Rostec is exploring the possibility of launching educational platforms for robotics, bioengineering, bioinformatics, and defense technologies. The initiative was presented by representatives of the state corporation during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Rostec, already one of the largest industrial partners of the federal project, intends not only to expand the network of advanced engineering schools but also to change the very approach to engineering education. Today, the corporation's enterprises cooperate with 22 out of 50 operating PISH in the country.

The next stage of the project, according to the corporation, should focus not on increasing the number of schools, but on the quality of their work. Advanced engineering schools are seen as platforms where new knowledge is created, technologies are tested, and competencies are formed, which are then integrated into educational programs and production practices.

Rostec emphasizes that these centers should train a new generation of specialists – engineers capable of solving problems for which ready-made personnel solutions do not yet exist.

Currently, the corporation is discussing the creation of new PISH in cooperation with a number of leading Russian universities. Potential partners include TulSU, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, RTU MIREA, YuRGPU NPI, BSTU "Voenmekh", Izhevsk State Technical University, Moscow State University, MISIS, and Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University.

Over four years of project implementation with Rostec's participation, more than 140 educational programs have been launched. Over three thousand students have become their participants. More than 1800 engineers and over 370 teachers have undergone advanced training. In addition, with the corporation's support, 65 laboratories, pilot productions, and virtual factories have been created.