News

2 September 2024

Four students started company-sponsored education in September

This academic year four applicants from Ogarev Mordovia State University began their studies sponsored by Optic fiber Systems. All of them entered the Institute of Science-Intensive Technologies and New Materials: two - for a bachelor's degree in the field of "Photonics and Optoinformatics" one for the specialty "Radio-Electronic Systems and Complexes" and one for a master's degree in the field of "Physics" majoring in "Photonics".

A scholarship in the amount of 7,000 rubles was established, it is paid by the enterprise provided that the students demonstrate good academic performance.

Eight students, graduating in 2025-2027, also continue company-sponsored education, including five of them who study in the field of"Photonics and Optoinformatics", the course was introduced at the university with the participation of "Optic fiber Systems" JSC in 2022.

The company has been actively cooperating with Mordovia State University as part of company-sponsored educationsince 2020, two students have already completed their training during that time.

General Director of "Optic fiber Systems" JSC Andrey Nikolaev: “Our company has always recognized the importance of investing in education and professional development of local young personnel. This strategy has long proven its effectiveness, and we are proud to note that the majority of leading company engineers are graduates of N.P. Ogarev Mordovia State University. We are confident that the theoretical knowledge acquired at the university, combined with the practical skills that they can gain during internships at our enterprise, will create a solid foundation for a successful career. I wish the students good luck in the new stage of their lives.”

Reference

“Optic fiber Systems” JSC (www.rusfiber.ru) – is the first and the only Russian plant manufacturing optical fiber. The plant is situated in Saransk, Mordovia Republic. It was officially opened on 25 September 2015. The shareholders of the company are RUSNANO, Gazprombank and the Government of Mordovia Republic.

Optical fiber is the main component of optic cables for signal transmission in modern communication networks. Fiber is also used as a sensor for monitoring deformation, temperature, acoustics and other indicators.

"Optic fiber Systems" JSC produces telecommunication optical fibers of standards G652 and G 657 A1 including those with reduced diameter of 200 microns; provides services on optical fiber coloring and the application of ring marks "ringmarking". Optical fibers of new types such as G651 and G655 are being prepared for release. Products are certified in Russia and the quality is confirmed by "Rostelecom" PJSC, Russia's leading cable companies and foreign consumers.

According to the results of certification, optical fiber was approved for use on the networks of the largest Russian Telecom operators Rostelecom, MTS, MegaFon and others.

Manufacturing capacity of the plant is 4 mln kilometers of optical fiber per year.