NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF ENGINEERING CLASSES FOR 2023
December 20, 2023
Students of the engineering class of the Nesvizh Gymnasium visited the BELJI automobile plant. The students were shown the work of the assembly line for the phased assembly of passenger cars and the organization of the work of engineers to control the quality of products. The guys saw the workplaces and working conditions of the staff of some workshops. A visit to a successful company provides a good opportunity for students to really assess their opportunities for successful professional choice!
Our initiative to visit educational laboratories, scientific and practical centers and manufacturing enterprises continues to find like-minded people. This is how the interest and motivation for practical knowledge of elective classes is manifested. Teachers of optional classes of the State Educational Institution "Gymnasium No. 12 Minsk" together with an engineering group of 10th grade students visited the Great Stone Industrial Park. The students got acquainted with a number of the latest technical developments and technological processes.
September 29, 2023
BNTU's guests were students of Secondary School No. 8 in Zhodino. The students visited the laboratories of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, where a master class on manual laser welding was held under the guidance of Dmitry Shpakevich, an engineer at the Department of Technological Equipment. Such a practical immersion in engineering aroused great interest among schoolchildren. Next, the students visited the Faculty of Information Technology and Robotics, where they got acquainted with various types of 3D printers and their applications. Our guests left with vivid impressions and memorable souvenirs.
September 27, 2023
An online seminar "Engineering classes: experience, problems, prospects" was held at the Belarusian National Technical University.
The seminar "Engineering classes: experience, problems, prospects" will be held monthly, using platforms for full-time participation of representatives of institutions of general secondary and higher education. The purpose of the seminar is to share experiences in terms of organizing the work of engineering classes, discuss ideas for optimizing work and suggestions for solving emerging problems. The first Vice-rector of BNTU, Georgy Vershina, was appointed Chairman of the seminar. Natalia Ivanova, Chief Specialist of the Department of General Secondary Education, delivered a welcoming speech and wished productive work at the event.
The following reports were presented at the event:
"Organizational and methodological support of training in specialized engineering classes: educational and program documentation, methodological support, a network form of interaction with the technical university and industrial enterprises of the country" – Belarusian National Technical University (Head of the Center for the Development of Engineering Education and the organization of the Educational Process, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor T. N. Kanashevich);
"The experience of implementing the optional classes program "In the world of engineering and technology: choosing an engineering profession"" – secondary school No. 52 in Minsk" (Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Yu. A. Bakun);
"Peculiarities of the organization of interaction between institutions of general secondary and higher education and enterprises/organizations within the framework of the optional classes program "In the world of engineering and technology: choosing an engineering profession"" – RUE Minskenergo (Director of the branch "Training Center for Personnel Training and Advanced Training" RUE Minskenergo, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor V. V. Sarantsev);
"Opportunities for interaction between institutions of general secondary and higher education in the framework of research activities, involving employees of institutions of higher education in preparing students for participation in Olympiads, intellectual competitions, tournaments (School of Young People)" – Belarusian National Technical University, Faculty of Instrument Engineering (Associate Professor of the Department of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Candidate of Physico-Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor V. V. Krasovsky);
"Peculiarities of determining educational routes in the implementation of elective classes "In the world of engineering and technology: choosing an engineering profession"" – Belarusian National Technical University (O. P. Ocheretnya, methodologist of the highest category);
"Directions, coordination and work experience in cooperation with institutions of general secondary education in the framework of the implementation of elective classes "In the world of engineering and technology: choosing an engineering profession"" – Grodno State University named after Yanka Kupala (Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Candidate of Physico-Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor A. E. German);
"Information and methodological support for teaching activities in specialized engineering classes: advanced training, national and regional thematic events" – branch of the BNTU "Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining in new areas of engineering, Technology and Economics" (Director D. A. Konopatsky).
At the end of the seminar, the participants were able to ask the speakers questions on the topics of their reports, as well as make suggestions on optimizing the work of engineering classes.
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September 15th, 2023
As part of the organization of engineering classes in institutions of general secondary education of the Republic of Belarus, an excursion and a career guidance lesson are held with students of the 10th grade of gymnasium No. 1.Maryina Gorka and secondary school No. 24Borisov's. The students are introduced to universities by employees of the BNTU Center for the Development of Engineering Education and the Organization of the educational process.
An organizational meeting has already been held with the students, where the students were presented with general information about the faculties, the educational process and student life.
As part of the tour, the students also visit the BNTU Polytechnic Science and Technology Park and the laboratories of the Faculty of Information Technology and Robotics.
August 17, 2023 | REPUBLICAN SEMINAR "Organization of work in engineering classes in the 2023/2024 academic year"
The Republican seminar "Organization of work in engineering classes in the 2023/2024 academic year" was held in the assembly hall of the BNTU main building with the participation of:
Alexander Gennadievich Bakhanovich, First Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus;
heads of the main education departments of the regional executive committees;
heads of institutions of higher education:
Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics;
Educational Institution "Belarusian State Technological University";
Educational institution "Brest State Technical University";
Educational institution "Vitebsk State Technological University";
Gomel State Technical University named after P.O. Sukhoi;
Yanka Kupala Grodno State University;
Inter-State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Belarusian-Russian University",
as well as heads of institutions of general secondary education, where it is planned to open engineering classes in the 2023/2024 academic year.
Sergey Kharitonchik, Rector of the Belarusian National Technical University:
- Engineering in our country is represented by many branches. This is a very large field, employing hundreds of thousands of people. And, of course, today we need to inform young people that these are very modern, high-tech production facilities, and teams that need to get to know each other. And these professions will become interesting for them. Together with the Ministry of Education, appropriate methodological support has been prepared, and we will provide support throughout the entire training period. We will improve these materials, we will interact, we will travel, we will invite to us.
