Program Overview

Program Overview

The educational program with the assignment of two qualifications in the areas of "Construction" and "Heat Power Engineering and Heat Technology" is a unique offering that combines theoretical and practical preparation in the field of industrial, civil, and energy construction. The program focuses on the detailed study of water supply and drainage, ventilation, and heat supply of industrial and civil objects.

Key Features

• The program's multidisciplinary approach allows future specialists to avoid significant conflicts in the design, construction, and operation of capital construction objects and engineering infrastructure.
• The incorporation of new technologies, lean construction, and digitalization aligns with the current requirements of organizations in the real sector of the economy.
• The program corresponds to the goals and tasks of the new National Project "Infrastructure for Life" in the implementation of the project's main initiatives.

Educational Content

The program includes a range of profile disciplines such as:

• Water supply and drainage
• Engineering and construction tasks of hydraulics
• Heat and mass transfer in continuous media
• Design of engineering networks using BIM
• Special course on fluid and gas mechanics
• Special course on engineering systems
• Building heat engineering and heat accumulators
• Boiler installations
• External heat networks

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program can pursue careers as:

• Project manager
• Design engineer
• Calculator
• Operating engineer

Examples of Graduate Work

Examples of graduate work themes include:

• Improvement of thermal power plant engineering networks through the application of heat pump installations
• Thermoacoustic energy converters in building energy supply systems
• Modernization of building heat points using thermoeconomic analysis of the equipment used
• Increasing the energy efficiency of heat networks through the use of heat accumulators
• Cogeneration cycles for the energy and heat supply of construction objects
• Solid fuel boiler and liquid heat accumulator as the basis for an energy-efficient heating system for a cottage
• Trigeneration unit in the system for maintaining the microclimate of a data processing center
• Solar heating of buildings and structures
• Renewable energy sources in the engineering networks of offshore structures

Research Projects

Notable scientific and research projects include:

• Cogenerators and heat pumps for industrial construction needs
• Development of methods and intelligent technologies for autonomous energy supply based on traditional and renewable energy sources for harsh climatic conditions

Scientific Laboratories

The program has access to scientific laboratories, including:

• An operating industrial installation of a house heat point with a capacity of 1 MW by OOO "Ecomatic"
• "Smart Water" installation

Partner Organizations

Partner organizations include:

• OAO "SPbAEP" ("Atomenergoproekt", St. Petersburg), an engineering company that designs and builds modern nuclear power facilities
• TGC-1, one of the largest investors in the energy sector, focusing on projects that protect the environment, increase energy efficiency, and ensure ecological safety of energy facilities
• GUP "Vodokanal St. Petersburg", a state unitary enterprise that provides water supply and drainage services to the city of St. Petersburg
• OAO "Arktos", a leading Russian manufacturer of equipment for ventilation, heating, and air conditioning systems

Program Management

The program is led by:

• Averianova Olesya Valeryevna, Program Director
• Stolyarov Oleg Nikolaevich, Program Manager
• Kukolev Maxim Igorevich, Scientific Director of the Program