Career guidance for the prospective students of KNRTU–KAI

The article presents the experience of Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev—KAI (the former HEI’s name is KAI—Kazan Aviation Institute) in implementation policy career guidance students and prospective students. purpose to share original KAI practices field students, as well reveal essence solutions incorporated into key activities university. Original are described, including: installation first supersonic passenger aircraft TU-144 on territory campus; scientific-practical conference young aviators “Aviation Future: Trends, Challenges Opportunities”, dedicated 50th anniversary flight aircraft; creation an educational complex “Technopolis” for development children’s engineering creativity; online course schoolchildren during university’s campaign “KAI Online School CYBER.TECH”; extended day groups schoolchildren; project training new generation engineers “Wings Rostec” implemented with support State Corporation Rostec, some other projects. factors entry retention personnel professional communities identified systematized, taking account life cycle a specialist. It has been that modern conditions, have begun significantly influence updating content modes study at university, which confirmed by presence interactive events. university forms develops environment favorable self-determination self-realization all participants process, while covering variety target groups.