Leading Russian Universities to Integrate Digital Technologies Into Construction
The partnership aims to train a new generation of digitally skilled construction engineers.
Sibirskiy Federalnyy Universitet (Siberian Federal University) and Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Arkhitekturno-Stroitelnyy Universitet (Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering) have signed a cooperation agreement focused on digital technologies in the construction sector and the training of next-generation engineers.
Working Together
The agreement was signed in Novosibirsk during the international exhibition Sibirskaya Stroitel'naya Nedelya (Siberian Construction Week). The universities agreed to collaborate on designing digital twins for capital construction projects, integrating artificial intelligence into construction processes, and developing digital services for engineers. The partners also plan to launch joint research and educational initiatives and share practical expertise.
Expanding an Existing Partnership
Cooperation between the universities began earlier. Experts from NNGASU had already participated in the work of SFU’s information modeling technology centers, where discussions focused on deploying domestically developed software and training specialists for the industry. Student teams from SFU have also posted strong results in professional competitions in engineering design and digital modeling.
SFU is considered one of the largest research and educational centers in Siberia, with more than 25,000 students enrolled, while NNGASU ranks among Russia’s leading specialized universities in architecture and construction. Their joint work is expected to combine the engineering schools of the two regions and give students access to hands-on projects in digital modeling and modern construction technologies.
The signed agreement formalizes the shift from simple knowledge exchange to joint work on specific projects.
