As part of the Fundamentals of Project Management discipline, first-year students of the “Heart of the Urals” Advanced Engineering School have been taken on a tour round the leading mechanical engineering enterprises. Excursions and meetings with professionals have helped the students gain an inside look at production processes and obtain valuable experience.
ПИШ-101 group visited the DST-URAL tractor plant. The students observed the main production stages and visited the Kalachevo testing ground, where they examined modern bulldozer models.
Aleksandr Kozlov, a student majoring in Military Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles, shared his thoughts on the trip:
“What I remember most about the production facility were the new automated welding robots. I would also like to note the tour round the Kalachevo testing ground, where we personally operated large bulldozers weighing up to 55 tons and learned about radio-controlled equipment. This was also a very memorable experience, which sparked my interest in learning about new vehicles.”
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ПИШ-107 group had a tour round Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant – URALTRAK (ChTZ). The tour began with the guide telling the first-year students about the history of the enterprise, focusing on the development of diesel engine production at ChTZ. The historical overview of the development of engine manufacturing at ChTZ continued with a demonstration of modern production. In particular, in the high-precision machine shop, the students learned about machining parts, assembly, and full-scale engine prototypes. A discussion about the production cycle and the current challenges that the ChTZ designers are facing helped the students of the Advanced Engines programme improve their understanding of their future profession. The students also attended a meeting with the company’s chief designer.
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Photo source: ChTZ-URALTRAK Press Service
ПИШ-102 group visited Automobile Plant URAL and URAL MOTORSPORT motorsports team. Here, freshmen could see the racing cars and leaned about creating a racing car from scratch, and about crew interaction and race preparation.
“During the trip to Automobile Plant Ural, we visited different workshops: assembly, engineering, welding, paint, and metalworking workshops. In plain terms, we were told about the role of each workshop, the benefits it brings to the plant, and how it is going to be developed. We saw various aspects of working at such enterprises. I became aware that without the knowledge provided by the university, working in this area is not just difficult, but simply impossible,” said Timofey Myagkikh, student of ПИШ-102 group.
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Photo source: official webpage of the URAL MOTORSPORT sports team of Automobile Plant Ural
Future logistics specialists of ПИШ-112 group visited OOO Alyans-Avto, where they learned about transportation management, operation of a modern warehouse complex, and traffic management system. The students found out how the company, an official KAMAZ dealer, provides multimodal freight transportation across Russia and the CIS using a specialized car fleet and telematics technology.
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ПИШ-116 group, majoring in Technical Condition Management of Vehicles and Specialized Equipment, visited the Kurgan Road-building Machinery Plant, where they learned about the company’s operations and prospects for collaboration. During their practical training, the students learned about the company’s history, products range, and working conditions. They were introduced to the full production cycle, the design department, and the document management system. The students participated in the acceptance and testing of equipment components, mastered the quality management system, and learned the basics of warranty service.
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Photo source: AO Kurgandormash Press Service
Off-site visits to production enterprises is an important part of professional training at the Advanced Engineering School. Those allow students to integrate theory with practice and develop key competencies from their first year of studies. Through these visits, students are introduced to real-life production, learn the specifics of engineering work in various branches of mechanical engineering, and strengthen the connection between theory and practice.
The Advanced Engineering Schools project is being implemented as part of the Youth and Children national project.
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