Best Educational Programs: MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES

KUDRIAKOV, Sergei Alekseevich

Dean

 

Awards and achievements of the educational program. The Bachelor’s programs in Maintenance of Aircraft and Engines are implemented in accordance with the international standard requirements and recommended practice of the International Civil Aviation Organization and include theoretical, flight simulation and practical training of aircraft staff in the field of maintenance and repairs of particular aircraft types.

Saint Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation offers some other best educational programs in the field of Aircraft and Aerospace Engineering:

AIR NAVIGATION - Bachelor’s program, Master’s program

OPERATION OF AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT FLIGHT SUPPORT - Bachelor’s program, Master's program

OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - Specialist’s program

Teaching staff. Training sessions are conducted by the teachers with academic degrees and titles of Candidates and Doctors of Sciences and extensive professional experience. The highly qualified specialists of corresponding fields are engaged in the educational process.

The faculty upgrade their qualification studying at foreign training centers. The staff of the Aeronautical Engineering and Diagnostics Department received training in Austria. The teachers actively communicate with foreign specialists and participate in international conferences.

University partners within the educational program. The key focus of the department’s international cooperation is the interaction with the Aircraft Technical Books Company (the USA) in the form of lecture courses of aviation universities and publications summarizing the information on modern aircraft, their components, including aircraft engines, and modern methods of aviation equipment maintenance.

Students’ and alumni’s achievements. The Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Diagnostics arranges pre-graduation internships at Russian and foreign air transport enterprises. Students getting a Bachelor’s degree in Maintenance of Aircraft and Engines, alongside with their tutors, undertook their internship at the plant of the SNECMA firm in the suburb of Paris (France), where they got familiarized with maintenance and repairs of aviation gas turbine engines of the CFM56 family.

Facilities and resources. The university has all necessary modern facilities and resources for providing theoretical, flight simulation and practical training of aircraft personnel in compliance with the international requirements.

If necessary, the university utilizes facilities and resources of partner enterprises to conduct learning and practical training sessions.

Opportunities for students. Students have an opportunity to undertake internship at aviation enterprises, participate in annual scientific research and practical conferences.

Employment prospects. Graduates who complete the syllabus successfully have ample opportunities for employment at air service providers that carry out maintenance and repairs of aircraft.