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Delegation of the Collegia of Transport Engineers of Spain visits PGUPS

On May 3, 2019, a delegation of the Collegia of Transport Engineers of Spain visited the Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University.

The Collegia of Transport Engineers of Spain unites experts in such fields as construction of bridges, tunnels, roads and railways, canals and ports and counts several tens of thousands of people. The founders of this non-governmental organization were graduates of the Madrid School of Roads, Channels and Ports (now it is one of the faculties of the Madrid Polytechnic University). This organization is a continuer of the work of the Spanish Corps of Railway Engineers. Augustin Betancourt founded this non-governmental organization in 1802. Board members are interested in the history and present of our university, they honor the memory of the great Spanish engineer and scientist Augustin Betancourt; he organized similar higher educational institutions in Spain and Russia.

The trips of the delegations of the Collegia of Transport Engineers of Spain to Saint Petersburg and visiting the PGUPS, contacts with its scientists and specialists over the past two decades have become traditional. Every year, groups of Spanish engineers come to visit and to know northern capital of Russia, to the development of which Augustin Betancourt made such a significant contribution.

The Spanish guests who arrived in St. Petersburg just a few days ago saw the masterpieces of architecture and engineering of our city, visited the Betancourt Bridge, paid tribute to his memory by visiting his grave at the Lazarevsky cemetery in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

In PGUPS, a delegation of Spanish engineers examined the classrooms and laboratories, the University Museum, the Betancourt Memorial Cabinet. Professor Kiselev I.P., head of the Project Office for Implementation of International Programs of PGUPS, met and guided guests.

On the picture: Delegation members during the University excursion

Egor Komarov for PGUPS