Presentations

Metasubject Foundations of Engineering Education: JINR Experience

Luchinin P.L., Shirkov P.D., Bulgakov M.V., and Durnov M.A.

Educational and Scientific Center of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

META-SUBJECT FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION:

JINR EXPERIENCE

Bulgakov M.V., Durnov M.A. – Dubna Polytechnic College of the Moscow Region;

Luchinin P.L., Shirkov P.D. – Joint Institute for Nuclear Research;

Russia, Dubna, pavel-dubna@mail.ru

The successful implementation of the tasks outlined in federal regulations (see, for example, [1]) aimed at achieving Russia's technological sovereignty is impossible without addressing the ongoing decline in students' interest in physics, mathematics, and engineering. This issue is driven by a combination of factors, including:

- the excessive "theorization" of the subjects being taught;

- the exclusion of real-world (including experimental, engineering, and applied) activities from the educational process.

- increasing the gap between the content of mathematics and computer science and the needs of the natural sciences and engineering.

The paper describes the real experience of the JINR and its partners (primarily educational institutions in the Moscow region) in implementing educational programs of various levels and in various forms. This experience includes a variety of educational and outreach activities, such as clubs, workshops, technical hackathons, contests, and festivals, which have been implemented for decades.

The key feature of these events, where participants engage in real-world activities, is that:

- the activity is carried out in a "team" format, in which participants have to work in mini-groups (from 2 to 4 people);

- the activity is both interdisciplinary and cross-curricular, combining Mathematics, Natural Sciences (primarily Physics), and Technology (including Information Technology);

- the activity restores the pragmatic purpose of the subjects studied at school.

The paper describes the experience of organizing and conducting such programs (physics and engineering workshops, technical hackathons, the Physics Days Festival, the CyberDubna open robotics tournament, clubs, etc.) and their subject content.

References:

1.) Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 19.11.2024 N 3333-r

"On Approval of a Comprehensive Plan of Measures to Improve the Quality of Mathematical and Natural Science Education for the Period up to 2030".

• abstract in Russian (PDF)