On April 20, 2016 a meeting of the Commission for Awarding Prizes of the Government of St. Petersburg in the field of higher education and secondary vocational education was held. Winners of the awards in 2016 were determined.

In accordance with the Order of Committee on Science and Higher Education 21/4/2016 No. 31, prizes of St. Petersburg Government for outstanding achievements in the field of higher education and secondary vocational education in 2016 were awarded.

Winners of the prizes of St. Petersburg Government for outstanding achievements in the field of higher education and secondary vocational education in 2016 became:

In the nomination «In the Field of Integration of Education, Science and Industry»

Authoring team of Emperor Alexander I Petersburg State Transport University: Liudmila S. Blazhko, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Head of Department «Track»; Igor P. Kiselev, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Public Relations, Professor of Department «Construction of Roads of the Transport Complex»; Pavel A. Plekhanov, Associate Professor of Department «Electric Connection» — for their work «The System of Advanced Training of Specialists in the Field of High-Speed Railway Transport».

In the nomination «Scientific Achievements that Improve the Quality of Training of Specialists and Personnel of Higher Qualification»

Konstantin K. Kim, Head of the PGUPS Department «Theoretical Foundations of Electrical Engineering» — for his work «Applied Electrodynamics of Continuous Medium».