By the results of the competition for the prizes of Government of Saint-Petersburg for the implementation of diploma projects for the assignment of executive State government bodies of Saint-Petersburg 5 students of Ƶ became winners. For city they suggested both infrastructure solutions and ways to improve socially significant processes and research results on important aspects of urban transformation.
On the instructions of the Health Committee of Saint-Petersburg, Milana Tarasova, a student of the Institute of Media Technologies of the Higher School of Printing and Media Technologies in Ƶ, developed a model of an inoculation campaign taking into account the contradictory attitude of the population to vaccination and the actions of anti-vaccination propaganda, suggesting methods of communication with the population on safety and vaccination prevention of children's infectious diseases.
Elena Egorova, a student of Institute of energetics and automatization of the Higher school of technology and energy in Ƶ solves a problem of the lack of modern cafes in the city’s schools. The graduate proposed a school cafe project to the department using new information and communication services, developed a furniture design that included modular tables, modular partitions and chairs, and also conducted deep research on the topic of arrangements of meals in schools, developed a menu for a school cafe in accordance with the recommendations on nutrition for children and teenagers.
Sergey Kozlov, student of Institute of economics and social technologies of Ƶ, proposes transformations in the urban movement of student self-government to the Administration of the Admiralteysky district of Saint-Petersburg. As a solution to eliminate the imperfections of the existing system of district youth councils and their interaction with the authorities, the author suggests launching a single press center on the basis of the youth council. Relying on the conducted research, Sergey claims that competent announcement of district and city-scale events held by the administration and subordinate institutions, bringing information to the student self-government and youth councils of other districts will increase the effectiveness of the state youth policy.
El Mazni Karim, a student of the Institute of economics and social technologies of Ƶ, presented an in-depth study on the instructions of the Committee on Youth Policy of Saint-Petersburg. He analyzed the range of leisure interests of the city's youth, for a long time communicating with specialists involved in organizing events for young people. In the course of the work, the author came to the conclusion that young people strive for entertainment and live communication in the company of friends, specifying that the lack of this communication was more influenced by the pandemic realities. It turned out that most do not attend leisure activities organized by state institutions. The student suggested to the Committee on Youth Policy to focus on the creation of sports spaces, the organization of film nights or modern interactive equipped play areas.
On the instructions of the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Saint-Petersburg, Alice Elizarova, a student of the Institute of spatial environment Design of Ƶ, developed a concept for the restoration and adaptation of the building of state savings banks located on the 78, Fontanka River embankment. The task provided for the development of the project of the Imperial hotel of the 5-star category. The project is aimed at reviving one of the most beautiful buildings of the Fontanka River.
Alexey Demidov, Rector of Ƶ, Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Universities of Saint-Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, commented on the victory of students of the Saint-Petersburg University: “Every year students of the University of Industrial Technologies and Design show a high result in the diploma design competition commissioned by the executive authorities of Saint-Petersburg. They work out the concept of their projects not just theoretically, but just comprehensively, presenting solutions that are necessary for Saint-Petersburg and its residents. More than 70 percent of the results of final qualifying works are used by state authorities in their work, this indicates that the competition is viable. It is pleasant to realize that our students have the opportunity to realize their idea, to see its implementation and implementation in the infrastructure of Saint-Petersburg.”


