, for at least 15-20 years , the first technical university of russia for its history regularly supplies engineers for the mining industry, st. petersburgsity was founded by catherine ii 250 years ago, a mining university. in the nineteenth century, for example, it was concentrated throughout the mining industry of the empire, when we talk about, uh, some breakthrough discoveries or some new technologies. this has always been associated with the mining university in the 20th century. soviet scientists, and it was precisely the relations of the university that were based on the goal of founding some more specialized, and scientific research centers. we can say that we certainly not only train personnel, but act as a kind of design team for the entire industry. in addition to an in-depth study of theory, students of the mining university undergo practical training in modern laboratories. their universities are often created in close cooperation with subsoil users, companies are interested in young specialists coming with certain work skills, but before, as they say, going into the field, the future engineer brings his skills to automatici