– 18 universities in the consortium that the rocket and space industry will trust were determined. Why is this association necessary?
— Universities invited to the consortium have been our training partners for many years and train highly qualified personnel for the sector. As it is one of the main criteria for evaluating universities, they all have special education programs that our target students study.
The question was rather how well the content of these training programs met the high requirements of the high-tech rocket and space industry.
The consortium will allow educational institutions to improve the content of their training programs (for example, through the professional and public accreditation procedure, the creation of engineering teams, solving problems within the framework of research and development) and in close integration with industry. businesses to implement new interesting projects.
– What are the five universities considered the strongest by Roscosmos?
– Educational organizations invited to the consortium were selected according to the degree of their participation in the solution of various problems of the rocket and space industry.
To some extent, we can say that all universities invited to the consortium are leaders in training personnel for our sector.
–Are “space” specialties distributed among universities? Was Roskosmos engaged in this business, or was it educational programs created by the universities themselves?
— Traditionally, educational institutions have compiled a list of realized specializations with industry enterprises in mind, this is most evident in regional universities. For example, in SamNRU, according to Academician SP Korolev, specialties are implemented in the interests of the Progress RCC – “Missile systems and space science”, “Aircraft engines”, “Design, manufacture and operation of rocket and rocket and space systems”, “Aircraft and the design of rocket engines”.
At the Siberian State University named after Academician MF. Reshetnev, Academician MF Reshetnev “Aircraft control systems”, etc.
In general, among the “space” features, he said, for example, not only “Design, production and operation of rockets and rocket and space complexes”, but also “Design and technological support of the machine-building industries”, “Radioelectronic systems and complexes”, “Engineering “, “Computer Science and Computer Engineering”, “Missile Systems and Space Sciences”, “Radio Engineering”, “Software Engineering” and others.
– Are there any statistics showing that its graduates most often work in Roscosmos enterprises?
— The number of target beneficiaries employed changes from year to year and although this process is quite dynamic, in general around 700-800 target beneficiaries come to the sector each year, More than a third of the MSTU named after NE Bauman (150 people), MAI (100 people), Academician MF Reshetnev (about 80 people), then Academician SP Queen (about 70 people), Voronezh State Technical University (about 50 people) ), PNIPU and MIREA (30 people each) and others.
– How many total state-sponsored places for all 18 universities are planned for “space” specialties in “space” faculties next year? How many were paid?
– Overall, in the interests of rocket and space industry organizations, approximately 1,000 targeted budget places are expected to be allocated to educational organizations this year, where the highest potential applicants will be accepted.
Undoubtedly, there are a lot of paid places in educational institutions, and it should be noted that students studying in these paid places can also qualify for an agreement on targeted education, this will allow them (subject to good studies). to take certain support measures and also to find employment in leading organizations of the industry after graduation.
Targeted learning can be of two types. When an applicant enters into an agreement on the targeted education and is receiving education at the expense of the budget (called enrollment target figures) and students who are on budget or receiving paid education enter into an agreement on the targeted education – the course of study.
In both the first and second cases, the target students will be maximally integrated into industry tasks and activities and will be able to receive an incomparably high level of education in the learning process.
– What are the rarest “space features”? What university can have such a specialist?
– Therefore, in educational organizations there are no rare specialties, but there are profiles within the framework of ordinary specialties, mainly related to the rocket and space industry. Thus, a classic example is the “Aircraft Engines” specialization, where the “Rocket Engines and Spacecraft Propulsion Systems” profile taught at SamNRU named after Academician SP is implemented. In the interest of the Queen, Progress RCC.
Our industry also has a position – “Cosmonaut” and for this there is a specific selection of candidates according to a number of criteria: age, knowledge of the language, knowledge of the history of manned astronauts, health, and most importantly – education in engineering industry-related specialties (for example, aviation and rocketry) and space technology, computer science, electronics, radio engineering and communication systems, mechanical engineering, physics, astronomy, etc.), plus at least three years of work experience.
Therefore, many different specializations and educational profiles find their applications in the rocket and space industry.
Anyone with an interest in mathematics, computer and engineering sciences can prove themselves in the rocket and space industry and make their mark in space science history!