Network Project “SYNERGY”

The “Synergy” Network Project implements a new approach to training modern engineers based on the development of innovative educational principles using advanced technologies and modern capabilities. While preserving many traditions and teaching methodologies of higher education accumulated by previous generations of scholars, this approach enables the maximum use of the growing potential of information technologies to significantly enhance the quality and efficiency of higher education.

The proposed approach has been successfully developed in key engineering fields related to robotics, mechatronics, automatic control of technical systems, as well as automation and intellectualization of production processes, which form the foundation for increasing labor productivity and technological capabilities of industrial enterprises.

Core Components of the Network

The project incorporates five main components of the established network:

• organization of comprehensive theoretical training for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students, as well as the creation of a unified network-based educational and methodological framework;

• establishment of a networked material and technical infrastructure for practical training, laboratory work, and research activities of students and postgraduate researchers;

• implementation and testing of network-based technologies for organizing research activities;

• identification of specific features of specialized technical training of graduates for national industrial enterprises and research institutions;

• organization and active implementation of career guidance activities based on network technologies.

Project Objectives

The primary objective of the project is to improve the level of knowledge of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students through continuous development and effective utilization of the unique capabilities of the network. This is achieved through lectures delivered by highly qualified academic staff, specialized laboratory work, and practical training using advanced educational, scientific, and industrial equipment of network participants, as well as academic institutes and industrial enterprises of the real sector of the economy.

The network is actively used to conduct symposia, conferences, and seminars on key areas of technical education.

The established network continues to develop, expand, and improve. New universities and departments regularly join the network, strengthening the material and human resources of its participants.

At present, the international educational network operating successfully in the field of education is the largest and most effective of its kind in global practice.

Geography and Structure of the “Synergy” Network

The inter-university scientific and educational network “Synergy” includes five regional centers, 14 universities providing training in relevant fields, and a number of partner organizations:

• North-West Regional Center (NWRC “Synergy”) based at Baltic State Technical University VOENMEH named after D. F. Ustinov;

• Central European Regional Center (CERC “Synergy”) based at National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute;

• Southern Regional Center (SRC “Synergy”) based at Sevastopol State University;

• West Siberian Regional Center (WSRC “Synergy”) based at Omsk State Technical University;

• Far Eastern Regional Center (FERC “Synergy”) based at Far Eastern Federal University;

Partner universities and organizations include:

• Karaganda State Technical University (Kazakhstan);

• Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;

• Vladimir State University;

• Tyumen State University;

• Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University;

• Ural Federal University named after B. N. Yeltsin;

• Moscow State University of Technology “STANKIN”;

• Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov;

• Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov;

• Vienna University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien (Austria);

• Vienna University of Technology (Austria);

• University of Zadar (Croatia);

• University of Novi Sad (Serbia);

• Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (Germany);

• DAAAM International – Danube Adria Association for Automation and Manufacturing (Vienna);

• Educational divisions of the FESTO Group: TCI Training and Consulting for the Industry GmbH and FESTO Didactic.

Fields of Study

Currently, network participants provide training in the following areas:

• Mechatronics and Robotics

• Automation of Technological Processes and Production

• Control Systems Engineering