On January 21, the International Polytechnic Winter School yet again started at Polytechnic University. Nearly 300 participants from more than 20 countries of the world got together at the SPbPU White Hall.
The International Polytechnic Winter School is traditionally popular among students from China, Germany, Italy, South Korea, India, and some other countries. Young people from the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Argentina, Belgium, Greece, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Nepal came to the winter St. Petersburg for the first time.
University CEOs and project coordinators greeted the students before they went to the introductory lectures. Vice Rector for the Youth Affairs M.A. PASHOLIKOV wished them success and new friends. “In addition to lectures and seminars with leading Russian and foreign specialists, you will have an intensive cultural program. Let joyful emotions, the warmth of new acquaintances and the energy new knowledge warm you up in this snowy winter,” Maxim Pasholikov said.
The educational program includes not only class studies at the SPbPU auditoriums and laboratories, but also visits the major St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region enterprises. For educational purposes, the students will visit the Leningrad Nuclear Power Station, the Hyundai Motor Plant, and other facilities. And the teams of the Adapters Public Institute have come up with an intensive cultural program, so that all school participants could admire the beauty of St. Petersburg in the mantle of snow.
Prepared by International Academic Cooperation Department
