The teachers of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department V.V. Afanevich and D.G. Shaturov completed a continuing professional development training programme at the Higher School of Cyber Physical Systems and Control of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University from 17.09.2018 to 21.09.2018. During the training course the members of the Department got acquainted with the laboratory facilities and gained practical skills of educational and methodical work in the courses of the Higher School of Cyber Physical Systems and Control. It was agreed that a lecturer of the Higher School of Cyber Physical Systems and Control will deliver a lecture to the students of the Belarusian-Russian University.