St. Petersburg Polytechnic University presented the engineering education of the future in Vietnam

The year 2026 has been declared the Year of Bilateral Cooperation in Science and Education by the leaders of Russia and Vietnam. A delegation from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University took an active part in educational events in Vietnam: the large-scale «Applicant Day» and the first exhibition of Rossotrudnichestvo this year, «Russian Universities — the Best Choice.»

The first major event was the «Consultation Day on Admission to Higher Education Institutions and Career Guidance — 2026,» organized by the newspaper «Toyche» and the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam. The event took place at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), the country’s leading technical university.

SPbPU was represented as part of the unified national booth «Education of the Russian Federation.» University representatives conducted hundreds of individual consultations for applicants interested in engineering and natural science specialties. The attention of Vietnamese youth was particularly drawn to the opportunities to participate in real scientific projects and modern laboratories at Polytechnic during their studies.

The second major event of the program was the exhibition «Russian Universities — the Best Choice.» The opening ceremony took place at the Russian House in Hanoi. Vladimir Murashkin, head of the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office in Vietnam, welcoming the exhibition participants, noted the high interest in Russian education, reminded attendees of the opportunity to enroll under the quota (1,000 places annually), and emphasized the importance of making an informed career choice.

Leading Russian universities presented their programs to hundreds of Vietnamese schoolchildren, students, and their parents. SPbPU’s programs aroused great interest among technically oriented youth. Applicants were attracted by the opportunities to participate in real engineering and scientific projects in the university’s modern laboratories during their studies. During individual consultations, representatives of Polytechnic University provided detailed information about admission rules under the Rossotrudnichestvo quota, living conditions in the campuses, and career prospects for graduates.

Representatives of SPbPU also joined a working meeting with Russian language teachers and parents of applicants at the Russian Center for Science and Culture. The event allowed for discussion of practical issues: the level of language proficiency required for admission, preparatory programs, and student adaptation during their studies in Russia.

On the first day of the exhibition, the SPbPU delegation visited Hanoi Capital University. Vice-Rector Nguyen Van Tuan called the visit an important step in the development of academic cooperation. The parties discussed joint projects and educational exchanges. On the same day, university representatives met with students at Tung Thien School, telling them about engineering specialties and admission to Polytechnic University.

The program continued in Haiphong: after visiting the «Red Star» University, the delegation visited the Nguyen Trai and Tran Phu specialized schools for gifted children, where students study Russian in depth and are oriented toward admission to Russian universities. SPbPU representatives presented engineering and IT programs, opportunities for research work, and career prospects. The lively response from the students confirmed the high and sustained interest in Russian engineering education in Vietnam.

A separate important mission for the SPbPU representatives was participating as part of the jury for the 19th Vietnamese School Olympiad in Russian Language and the 23rd Student Olympiad. Daria Balitskaya, senior teacher at the Higher School of International Educational Programs of SPbPU, has been a member of the jury representing Polytechnic University for several years. Vladimir Murashkin, head of the Russian House, noted that the presence of experts in Russian as a foreign language from leading Russian universities takes the selection tests to a qualitatively new level.

The culmination of the business program was a visit to the Ministry of Education and Training of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The meeting was opened by Nguyen Thi Thanh Minh, Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation. She emphasized that the ministry supports initiatives in the field of bilateral Russian-Vietnamese educational cooperation.