The role of descriptive geometry olympiads in the context of graphic training of architecture and civil engineering university students

The current problem of improving the quality of graphic education for students of architectural and construction specialties is considered. The article considers the importance of the university Olympiad in descriptive geometry among 1st-year students of applied sciences as one of the effective forms of improving the level of graphic education, strengthening their interest in acquiring graphic knowledge, skills and abilities. The analysis of the results of the Olympic Games in descriptive ge-ometry in the IAIS of VolgSTU over the past few years is given. A typical Olympiad assignment and a sample of its implementation are presented