assembled and tested; a laser-plasma source bench for a domestic lithograph was created; optical chips for quadrature modulators of laser radiation were obtained; software for the microelectronics industry was developed. The university launched the production of a full cycle of high-purity substances for microelectronics. The processes of mutual integration of higher education institutions and industry are acquiring new forms. The industry comes to the university and finds itself in the education system, and the university is embedded in the system of technology transformation and becomes a full partner of the industry," noted Nikolai Starostin, Head of the Advanced Engineering School of Lobachevsky University.
