Mechanical Engineering is a complex of industries that produce tools, vehicles, consumer goods, and defense products, collectively referred to as machinery.

Automotive engineering is a branch of mechanical engineering that produces cars and automotive components.

Mechanical engineering ensures the high-quality operation of such economic sectors as energy, construction, transport, and the agro-industrial complex.

Modern innovative processes in mechanical engineering are based on advanced technologies (biotechnology, nanotechnology, information and communication technologies, and aerospace technologies), the use of advanced materials with specified properties, and the achievements of micro- and photoelectronics, which form the technological basis of the knowledge economy.

Electric transport – a global trend in the development of the engineering industry, promoting the rational use of resources, the widespread introduction of clean and environmentally friendly technologies.

The advantages of electric vehicles include energy efficiency, higher productivity compared to vehicles using internal combustion engines, reduced greenhouse gas and harmful substance emissions, lower air pollution levels, improved urban environments, and increased road safety.

Electric vehicles, with their potential to reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and provide innovative mobility solutions, represent a sustainable step towards more sustainable and responsible transportation.

The program «Machines and Engines. Automotive Engineering» includes:

• familiarization with the history and prospects of automotive technology development;
• familiarization with the structure and design features of cars with internal combustion engines, hybrid cars, and electric cars;
• studying the history, design, features, and operation of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines;
• studying the design, features, and operation of car systems and internal combustion engines;
• studying the vehicle’s control systems and chassis and transmission features;
• familiarization with the design features of military vehicles;
• development of practical skills and abilities for designing, creating, and modifying car models and their components.

The program «Electric vehicles» assumes:

• learning about the history and prospects of electric transport development
• deepening knowledge about the general structure of electric vehicles and their classification;
• familiarization with the types and principles of operation of electric vehicle batteries and charging technologies;
• formation of knowledge about the structure and operation of electric motors, the design of the high-voltage and low-voltage networks of an electric vehicle;
• formation of knowledge about the electronic control systems of electric vehicles, the design and features of the braking system, chassis, and transmission of electric vehicles;
• formation of knowledge about the safety of operating an electric vehicle, the disposal and recycling of batteries;
• mastering the skills of diagnosing the electronic control units of an electric vehicle;
• solving practical problems related to identifying and fixing faults in electric vehicles.

Program curators:

Kuts Andrey Dmitrievich – engineer of the Department of Technical Operation of Cars of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering of the Belarusian National Technical University;

Igor Andreevich Serebryakov – Associate Professor of the Department of Technical Operation of Vehicles of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering of the Belarusian National Technical University, Candidate of Technical Sciences; 

Romashko Egor Aleksandrovich – engineer of the Department of Technical Operation of Cars of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering of the Belarusian National Technical University;

Kutsevolov Vasily Alekseevich – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Automotive Engineering of the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.

The programs are implemented with the assistance of Belarusian National Technical University and Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus.

Vehicle design is the creative and technical process of creating or improving vehicles, including the development of their architecture, components, and interfaces to perform specific tasks. The design process includes collecting requirements for vehicles, developing sketches and design documentation, modeling, and creating working models to evaluate and optimize the operation of the transport system.

Speed, safety, environmental friendliness and logistics with the use of artificial intelligence are the main directions in the development of transport of the future. These directions determine not only the appearance of cars, but also all the accompanying infrastructure, as well as the methods and tools used in the design of vehicles.

The Vehicle Design Program includes:

• deepening knowledge about the general structure of vehicles and their classification;
• mastering the basics of vehicle dynamics, strength, fuel efficiency, and passive safety;
• study of modern methods of vehicle design, its systems, components, and mechanisms;
• familiarization with the technologies used in design, including the features of vehicle modeling;
• familiarization with the basics of technical drawing and working in the 3D modeling system KOMPAS-3D;
• familiarization with the structure of automated design systems (CAD) for complex objects, the purpose and content of CAD components, and the features and properties of complex systems;
• formation of ideas about integrated systems of automated design and production of vehicles;
• developing the ability to perform design calculations and determine the technical characteristics of vehicles;
• development of the ability to model a vehicle at different design stages, select the main parameters of the vehicle, and perform its overall layout.

Curators of the program:

Kuts Andrey Dmitrievich – engineer of the Department of Technical Operation of Cars of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering of the Belarusian National Technical University;

Lagun Egor Anatolyevich – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Technical Operation of Vehicles of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering of the Belarusian National Technical University;

Egor AleksandrovichRomashko – engineer of the Department of Technical Operation of Cars of the Faculty of Automotive Engineering of the Belarusian National Technical University;

AndreevichIgorSerebryakov – Associate Professor of the Department of Technical Operation of Vehicles at the Faculty of Automotive Engineering at the Belarusian National Technical University, Candidate of Technical Sciences;

Kutsevolov Vasily Alekseevich – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Automotive Engineering at the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor;

Ariko Sergey Evgenievich – Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Correspondence Education, Associate Professor of the Department of Forest Machines, Roads, and Technologies of Timber Industry, Belarusian State Technological University, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor.

The program is implemented with the assistance of Belarusian National Technical University, the Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, andBelarusian State Technological University.