The President was accompanied by First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bauman Moscow State Technical University Denis Manturov, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin, Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and Rector of Bauman Moscow State Technical University Mikhail Gordin.
The President began his visit by touring a complex of dormitories and the Spectrum leisure centre. Vladimir Putin was shown dorm rooms, coworking and food-court areas, and the Novoselye information centre. Later, in the university’s Congress Centre, the President reviewed Bauman University’s solutions, in particular in such fields as space exploration, quantum technologies, and mechanical engineering. Vladimir Putin was also shown a model of the Quantum Park building – an interdisciplinary cluster of advanced technologies that will unite 25 unique laboratories.
Following the tour, the President had a conversation with Bauman University students.
Also, President of the National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute Mikhail Kovalchuk informed Vladimir Putin about the development of nuclear power generators and their application in space.
A meeting on the development of space activities took place on the university’s premises.
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Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) is one of Russia’s oldest higher engineering education institutions, founded on July 13, 1830. Its development strategy until 2030 aims to transform it into a full-cycle innovation university and achieve maximum integration into the state’s scientific and technological agenda.
Under the federal project Creation of a Network of Modern Campuses, 14 MSTU buildings were constructed or restored between 2021 and 2024, including the Spectrum and Strela dormitory complexes, the congress centre, and the Palace of Technologies exhibition and educational media space. The new campus’s total designed capacity accommodates 8,900 students.