Personnel for the Transport of the Future: a Study of Barriers in Engineering Education
Abstract
This article examines the systemic barriers to the development of engineering thinking in the context of the personnel shortage in Russia’s transport sector. Four persistent barriers to engineering workforce training emerged from a pilot qualitative study comprising 24 in-depth interviews with engineering program lecturers, practicing engineers, and industry representatives: the chronic lag of curricula behind technological development, the weak link between education and real-world production, the erosion of the mentorship institution, and a deficit of communication competencies. Based on the analysis of 1,176 coded citations, practical recommendations are proposed for transport universities and industry enterprises: a transition to problem-based learning as the standard for mass engineering training, the institutionalization of mentorship, the building of sustainable industry partnerships, and the development of new metrics for assessing graduate quality.
About the Authors
O. O. Grineva
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Grineva Olga Olegovna
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Design
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 115054
D. S. Vyunova
Moscow City University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vyunova Darya Sergeevna
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Centre for Didactics of Professional Education
4/1 2nd Selskokhozyajstvennyj Proezd, Moscow, 129226
M. V. Klarin
Moscow City University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Klarin Mikhail Vladimirovich
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education, Academic Director of the Centre for Didactics of Professional Education
4/1 2nd Selskokhozyajstvennyj Proezd, Moscow, 129226
I. V. Lopatinskaya
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lopatinskaya Irina Valentinovna
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Marketing
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 115054
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Grineva O.O., Vyunova D.S., Klarin M.V., Lopatinskaya I.V. Personnel for the Transport of the Future: a Study of Barriers in Engineering Education. Moscow Transport. Science and Designn. 2026;1(1):85-92. (In Russ.)
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