Samara State Aerospace University and Schneider Electric signed a memorandum of cooperation. Document was signed by Evgeniy Shakhmatov, SSAU Rector and Joachim Dahms, Senior Vice President in management of Schneider Electric “Energetics” market, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PC “Electroshield” - TM Samara”.

The parties confirmed their intention to develop long-term educational, engineering and technical relations. The University and a group of companies plan to conduct joint research in the field of energy management, efficiency, automation of technological and energetic processes, they are also actively engaged in the development of new technologies and techniques in Russia.







SSAU and Schneider Electric also intend to develop cooperation in the field of specialists training, staff development and education. According to the mutual opinion of the parties, joint activities in this area will enhance the competitiveness of Russian education in the world.  

Joachim Dahms recalled, that SSAU seeks to enter the top 100 of the best universities in the world, and in this regard in 2020 the University should enrol over a thousand foreign students, as well as to invite foreign experts for teaching in an amount of not less than 10% of higher-education teaching personnel. Joachim Dahms underlined that Schneider Electric, as an international company, is ready to give the most effective support to this University.

“We must become such partners who will show an example to others, - said Evgeniy Shakhmatov. – I’m sure that Samara Aerospace University will create programs for staff training and retraining, and tomorrow other companies and enterprises will be lining up for participation therein, by virtue of the order of such a large corporation as Schneider Electric.”

Developing the theme of mutually beneficial cooperation and implementation of modern technologies in the production, Evgeniy Shakhmatov suggested specialists Schneider Electric to get acquainted with SSAU advanced developments. For example, technology of magnetic-impulse metal working (MIMW). They allow producing parts of complex shapes that cannot be obtained by conventional methods.
During several decades SSAU scientists are engaged not only in research in this direction, but also in production of the relevant industrial equipment. Currently, the University cooperates not only with domestic enterprises, but also with foreign corporations.

Thus in summer 2014 SSAU was visited by the delegation of Alcoa Scientific and Technical Centre (Pittsburgh, USA). American experts became interested in SSAU development of NIL-41 in the field of magnetic-impulse technologies. International contracts for supply of technologies and equipment on almost half a million USD have been made during the visit.

At the same time a cooperation agreement has been made with Alcoa Scientific and Technical Centre in educational directions. Currently six SSAU students and young scientists attend special courses and prepare to defend Master's dissertation in the areas selected by Alcoa in magnetic-impulse metal working. Alcoa Scientific and Technical Centre undertake to pay tuition fees and scholarships for training of these specialists. Two best students in this group will be trained and will have the opportunity for further employment in Alcoa Scientific and Technical Centre in Pittsburgh.

For reference
Samara State Aerospace University named after academician S. P. Korolev is one of the leading Russian universities. About 12.000 students from Russia, CIS countries, Western Europe, South America, China, Southeast Asia and Africa study here.
The University consists of: 9 faculties (including 46 departments with academic laboratories and rooms); 3 institutes; Aviation College and Air Transport College.
Besides SSAU has 35 scientific and research laboratories and centres, as well as scientific and research institutes (SRI): acoustic of machines, aeronautical structures, space instrument engineering, technologies and quality problems, production and innovative technologies, systems engineering, information systems.
According to “Expert RA”, SSAU is in the top twenty of the best Russian universities with regard to graduate students being in demand by employers.
Engineers having SSAU diplomas are employed not only by the leading domestic enterprises of aerospace industry, but also major international companies operating in Russia, such as Bosch, Renault, Nissan, Alcoa.
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a world expert in the field of electrical power management and a leading developer and provider of integrated energy-efficient solutions for energetics and infrastructure, industrial enterprises, civil and residential constructions, as well as data processing centres. Schneider Electric has become one of the largest manufacturers of electrical equipment in Russia after purchasing of 100% of shares of CJSC PC “Electroshield” - TM Samara” in March 2013.

Key indicators of Schneider Electric in the world:
• Turnover in 2013 amounted to 25 billion euros
• Staff of 150,000 people in more than 100 countries
• Distribution network in 190 countries
• Scientific and research centres in 25 countries
• Over 200 plants worldwide

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