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Secretary at Embassy of Argentina Visits SUAI

July 10^th, 2018 The Secretary for Science, Technologies and Innovations at the Embassy of Argentina Gastón Fielli visited SUAI, greeted by its Rector Yulia A. Antokhina and the Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin V. Losev.

The SUAI Rector Yulia A. Antokhina informed the honorable guest on SUAI’s history, structure and education, speaking of the SUAI Engineering School.

The SUAI Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin V. Losev presented international joint projects by SUAI and universities of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The parties agreed to develop cooperation between SUAI and leading Argentinean universities based on huge student exchange resources and opportunities both in science and education.

Mr. Gastón Fielli highlighted SUAI’s role in promoting cooperation between Russia and Argentina in higher education.

Meeting with Dr. Alvaro Casas Bedoya

June 26-28, 2018 SUAI welcomed Dr. Alvaro Casas Bedoya of the University of Sydney, Member of the Optical Society (OSA), a lecturer and currently the leading researcher in nano-photonics at the School of Physics and the University of Sydney Nano Institute. He visited St. Peterburg to share his experience and expertise with all the OSA student-members at SUAI.

Dr. Alvaro Casas gave a lecture on "Surfing within Optical Wave and Sound at Nanoscale". He presented the results of the latest research in acousto-optic interaction in silicon waveguides and hybrid platforms and development of microwave photonic filters and optical data storage.

The second part of the meeting, a student seminar, was devoted to the prospects of international cooperation between the universities, student involvement in scientific research and opportunities for their scientific growth. Dr. Alvaro Casas consulted on writing proper research papers, preparing presentations and presenting research findings at conferences.

We express our gratitude to OSA for providing financial support for the meeting with Dr. Alvaro Casas Bedoya.

SSPU Visits SUAI

June 18, 2018 SUAI welcomed the SSPU delegation of Yufa Xu, the SSPU Vice-President, Wu Jia Dong, the Vice-Minister for Human Resources, Zhigang Zhu, the Deputy Director at the College of Engineering and Xu Man, the Coordinator of International Programs.

The delegation was greeted by the SUAI Rector Yulia A. Antokhina, the SUAI Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin V. Losev, the Head of Institute 2 Alexander R. Bestugin, the Senior Research Associate of Department 23 Oleg V. Shakin and Yulia V. Makarova from DIA.

Yulia A. Antokhina, a member of the SSPU Supervisory Board, spoke on cooperation prospects in promising fields, for instance, airspace intelligence systems and product lifecycles.

Konstantin V. Losev presented on the history and research activities of SUAI marking the University’s regular participation at the SSPU Global Partnership Week.

A. Bestugin spoke on prospective joint projects supported by the Russian government.

O. Shakin shared his SSPU experiences and his views on future cooperation fields.

The parties discussed the prospects of increased education mobility and student exchange.

Yulia A. Antokhina concluded the meeting with a preliminary proposal to establish a Center for Innovation and a Joint Engineering School with SSPU.

Day of Export: Exports and Business with LAC Countries

April 18, 2018 The St. Petersburg Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Support hosted the Day of Export Conference on exports and business with LAC countries.

The event was organized within the program to promote entrepreneurial and consumer market growth. The Regional Integrated Center – St. Petersburg program is supported by the Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CN CEPLA and the Press and Media Affairs Committee.

St. Petersburg and LAC businesses, officials and experts participated in the Conference, SUAI represented with its Vice-Rector for International Affairs Konstantin V. Losev.

Carousel Business Project at SUAI

March 11-16, 2018 SUAI hosted the Carousel Business Project, a joint effort by the SUAI Institute of Entrepreneurship Technologies and the Ede Christian University.

Joint Russian-Dutch project allowed extensive student-expert communication resulting in new knowledge and experience.

We thank all the participants for filling the Carousel 2018 with positive emotions and we are looking forward to future events.