The leadership of the "Tractor plants" strongly support addressed to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin initiative of the Russian Union of engineers for the establishment of the Honorary title "Honored engineer of the Russian Federation".

All deeply close and clear thoughts, already a piercing ringing in the electrified atmosphere engineering and industrial community, announced the President of the group "Tractor plants", member of the Bureau of the Central Council of the Union of machine builders of Russia" Mikhail Bolotin: "Attention to engineers from the state, no doubt, would help to increase the value and raise the prestige of this profession, and, most importantly, will increase, will awaken the interest of the Russian youth to the development of engineering Sciences and technical creativity".

In the politics of the new industrialization of the country, which is declared as the main vector of our development engineers play a leading role. After all, they have to build many new plants, and then run them to the production. But in the reward system of our country is missing the title "Honored engineer". And engineers are always at the forefront of the implementation of its strategic objectives to build high-tech and competitive state.

Today the profession of engineer in demand as never before. The lack of skilled engineers is felt everywhere, the industry is experiencing tremendous hunger in the technical professions. However, among young people there is a perception that being an engineer is not prestigious. The establishment of the honorary title "Honored engineer" will give impetus to the recovery of lost respect for Russian society to engineering and engineering education.

Your GREGORICH, national correspondent

Photo from archive DSK

Photo: three generations of engineers: Professor, engineering faculty, Chuvash state University Yuri KUZNETSOV (second from left) and technical Director of JSC "Promtractor" Oleg MURAVLEV (right) with young engineers, graduates of CSU