TOMSK, Dec 5 – RIA Tomsk. The rector of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) Petr Chubik and
the president of Schneider Electric (SE) in Russia and the CIS Johan
Vanderplaetse signed on Tuesday agreement on "TPU-Schneider Electric"
Competence Center opening, the main direction of which is the training of oil
and gas production automation specialists, the correspondent of RIA Tomsk
reports from the scene.
Schneider Electric – is the leading global developer and supplier of integrated
energy-efficient solutions for energy and infrastructure, industrial
enterprises, civil and residential construction, and data processing centers.
In 2012, the company signed the framework agreement on cooperation with Tomsk
Polytechnic University, and in 2015 TPU became the supporting university of SE
in Siberia.
The document on the creation of the Competence Center was signed on Tuesday,
December 5, within the framework of the scientific and business summit
"Union of Science, Education and Business in the Age of Industrial
Revolution", which is held at TPU. As the rector of the university
specified, the oil and gas segment was chosen as specialization of the center.
"In the Tomsk region and in the neighboring regions, there are a lot of
people involved in the production, transportation, refining of oil and gas ...
Specialization of Schneider Electric ... – is automation of production
processes ... Without them, not a single modern production works... The main
task of the center – is the training and retraining of personnel in this area,
professional development and much more", – said Chubik during the signing
of the document.
In turn, Vanderplaetse noted that "unoccupied" production and
digitalization, albeit not soon, will change our way of life: "Each
company has one acute headache – a lack of engineers and talents. And we need
to work in the place where there are these resources. Therefore we are here in
Tomsk ... The opening of the center – is an important stage of cooperation
between TPU and SE".
According to TPU, the Competence Center will conduct research on human-machine
interaction, analyze scenarios of industrial cyberattacks and develop methods
for countering network threats.