2021 has become the year of BIM technologies for SPbGASU
The outgoing year at SPbGASU turned out to be full of events related to information modeling. The university hosted an elective BIM course, intra-university and all-Russian BIM championships. The events were organized as part of the Russian-Finnish project "BIM-ICE - Integration of BIM into higher and professional education", implemented by SPbGASU and the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences (since 2020 - LAB University of Applied Sciences).
Experts of the All-Russian BIM Championship and SPbGASU team. From left to right: Igor Ivanov, Associate Professor of the Department of Architectural Design; Ilya Krachkovsky, student; Inna Sukhanova, Dean of FEE&MS, member of the organizing committee; Marina Novikova, student; Konstantin Timukov, student; Nikolay Samopal, Head of Information Modeling Products Department at Wizardsoft; Maksim Khamidulin, student; Timur Drisi, student, member of the expert team; Daria Shekhvatova, student; Alexander Grimitlin, Vice President, Council Member, Coordinator of the National Association of Surveyors and Designers (NOPRIZ) for the Northwestern Federal District; Denis Nizhegorodtsev, director of the laboratory of digital information models in construction, member of the organizing committee; Ekaterina Shevtsova, student; Maria Khmelnitskaya, student; Anna Baranova, student; Yuri Stolbikhin, Associate Professor of the Department of Water Use and Environment; Maksim Sankov, student, member of the expert team
Inna Sukhanova
Yury Stolbikhin
“As you know, starting from the new year, all projects under the state order should be presented in the form of information models. We strive to keep up with global trends and meet the requirements set by the country's management for the construction industry. Curricula have been adjusted at the university - they include the study of disciplines related to information modeling. Events are regularly held to improve the level of digital competencies of students,” said Inna Sukhanova, head of the BIM-ICE project, Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal Services.
According to Yury Stolbikhin, the Deputy Head of the BIM-ICE project, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal Services for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of the Department of Water Use and Environment, electives, championships, cases help students master digital competencies, prepare to feel confident in production in the future.
Yury Uglenko, fourth-year undergraduate student of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal Services, is the winner of the overall standings and the best in the “Electrician” competency of the BIM elective 2020/2021. At the qualifying intra-university BIM championship, he took the second team place and became the best in his competency. In addition, Yury was among the participants in the WorldSkills Hi-Tech Championship, which was held last autumn in Ekaterinburg. “Information modeling is becoming more and more popular. Participation in olympiads and championships helps to prove oneself and learn something new,” Yury is sure.
According to the results of the overall standings of the BIM-elective 2020/2021, Maksim Khamidulin, the fourth-year undergraduate student of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Municipal Services was recognized as the best in the Heating and Ventilation competency. In addition, he was ranked among the best in this competency and became one of the owners of the first team place at the intra-university and all-Russian BIM championships. “I definitely recommend other students trying their hand at the championships. This is an opportunity to prove yourself, gain indispensable experience in real design and teamwork. This championship takes place every year. This is a chance to acquire new skills and improve existing ones,” Maksim believes.
1. Yury Uglenko
2. Maksim Khamidulin
The BIM-ICE project will last until September 2022. Its leaders have extensive plans: a student pilot project to create a digital building information model using laser scanning technologies, as well as using the Building Information Classifier, an elective course for representatives of other universities, advanced training courses for professional communities on the topic "BIM in the state order" and much more.
✔ The BIM-ICE project is funded under the fifth round of the Cross-Border Cooperation Program "Russia - South-Eastern Finland 2014-2020".
Text: Tatiana Petrova
Photo: Sergey Klishis, Svetlana Petrova, Yury Stolbikhin, Yury Uglenko, Maksim Khamidulin
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