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V.G. Shukhov Belgorod state technological university (BSTU) is one of 33 flagship universities in Russia. The universities that entered the national "Flagship University" program have a mission: to teach and train specialists for the regions in which they are located. Owing to developing the construction industry, the Belgorod region requires introducing new subjects, fields of studies, a large-scale application of project work and a technological upgrade of the material resources of teaching, and the provision of multi-professional training. It is necessary to train students with intersection knowledge, for example, "engineering + economy + information technology." The BSTU graduates are engineers with fundamental knowledge and leaders with economic and legal qualifications, knowing foreign languages. BSTU, being a flagship university, has to change the direction of higher education development in engineering and technical disciplines in the Belgorod region and become a multifield University of an entrepreneurial type. The Innovative Development Program of the V.G. Shukhov Belgorod State Technological University (V.G. Shukhov BSTU) is based on industry and regional principles implemented and provided by the development of a scientific and educational cluster and innovative, technological space in Russia. As part of the proposed Development Program, the University is formed as an integral part of the leading universities network for system modernization of higher professional education based on the integration of science, education, and production, and training highly qualified staff to meet the needs of the innovative economy of the building materials and construction industry, energy, and the military-industrial complex. The cluster system of scientific, educational, innovative, and technological space provides integration of training and retraining of staff for the building materials industry, coordination of research and development, technology improvement, modernization and construction of enterprises, and anti-crisis implementation measures for all regions of Russia. The scientific and educational innovation platform is one of the essential elements of the University's educational, scientific, and innovative activities. It includes education in BA, Specialist or MA degrees and getting a Ph.D. in the chosen major. Consequently, a full cycle of highly qualified specialists training who produce new knowledge, innovative developments, and products is provided. An indispensable prerequisite for the platform is a close partnership with industry enterprises in terms of training and retraining staff and introducing developments. We are proud of our alumni. Many of them have become leading experts and managers of the largest enterprises of the construction industry. Research schools and scientists of our University are well-known in the international community. Today innovative technologies in the construction industry are successfully implemented at leading construction enterprises in Russia and abroad. Above all, the University is steadily developing, expanding the list of programs and having a considerable impact not only on the development of the Belgorod region's local economy but also on the national level. Previous history, history of growth, and prosperity have gained V.G. Shukhov Belgorod State Technological University's prospective future. View full university