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The PGUPS and Oktyabrskaya Railway Signed the Agreement on Cooperation for the Period of 2016-2018

On August 7, 2016, on the Day of the Railwayman, the agreement and plan of work for the period of 2016-2018 was solemnly signed between Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University and Oktyabrskaya Railway – the branch of JSC «Russian Railways». The ceremony was held in the German Hall of the Yusupov Palace on the Fontanka River.

The agreement provides the interaction of the University and Oktyabrskaya Railway in the field of development of scientific, technological, juridical and human resources of the parties, as well as implementation and realization of current scientific and practical developments. The cooperation will be implemented in the area of selection and training of specialists, organization of vocational guidance activities and training of the PGUPS students, research in the field of railway transport, organization of training courses, educational and social events, as well as preservation and promotion of engineering heritage and traditions of transport education.

The agreement was signed by Rector of the PGUPS Alexander Y. Panychev and Head of Oktyabrskaya Railway Vladimir N. Goloskokov. Rector thanked the Railway and its management for many years of fruitful cooperation and assistance in the implementation of training programs, internship and scientific research:

«Our graduates are the product of our joint work. I would like to thank Oktyabrskaya Railway for support and initiative!»

Vladimir N. Goloskokov noted that the agreement is the next step on the shared path, which will give a new impetus to the development of engineering and technical ideas and implementation of current scientific and practical developments.

Signing of the agreement was timed to the Day of the Railwayman. Solemn ceremonies on this day began with a visit to the Necropolis of the Novodevichy Monastery, where Rector of the University and administration of Oktyabrskaya Railway along with veterans and young railwaymen laid flowers to the graves of outstanding professionals of the transport industry.

A gala concert was held in the Yusupov Garden, the guests of which were more than a thousand employees of Oktyabrskaya Railway. Rector of the PGUPS Alexander Y. Panychev and Head of Oktyabrskaya Railway Vladimir N. Goloskokov congratulated railwaymen. In addition, the start of the bike ride on the route Saint Petersburg – Murmansk, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Murmansk Railway, was given here.

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