Report on the plenary session of the VI Betancourt International Engineering Forum “High-speed railway line St. Petersburg — Moscow: Challenges, solutions, personnel”

Abstract

On December 2, 2024, on the 215th anniversary of the foundation of Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS), the Sixth Betancourt International Engineering Forum was held. For many years, it has been held on this date which is a big day for the country’s first transport university. Traditionally, participants of these scientific and engineering meetings discuss current issues in the development of transport and engineering education. In 2024, the forum organizers — the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Railway Transport, Russian Railways, and Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University — proposed the topic “High-speed railway line St. Petersburg–Moscow: Challenges, solutions, personnel”.