Vladimir S. LITVINENKO
Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Rector,
Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The demand for minerals, the state of the mining sector and the current quality of mining engineers training are interlinked and are the topic of the ongoing debates on the relationship between trade liberalization, environmental sustainability and the sustainable development of the mankind. While there is an increasing demand for minerals, there is a marked decline of interest to Earth sciences in general, with the "green agenda" claiming the subsoil use as impacting nature and contributing to climate change. The critical shortage of engineering personnel, discreditation of the modern mining industry, reduction of engineering curricula in technical universities, weakening motivation of young people to work in the industry require urgent mainstreaming of engineering education upgrading in industrial economies. The article presents the results of the official experiment to improve the content and quality of higher engineering education. Introduction. The demand for minerals, the state of the mining sector and the current quality of mining engineers training are interlinked and are the topic of the ongoing debates on the relationship between trade liberalization, environmental balance and the sustainable development of the mankind. While there is an increasing demand for minerals the "green agenda" has been claiming the subsoil use as impacting nature and contributing to climate change. The critical shortage of engineering personnel, discreditation of the modern mining industry, reduction of engineering curricula in technical universities, weakening motivation of young people to work in the industry require urgent mainstreaming of engineering education upgrading in industrial economies. Purpose of the research. One of our goals is to invite specialists to discuss and develop an optimal model of pedagogical approach to engineering education, combining the continuity of generations, skills and new forms of knowledge generation and motivation for self-fulfillment and work in the specialty. Methods. The experiment, involving 2150 students in 2023 and expanding to 2180 annually, aims to improve the quality and content of engineering education, foster domestic values, and introduce innovative technologies. Results. The article presents the results of the official experiment to improve the content and quality of higher engineering education. A methodological approach to the implementation of educational programs within the framework of the experiment ("Pilot Project") has been formulated. Conclusion. Creating a model of higher engineering education programs, we assumed that the content of engineering meta-education solving the problems of the state sovereignty, depends on the perceptions, needs and ideals that exist in a particular socio-cultural space, and should maintain and develop its foundations. One of our goals is to invite specialists to discuss and develop an optimal model of pedagogical approach to engineering education, combining the continuity of generations, skills and new forms of knowledge generation and motivation for self-fulfillment and work in the specialty.
В. С. ЛИТВИНЕНКО
доктор технических наук, профессор, ректор,
Санкт-Петербургский горный университет императрицы Екатерины II, Санкт-Петербург, Россия
Спрос на минеральное сырье, состояние горнодобывающего сектора и современное качество подготовки горных инженеров связаны между собой и представляют одну из продолжающихся дискуссий о взаимоотношении между либерализацией торговли, экологической сбалансированностью и устойчивостью развития всего человечества. На фоне роста спроса на минеральное сырье недропользование подвергается критике «зелеными» как воздействие на природу, способствующее изменению климата. Критический дефицит инженерных кадров, дискредитация современной добывающей отрасли, сокращение программ инженерной подготовки в технических университетах, снижение у молодежи мотивации к работе в отрасли требуют срочной активизации совершенствования инженерного образования в странах с индустриальной экономикой. В статье приведены результаты государственного эксперимента по совершенствованию содержания и качества высшего инженерного образования.
