University Development Program
Innovative Development Program
of Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education
"V.G. Shukhov Belgorod State Technological University"
for the period of 2011–2020.
The Innovative Development Program of the V.G. Shukhov Belgorod State Technological University (V.G. Shukhov BSTU) is based on industry and regional principles that are implemented and provided by the development of a scientific and educational cluster and innovative, technological space in Russia.
As part of the proposed Development Program, the university is formed as an integral part of the leading universities network for the purpose of system modernization of higher professional education on the basis of integration of science, education, and production, and training highly qualified staff to meet the needs of the innovative economy of the building materials and construction industry, energy, and the military-industrial complex.
Cluster system of scientific, educational, innovative and technological space provides integration of training and retraining of staff for the building materials industry, coordination of research and development, technology improvement, modernization and construction of enterprises, implementation of anti-crisis measures for all regions of Russia.
The scientific and educational innovation platform is one of the basic elements of the educational, scientific and innovative activities of the university. It includes education in BA, Specialist or MA degrees and getting Ph.D. in the chosen major. Consequently, a full cycle of training of highly qualified specialists, who produce new knowledge, innovative developments, and products, is provided. An indispensable prerequisite for the platform is a close partnership with industry enterprises in terms of training and retraining of staff and the introduction of developments.