On September 5, 2018, the 24^th International Conference on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives MAGLEV 2018 started at the Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS).

On March 15^th, 2018 Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University will see the beginning of the International Scientific and Practical Conference «E.Y. Kraskovskiy: Instituter, Teacher, and Rector», dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Honoured Scientist and Engineer of the RSFSR, Professor Evgeniy Kraskovskiy.

On February 8^th, 2018 Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University and Holding «Sinara-Transport Machines» signed the Agreement on Cooperation.

On February 1^st, 2018, on the birthday of an outstanding engineer, scientist, constructor, teacher and statesman, the nature did not bring any surprises either in the city of Puerto de la Cruz, the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, or in the city on the Neva, where Betancourt spent 16 years of his life in tireless labour for the benefit of Russia. In the land of eternal spring in Tenerife Island, there was sunshine with 21 degrees Celsius, whereas Saint Petersburg, where sometimes one could discern the sun, saw a wonderful winter day, quite windy and with 12 degrees below zero Celsius.