The team of Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) presented the results of work on the university's development program for 2025 and plans for the coming period to the Priority 2030 Grant Council, headed by Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
It should be recalled that in March, the university defended the updated development program for the planning period 2025-2030 and for the future until 2036 at the expert council. As part of the "Priority 2030", NSTU-NETI implements three strategic technological projects: "Power Electronics and Intelligent Energy", "New Materials for Breakthrough Technologies" and "New Engineering solutions and artificial Intelligence for the Medical Industry".
On November 21, NSTU-NETI was represented by Andrey Travnikov, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region, Anatoly Bataev, Acting Rector of NSTU-NETI, Vasily Yanpolsky, First Vice—rector of NSTU-NETI, Sergey Kharitonov, head of the strategic technology project "Power Electronics and Intelligent Energy" of NSTU-NETI, and Vladimir Tretyak, a representative of the university's industrial partner, Chief Designer of PJSC AK Rubin.
Presenting to the Council the main results of the implementation of strategic technological projects in 2025, Anatoly Bataev stressed that the university makes a strategic bet on the development of the strongest scientific schools and the formation of new ones. Thus, the project "New Materials for Breakthrough Technologies" is based on one of the university's oldest scientific schools of materials science: "One of the directions of this project is the development and application of new functional materials that surpass the best foreign and domestic analogues in properties. The team faces a serious challenge — carrying out developments based on domestic raw materials. And we are successfully moving in this direction. The second stage of industrial testing of ceramics used in the manufacture of gas centrifuge assemblies for nuclear fuel enrichment has been successfully completed at the Rosatom enterprise. We also include the creation of a line of manganese-zinc ferrites with a unique set of properties that can replace the products of foreign market leaders."
As part of another area of this strategic technological project, NSTU-NETI specialists completed the design of the SKIF Engineering Materials Science station in 2025, which will use a unique optical focusing scheme for high-energy X-rays for the first time in the world.
"Thanks to the Priority 2030 program, we have created a scientific infrastructure in the field of power electronics that has no analogues in the university and academic environment. This would have been impossible without the scientific school, whose authority is recognized both in Russia and abroad," Anatoly Bataev emphasized during the defense.
The scientific team of the Power Electronics and Intelligent Energy project solves the problems of developing hybrid power modules, focusing on the application of the concept of heterogeneous integration and flip-chip technologies, and develops powerful converters with a uniquely high level of energy density and conversion frequency.
The roadmap for the implementation of strategic technological projects involves the inclusion of the university in the development plans of leading national enterprises. Vladimir Tretyak, Chief Designer of the university's industrial partner, PJSC AK Rubin, took part in the defense of the university's development program: "NSTU-NETI is one of Russia's leading universities in the development of power electronics systems and the training of specialists in this field. PJSC AK Rubin has been conducting and is conducting joint research and development work with the university on various aggregates for modern and promising aircraft for a number of years. By order of the corporation, digital brake control units have been created for the IL-114-300 passenger aircraft, which have successfully passed flight tests. Creation of the first in Russia on the basis of NSTU-NETIThe design center for power electronics, equipped with modern equipment, gave a powerful impetus to our cooperation. The competencies of the Design Center team allow us to strengthen our cooperation in a wide range of areas: from scientific research and technology development to prototype manufacturing and personnel training."
Every year, new projects are created at the university, which give impetus to institutional changes, Anatoly Bataev noted. For example, during the three years of work in the Priority 2030 program, Biotech has grown from the idea of one person to the formation of a team and the development of an entire product line. The young scientist of this team, Anna Pronchenko, became the winner. The All-Russian competition "Inventor of the Year" for the creation of a unique domestic dust suppressor.
During the implementation of the Priority 2030 development program, the university has multiplied the number of researchers: today it is more than 120 people. The university relies on the formation of new youth teams of development engineers. In September, the country's first joint research institute for radio electronic instrumentation with Radio and Microelectronics was opened.
"Today we have focused on scientific developments and the potential of technological leadership in priority industries. At the same time, the university is changing in all institutional policies, which is becoming noticeable both within the university and in the country," Anatoly Bataev emphasized during the defense.
An important result of the university team's work is a significant increase in the passing score in 2025: in a number of technical areas, it increased by more than 30 units.
During the year, NSTU-NETI significantly expanded the geography of its influence. For example, with the support of the governments of Russia and China, a joint institute in the field of information technology has been opened with Wuxi University.
The projects and directions of the implementation of the "Priority 2030" program at NSTU-NETI can be found at the link.