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The main purpose of the study was to identify the most stable and common ideas about modern students, about the features of their digital culture. The collection of primary information about the attitude of students to digital technologies, their use in everyday life, educational and professional activities was carried out by means of a questionnaire survey of the bachelor students of Volgograd State Technical University. The collection of primary information involved obtaining data on the students’ attitude to digital technologies, their use in everyday life and educational and professional activities. According to the research data and the results of the study, the authors made conclusions about the digital existence of modern students of a technical University, and presented recommendations for the training of digital engineers.

In connection with the transition of the Russian higher school to the Federal state educational standards FSES HE 3 ++, the process of designing new educational programs for training specialists is currently underway. Designers of educational programs require the knowledge of psychological characteristics of modern students, which actualize new pedagogical approaches and practices in the educational process. The article discusses psychological features characterizing the behavior of the new generation of students in the educational and cognitive spheres and special aspects of pedagogical work with them. This generation is referred to as the “digital generation” (generation Z). The article presents the results of the survey on the “digital behavior” of modern students. The students of Volgograd State Technical University from first year to fourth year (N=495) responded to the survey. The data obtained showed that modern students are active users of digital technologies both in the everyday sphere and in educational and professional fields, but they are not always superior to the older generation (generation X, Y). The widespread and active use of various gadgets and devices leads to a change in the mechanisms of cognitive processes and to the formation of new behavioral trends. It actualizes the need for innovative teaching methods adequate to the new reality.

The article discusses the didactic aspects of the use of distance learning tools on the example of the electronic information and educational environment (EIEE) of the Volgograd State Technical University (VolgSTU). It is shown that classical didactic principles are also applicable when using information and communication technologies.

Аннотация. Статья посвящена деятельности студентов и преподавателей Сталинградского механического института во время Великой Отечественной войны, а также во время эвакуации в город Челябинск; показан вклад института в оборону Сталинграда. Описываются также трудности, с которыми столкнулся институт в эвакуации; и о последующем возвращении в Сталинград. На основе архивных материалов показан вклад сталинградских ученых в укрепление военной мощи Советского Союза. Ключевые слова: Сталинградский механический институт (СМИ), деятельность в эвакуации, вклад в обороноспособность страны.