Adyghe State University Team Showcases Achievements and Strategic Plans at Priority 2030 Program Council Meeting

The team from Adyghe State University presented the university's results and future plans at a meeting of the Priority 2030 Program Council. From March 12 to 15, the Council, chaired by Valery Falkov, the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, will review development programs and reports from universities participating in the Priority 2030 program.The Council comprises representatives from the Russian Academy of Sciences, public organizations, and leading industrial companies. It will make decisions regarding all universities involved in the program and will consider a total of 101 reports.

New Program Requirements
 
This year, the program has undergone a significant reboot, with technological leadership serving as the primary focus of its renewal. Consequently, a new section has been introduced in the development program titled “Strategic Technological Leadership,” within which no more than three projects may be identified. Universities are encouraged to articulate their ambitions related to technology creation or to concentrate on achieving the target model.
 
Moreover, the structure of the "Priority" category and the decision-making system have been revised. In prior years, universities were categorized into two groups: those receiving the basic portion of the grant (assessed by the commission) and those eligible for two special grants (focused on territorial and industry leadership), which were evaluated by different councils. Following the defense outcomes, universities will now be divided into groups with varying levels of funding. 
 
Results of ASU Participation in the Program for 2024
 
The ASU team's presentation occurred on the evening of March 12. ASU Rector Daud Mamiy emphasized that in 2024, the university continued its efforts to align its development with the region's priorities. This alignment is centered around a model of operation that adheres to the principle of "development in accordance with national challenges and priorities, thereby ensuring a contribution to regional development," which includes fostering collaboration with partners.

 -The changes implemented in 2024 at Adyghe State University have enhanced the institution's visibility at the national level, establishing it as a center of excellence in mathematical education, mathematical methodologies, and information technology. By offering innovative solutions rooted in digital technologies and mathematical modeling, the university has emerged as a pivotal hub for attracting industrial partners to the region while facilitating the creation of new high-tech job opportunities. The competencies developed in artificial intelligence and its applications, through collaboration with industry partners, have allowed us to engage new partners from the high-tech sector. Notably, the funds raised have increased threefold compared to 2023,- as highlighted by Daud Mamiy.

As part of the implementation of the strategic project "Mathematics: A New Perspective," the functionality of the digital platform "Questions of Mathematics," which has been developed for studying the foundational aspects of Olympiad mathematics, has been significantly expanded. Currently, the platform offers access to over 500 original problems, organized into 25 thematic series, along with 100 video analyses that facilitate user comprehension of the material. The developers have instituted a system of interaction among authors with distributed roles, as well as a methodological support framework for teachers and parents, which includes comprehensive statistics on problems and student performance.
 
The development of the Automated System for Education (ASU) represents a unique offering in the segment of digital educational products, distinguished both by its innovative technical solutions and by the exclusive content of its task database. This technical implementation serves as a model solution that can be adapted to other subject areas and deployed across various platforms. It can be utilized as a standalone digital solution or accompanied by methodological support.

The strategic project "Apple Valley" aims to continue establishing a network of industrial partners in the fields of IT, agro-technology, and biotechnology. The project team is advancing towards integrating ASU into the collaborative frameworks for developing digital services. A key outcome has been the enhancement of competencies for executing projects commissioned by partners, which has led to the development of three digital services valued at over 16 million rubles.

 Additionally, a software library of algorithms for assessing the breeding value of cattle has been created, serving as an analogue to the standard genetic software MIXBLUP, which is currently not accessible to users in Russia.

 Furthermore, methodologies and algorithms for the automatic construction of drone flight routes, considering obstacles and restricted areas for multi-range monitoring and diagnostics of infrastructure facilities, have been developed. Neural network algorithms for analyzing hyperspectral images have also been created to facilitate intelligent processing and analysis, with applications in various agricultural tasks.
 
Within the framework of the strategic project "Adygea - Territory of Health," scientific and methodological foundations are being developed to implement policies aimed at increasing healthy life expectancy in the region. The primary outcome of this strategic initiative is the Geographic Information System (GIS) entitled "Adygea - Territory of Health," which serves as a scientific database for assessing the state of the environment and infrastructure conducive to a healthy lifestyle. This system enables the evaluation of comfort and well-being for residents in the region. The GIS data can be utilized by government agencies to inform decisions regarding the quality of life and environmental well-being of the population.
 
The GIS is being implemented in collaboration with Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Central Research Institute of Health Protection of the Russian Federation. The developed platform comprises three modules: Environment, Society, and Healthy Lifestyle. In the initial phase of the project, the GIS was developed for the regional capital, Maikop, with plans to subsequently include information from all districts of Adygea.
 
Key institutional changes involve a comprehensive revision of the concept for implementing pedagogical education within a classical university framework. This process has resulted in the formation of a roadmap, the establishment of performance indicators for research and educational areas, and the definition f an effective management system.

About the Project
 
The Priority 2030 program was launched in the country in 2021. Its primary objective is to establish a cohort of universities that will serve as leaders in the scientific, technological, and socio-economic development of the nation. This goal remains steadfast, as do the essential principles guiding program implementation, which include integration and cooperation, competitiveness, openness, fair competition, and independent expertise. The program's objectives have been updated in response to the new national directives outlined by the President of the Russian Federation. Adjustments to the program have been made in accordance with the revised strategic documents of the Russian Federation pertaining to national goals, scientific and technological development, and priority science-intensive technologies.
 
Currently, 142 universities across 56 constituent entities of the Russian Federation are engaged in the program, educating 47% of full-time students. These priority universities have developed and launched 380 network educational programs and established over 430 consortiums with scientific organizations. The execution of development programs is closely linked to collaboration with industrial companies; as of now, universities partner with 2,400 organizations. Over the four years since the program's inception, participating universities have successfully attracted 190.8 billion rubles from extrabudgetary sources.
 
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