TOMSK, Sep 20 – RIA Tomsk. The rector of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) Petr Chubik and the executive director of Roskosmos Alla Vuckovic signed an agreement on cooperation in the framework of which the university will train personnel for the objects of the state corporation, including Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes, RIA Tomsk correspondent reports from the scene.
The signing of the contract took place on Wednesday evening as part of the Roskosmos Days at TPU. Earlier it was reported that the large-scale TPU action Roskosmos Days started on September 19 and will last til September 23. In the program of the Days is the meeting with cosmonauts, "space flash mob", lectures of leading specialists of the space industry of the Russian Federation.
"This event for us – is of historical importance ... This is a very multilateral agreement, it has both basic and additional educational programs, science, professional-oriented activity. Today we will legalize our civil marriage, which has been verified by time and has already been tested for strength. It is a great honor for us, and we will do our best to be a worthy partner of the Roskosmos state corporation", – said Chubik at the signing of the document.
"Tomsk Polytechnic University – is one of the best educational institutions of the country. There is no such educational institution in the country which is not in Moscow or St. Petersburg. We sign agreements only with those who train highly qualified personnel, Tomsk Polytechnic University is just among the number of such universities. And we hope for a long-term cooperation", – Vuckovic noted.
According to TPU, having signed the agreement, the university and the state corporation agreed to train specialists for Roscosmos enterprises, internship programs and practices for students with the possibility of further employment at Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes, as well as about conducting joint scientific research.