Roundtable discussion «New areas of specialist training to ensure Russia's leadership in space»

On the second day of the Readings, Wednesday, January 28, at 4:00 PM, a roundtable discussion will be held entitled "New Directions for Training Specialists to Ensure Russia's Leadership in Space: at the Intersection of Technology, Economics, Politics, and Law."

 

Date: January 28, 2026, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Venue: Bauman Moscow State Technical University Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Conference Hall, Educational and Laboratory Building, 3rd Floor (Moscow, Rubtsovskaya Embankment, Building 2/18)

Format: In-person and online

Link to join the live broadcast

 

Roundtable Moderators:

Valentin Borisovich Uvarov, Director of the ANO "Research Center for Space Economics and Policy"
Georgy Alexandrovich Shcheglov, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Department of Aerospace Systems, Bauman Moscow State Technical University

 

Topics for discussion:

Space Economy (Vector I)

  • Request for specialists combining engineering and financial and economic competencies.
  • Transition from a cost-plus model to a market-based space industry and the sale of services (data, communications, navigation).
  • Life-cycle economics and full cost of ownership assessment of space systems.
  • Public-private partnerships and new PPP formats in the space sector.

Space Law and Regulation (Vector II)

  • Training lawyers with knowledge of international space law, national legislation, and basic technical concepts.
  • Legal protection of national interests in the context of developing public-private partnership mechanisms.
  • Regulation of private space activities (licensing, certification, risk insurance).
  • Legal aspects of space traffic management, space ecology, and space debris control.

Space Policy and Security (Vector III)

  • Training specialists capable of considering the military-political context of
    space technologies.

  • Space as a domain of geopolitical competition and "soft power."

    Threats of space militarization and ensuring strategic stability.

    Technological sovereignty, sanctions restrictions, and dependence on foreign components.

Educational Technologies and Methodology (Vector IV)

  • Training "engineer-managers," "space lawyers," and other specialists with dual competencies.
  • Implementation of project-based learning, VR/AR simulators, and online educational programs.
  • University consortia (technical, humanities) and additional programs for current specialists.

Practical requirements of space activity participants and the competency profile of university graduates

  • Portrait of a university graduate through the eyes of private space companies and state corporations.
  • Competency gaps in project management, finance, international law, and space policy.

  • Methods for assessing and developing human capital in the space industry.

     

Roundtable participants:

  1. Abashidze A.Kh. — Director of the Law Institute, Head of the Department of International Law at RUDN University, member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Member of the International Institute of Space Law,
    Chernykh I.A. — Deputy Director for Research at the Law Institute, Associate Professor of the Department of International Law at RUDN University, PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Member of the International Institute of Space Law
    "The Scientific School and Experience of RUDN University in Training Personnel in Space Law"
  2. Gotman I.V. — Deputy General Director for HR, Head of HR, JSC "Makeeva State Research Center" — "Economic and Legal Competencies of Engineering Personnel: Enterprise Needs"
  3. Daniltseva N.A. — Deputy General Director for Educational and Methodological Activities, Roscosmos Academy — "Human Resources Potential of the Rocket and Space Industry: The Role of the Corporate Academy in Developing Interdisciplinary Competencies"
  4. Pankova L.V. — Head of the Department of Military-Economic Security Studies, Center for International Security, Doctor of Economics. Sciences,
    O.V. Gusarova — Head of the Center for Scientific and Educational Projects at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences — "Global Space Activities: Personnel Support"
  5. Podchufarov A.A. — Executive Director of the Advanced Engineering School at Bauman Moscow State Technical University — "Educational Technologies and Methodology: Training "Systems Engineers" and Other Specialists with Interdisciplinary Competencies"
  6. Harlan Ya.Yu. — Director of the Department of Propulsion Systems and Academic Program Development, Bureau 1440 — "Request for specialists combining engineering and financial and economic competencies"

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