Students at the lecture
Leading specialist in training development at ROCKWOOL Natalia Pakhomova gave a lecture to SPbGASU students on improving the energy efficiency of buildings and fire safety using building materials. The company representative explained that these issues are very relevant, and therefore will be interesting and useful for senior students both for writing final qualifying works and in general for improving their professional competencies.
ROCKWOOL is the largest manufacturer of insulation materials and solutions made of stone wool. 25 years ago, the company launched its first production in Russia. Today, ROCKWOOL heat and sound insulation is manufactured in the Moscow region, Vyborg, Chelyabinsk region and Tatarstan. Speaking about the advantages of stone wool products and solutions, designs and their application, Natalia Pakhomova drew the students' attention to the fact that the raw materials and components of the materials are exclusively Russian, which increases their availability.
"Our company has developed a series of lectures on various topics: energy efficiency, fire safety, technology of production of building materials, including stone wool. Therefore, we have something to tell to any faculty, course of specialized universities. We have accumulated quite a lot of experience related to the production and use of stone wool, and we want to share our expertise, promote safe, energy-efficient, fire-safe solutions and products. We closely cooperate with SPbGASU and, for our part, are interested in joint training of sought-after specialists," explained Natalia Pakhomova.
Associate Professor at the SPbGASU Department of Metal and Timber Constructions, PhD of Engineering Sciences Stefania Mironova suggested expanding cooperation and, if possible, jointly developing the topic of master's theses. It turned out that the company "ROCKWOOL" also has experience of such cooperation, and it is ready to increase it. In addition, the company practices organizing internships.
A fourth-year student of the Department of Construction Technology Anita Agzamova has heard about this company. In the construction of the building, which she plans to take as an object for her final qualifying work, the insulation for walls "ROCKWOOL" is used.
"During this lecture, I clearly saw how this is applied in practice. The format of such lectures is very interesting and effective, since we get familiar not with educational and theoretical projects, but with practical solutions. It is useful to learn about them, about the latest technologies being implemented in the industry. The opportunity for an internship is also inspiring, motivating and opens the way to the professional sphere," Anita said.
Alla Kadyrova, a specialist at the SPbGASU Center for Student Entrepreneurship and Career, reminded students that such meetings with industry representatives will continue, but this is not the only option for assistance in employment from our university. Thus, at the Center for Student Entrepreneurship and Career, students are helped to write a resume, consulted on job search issues, and offered vacancies in their specialty from the university's partners.
"If you are not considering a job but intend to engage in entrepreneurship, we invite you to take part in hackathons, accelerators, incubators - federal projects, within the framework of which, on the way to implementing your idea, you will be able to assemble a team, develop an economic model, meet partners and even receive funding. We also help implement the "Startup as a Diploma" program. This is an alternative to the traditional final qualifying work or master's thesis, where students prepare their business project," explained Alla Kadyrova.
