ukrainian experience in adaptation of study programmes to needs of local markets

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Taras Shevchenko National

University of Kyiv

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Ukrainian experience in adaptation of studyprogrammes to

needs of local markets:

TEMPUS GROUP: A. Anisimov, M. Nikitchenko, V. Zaslavsky

TEMPUS PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING

KNU


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Content

Introduction: Taras Shevchenko NationalUniversity of Kyiv

General scheme of adaptation of studyprogrammes to needs of local markets

Identification of new topics

Methods of program adaptation

Fundamental and applied program content Conclusions


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TARAS SHEVCHENKO

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF

KYIV

KNU was created in 1834, it is leading university in Ukraine

8 Institutes, 14faculties,

182 chairs(departments),163 specialties,Near 30,000students

More than 2,300teaching staff,

including 509 fullprofessors,1,213 associatedprofessors,1,800 with

scientific degrees

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Total: 17,572 Full-time: 15,328

Part-time: 2,244

Total : 8,284 Full-time : 4,758 Part-time : 3,526

Bachelor Degree: 3,906 Specialist Degree: 2,123 Master degree: 2,576

Qualifications:

Bachelors Level Students

Masters Level Students

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Obtained Degrees


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2009 410 2010 480 2011 501

Scientific Degrees:

PhD Students: 1,500

44 specialized scientific councils

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Obtained scientific degrees:


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123 by contracts 31scientific services

Scientific Research

68 scientific laboratories

11 complex research programs

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187 scientific projects:


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International 36 National 7 For young scientists - 9

Publications and Conferences

Handbooks 118 (last two years)

Monographs 189, articles - 5,500

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Updated lecture courses - 528

Scientific conferences - 62


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Europe 92 Other counties 55 University level 125 Faculty level - 22

International Cooperation

Cooperation agreements 147universities:

Agreements with internationalorganizations and funds 15(51 countries)

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Tempus Erasmus-Mundus

Fulbright DAAD

IREX

etc

Cooperation Agreements

Joint Masters Science programs - 5

International programs:

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Ministry of Education and Science, Youth andSport (Dr. T. Daragan)

Department of Innovations of KNU(Prof. V. Zaslavsky)

Scientific-methodical committee onInformatics (Prof. M. Nikitchenko) Scientific-methodical committee of Faculty of

Cybernetics (Prof. D. Khusainov) IT organizations and companies

Informatics and management Faculty of Cybernetics of KNU

General scheme of adaptation ofstudy programmes:

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Quick changes of Information Technologies Combination of mathematical and engineering

components

Informatics and management Faculty of Cybernetics of KNU

Specifics of IT-domain:

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Professional characteristics Qualification characteristics

Obligatory part Variable part

New educational standard on Informatics

(2010)

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Two documents:

Parts of the standard:

Informatics a separate domain,

not a part of applied mathematics


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Informatics + Business = Progress ICTERI: International Conference on ICT in

Education, Research, and IndustrialApplications

Identification of needs of local markets

Special Conferences:

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KNU and Faculty of Cybernetics are membersof IT-Ukraine

Representatives of IT-Ukraine participate atthe meetings of scientific-methodicalcommittees

Regular joint conferences and meetings

Lectures of IT-representatives at the studentsscientific conferences

Courses organized by IT-Ukraine for lectures


Cooperation with IT-Ukraine:

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Facebook

IBM Microsoft

SAMSUNG

MIRATEX

UkrCart

EDAPS

ISS

Materialise,

Etc


Cooperation with IT companies:

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Joint laboratory (SAMSUNG) Lectures of companies representatives (IBM,

SAMSUNG, ISS, BIOINFORMATICS, etc)

Practice of students in companies (Facebook,

OPERA, UkrCart, Materialize, ISS, etc) Participation in Joint projects (UkrCart, ISS,

Materialize, SAMSUNG, etc)

Sponsorship of ACM programming contest


Forms of cooperation with ITcompanies:

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Ukrainian educational program (France,Austria, England)

Erasmus-Mundus (Austria, Norway) Personal (London, Munich) Summer Schools (Germany, USA, France) Internship in Companies (Facebook, OPERA,

IBM, etc)

Staff and Student mobility:

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Lectures for students taught by IT-specialists

Special courses for university teachers Special courses oriented on IT-technologies

taught by university lectures Adaption of curriculum to the needs of

markets

Methods of program adaptation

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It is important to distinguish betweenfundamental and applied topics

New fundamental topics should be includedinto main courses

New applied topics can be taught at specialcourses

Cooperation between Ministry, committees oninformatics, and universities is required.

Fundamental and applied aspects of

program adaptation

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KNU aims to develop a system of adaptation ofstudy programmes to needs of local marketsby cooperation between

Ministry of Education and Science, Youth andSport (Dr. T. Daragan)

Department of Innovations of KNU(Prof. V. Zaslavsky)

Scientific-methodical committee onInformatics (Prof. M. Nikitchenko)

Scientific-methodical committee of Faculty ofCybernetics (Prof. D. Khusainov)

IT organizations and companies

Conclusions

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