The Bauman Moscow State Technical University is an active participant in the Engineering Classes in Moscow Schools project of the Department of Education and Science of Moscow, organising educational events for high school students and instructors to offer them new opportunities to get extracurricular education in innovative engineering and technology areas by means of attending classes and workshops at the University and industrial companies.
From June through November 2019, over 1,300 school students took part in the Bauman Career Launch project, organised by the Department for Cooperation with Engineering and Technology Schools of the Pre-University Training Center, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, with the support of the Department of Education and Science of Moscow.
Career advice was offered to high school students through practice-oriented educational events and science and education tours featuring interactive programmes. The school students could choose customised curricula in accordance with their interests and preferences.
1. The programme included practice-oriented classes in which the school students got the unique opportunity to try their hand as research engineers, designers, software writers, etc. under the guidance of experienced mentors.
During practical classes, workshops and interactive lectures, the school students acquired additional skills and competencies in engineering and technology, and were able to try samples of cutting-edge equipment and 21st century industrial technology in practice:
In addition, the school students could develop professional competencies in modern information technologies, such as cloud computing, geomatics, cyber security and others.
Biomedical equipment and technologies, engineering business and management, robotics, aeronautics, environmental protection, health and safety, automotive engineering, electronic and optical microscopes: these are just some of the modules which the Bauman Moscow State Technical University included in the modules for the practical classes intended to start high school students in engineering.
2. As part of this project, 31 tours were organised for students enrolled in engineering classes in Moscow schools to global level research centres, the laboratories of the various departments of the University and the partner research facilities of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
During the tours, the school students were presented with extra information on top of their school curriculum about promising engineering areas; they were able to try out innovative technologies and samples of new equipment in practice, and were introduced to the latest achievements of the engineering schools of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University; they also got to try themselves as engineers by conducting experiments under the guidance of the University instructors using unique laboratory equipment.
The tours had the following topics:
At the Museum of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, they learned about the 190-year history of science and technologies, with the University as an example, while at the Cross-Industrial Engineering Centre' Composites of Russia' they learned about the modern trends in composite materials etc.
Interactive instruction methods were used during the tours:
The school students got the unique opportunity to learn about the Bauman Moscow State Technical University's partner research and manufacturing companies:
The excursions to leading industrial companies, manufacturing modern wheeled vehicles, aerospace equipment, allowed the high school students to get a very clear idea of modern engineering, including how digital technologies are used in the design and manufacture of modern equipment. The meta-subject knowledge the high school student gained at the top notch research and education centres has given them an opportunity to better understand the essence of engineering as a profession when visiting leading industrial companies.
Participation in interactive excursions helps high school students develop competencies that will be useful later on when acquiring specific professions, while also encouraging them to go into engineering.