Tomsk State University (TSU) has launched a Student Design Bureau (SDB) focused on digital engineering and supercomputing. The facility is equipped with LinQ AI accelerators and the SKIF Cyberia supercomputer, which is among the top 50 computing centers in Russia.
The project received a 5 ₽ million subsidy from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education after TSU won a competition in September 2026. The university developed the bureau in partnership with HiTech, a company that produces LinQ HPS AI accelerators for high-density computing.
The SDB aims to bridge the gap between academic curricula and industry requirements. Students and schoolchildren will work on R&D projects commissioned by TSU and corporate partners, including Gazpromneft Industrial Innovations, IHTS, Adem Engineering, and MTS.
In the current academic year, TSU plans to involve 300 university students and 200 schoolchildren in the program. Participants will utilize the university's existing infrastructure, including AI laboratories and workstations, to develop import-substituting solutions.
