Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R. E. Alekseev (federal flagship university), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

I. O. Leushin, Dr. Eng., Prof., Head of the Dept. of Metallurgical Technologies and Equipment, e-mail: igoleu@yandex.ru

The article examines the experience of training metallurgists at one of the oldest technical universities in Russia – Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R. E. Alekseev. The article provides historical background, presents the current situation and pressing problems, conditionally divided into groups: problems at the federal level; problems caused by the specifics of metallurgical production, and problems of a specific university. The effective solutions to the above problems are considered in detail. Innovations in the educational process are highlighted.

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