Greetings on 125th anniversary of Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University

The message reads, in part:

"Over the years, many generations of university alumni - prominent scientists, designers and inventors, true enthusiasts and innovators have made a great contribution to the development of the Russian scientific and technical thought, industrial production, ands well as the construction, energy, and defence sectors.

As before, the university remains one of the distinguished leaders in the education of engineering, management, and research personnel. Experts who graduated from the legendary university possess state-of-the-artcontemporary knowledge and are actively engaged in the key sectors of the economy, particularly in advanced technologies.

I am confident that the faculty, postgraduate and undergraduate students, and alumni will continue to cherish and multiply the wonderful traditions of their predecessors and with their success, they will maintain the high reputation of their alma mater to the glory of Russia."