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Teodora Varbanova, Education Industry Lead, Microsoft [email protected]
5th World Bank ECA Education ConferenceFinancing Higher Education at a Time of Economic Crisis
Budva, Montenegro; 27 – 29 October 2009
Microsoft in Education
Microsoft commitment to Education
We work with local, national, and international education communities to create technology, tools, programs, and solutions that help address education challenges, while improving
teaching and learning opportunities.
Microsoft investment in Education
• R&D
• Global programs and initiatives
• Local (country) level
Microsoft External Research Program
• Microsoft Research (MSR) was founded in 1991 to conduct both basic and applied research in the areas of computer science and software engineering
• Six labs all over the world; European MSR center is in Cambridge, UK
• MSR collaborates with universities worldwide through its External Research Program
• http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/global/europe/europe-awards.aspx
European Commission Report: 2008 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard * R&D ranking of the top 1000 non-EU companies
http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/research/scoreboard_2008.htm
R&D investments
2008 R&D Global Scoreboardhttp://www.innovation.gov.uk/rd_scoreboard/
Global programs and initiatives
Microsoft Fuels Higher Education with $50 Million Investment
At the Education Leaders Forum, organized by UNESCO and Microsoft, the software giant explainedthat the $50 million would serve to support the Higher Education ICT Task Force, with the investment focusing on resources, training and certifications via the Microsoft Education Alliance Program agreement.
July, 2009
Microsoft To Expand Partners in Learning
Microsoft is making another five-year re-commitment of US$235.5 million to touch the lives of innovative students, teachers and education policymakers. It will bring Microsoft’s total ten-year investment in PiL Program to nearly US$500 million, and is estimated to enable the program to reach three times as many students and teachers around the world by 2013.
January, 2008
Teachers, Schools, Students
• Partners in Learning is a global initiative designed to actively increase access to technology and improve its use in learning.
• Our goal is to help schools gain better access to technology, foster innovative approaches to pedagogy and teacher professional development and provide education leaders with the tools to envision, implement and manage change.
• Together with our partners around the world, we are focusing on three key areas that have the greatest potential to empower students and teachers and transform education
• Totally 112 countries participate in Partners in learning program, 26 in CEE
STUDENTS & FACULTY
We believe that the evolving demands of the global economy make education vital to sustainable social and economic success. We also believe that education is a fundamental human right and is the single most important investment in the future of individuals, communities, the nation, and the world.
Software
• MSDNAA
• DreamSpark
• Dynamics AA
Training
• Campus Events
• IT AcademyStudent Pass
• IT Academy
Challenges
• Imagine Cup
Jobs
• Students to Business
• Internships at Microsoft
• Microsoft Student Partners
• BizSpark
Student Initiatives At a Glance
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• MSDN AA is an annual membership program for departments that use technology in support of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or VIDA (Visual, Illustration, Design and Art) courses
• MSDN AA is designed to provide the easiest and most inexpensive way for universities to make the latest Microsoft software available in labs, classrooms, and on student PCs
• All latest Microsoft developer tools, platforms and servers are included into MSDN AA
• Software provided through MSDN AA should be used only for teaching and research, and not for supporting infrastructure
• As of today, more than 1,000 university departments in Central & Eastern Europe have MSDN AA subscriptions
• www.msdnaa.net
MSDN Academic Alliance
DreamSpark
• FREE software for students in Higher & Secondary Education to download:
• Developer Tools• Design Tools• XNA Game Studio• XNA Creator's Club
membership• IT Academy Student Pass
Training • Proof of student status
required, e.g. university email domain, ISIC international student ID number etc
Visit www.dreamspark.com
Microsoft Live@EduMicrosoft Live@edu is a free, extensible platform offering innovative collaboration
and communication services for schools and universities (http://www.liveatedu.com/ )
Windows
Live Spaces
Mobile
Exchange Labs
SkyDrive
Shared View
Windows Live
Messenger
Mobile
Alerts
Password: *******
Office Live
Collaborate Communicate
Contacts
Calendar
Imagine Cup
• Imagine Cup is the premier worldwide student technology competition
• Over 300,000 students registered for Imagine Cup 2009
• Nine competition categories, from Software Design to Short Film
• www.imaginecup.com
Microsoft Student Partners
• Worldwide program for recognizing and rewarding the most talented students for their dedication, passion and involvement with Microsoft
• Typically a volunteer position for students, awarded for one academic year, with prolongation for the most active students
• Main activities of Student Partners are organizing Microsoft events on campus, organization of Microsoft user groups on campus, support of MSDN Academic Alliance, participation in online communities etc.
• Main benefits for Student Partners – books on Microsoft technologies, certification exam vouchers, participation in Microsoft events, references for subsequent employment
• www.student-partners.com
IT Academy – a bridge between Education and Work
Education Work
Students want…• Real-world training• Cutting- edge skills• “Top of the stack”
credentials
Employers need…• Skilled workers• Job-ready hires• Useful applicant
credentials
Institutions want…• The best students• The best instructors• Community relevance
Microsoft IT Academy
IT Academy Provides …• Real-world skills• Cutting edge technologies• Hands-on experience
IT Academy Provides …• Recognized credentials• Microsoft brand presence• Validated instructors• Official curriculum
Communities need…• Successful Business & Industry
www.microsoft.com/education/msitacademy
Microsoft Certifications
Office 2007 WordOffice 2007 ExcelOffice 2007 OutlookOffice 2007 PowerPointOffice 2007 Access
NewInformation Worker
NewInformation Worker
Managing BudgetsManaging PresentationsManaging Team CollaborationSupporting Organizations
www.microsoft.com/certification
IT Job Growth by Region
Global IT Employment Growth Worldwide Forecast 2007 – 2011
IT employment will grow by 4.7% per year, adding 7.1M until 2011
Other new jobs
SW related new jobs
2007 base
4.7% growth is three times faster than global labor force totals
Of the 7.1M new jobs, 4.6M will be software-related
Emerging economies will drive 25% of IT job growth, but China and U.S. will add largest number of new jobs Microsoft ecosystem employs estimated 42% of global IT workforce
Job Creation Worldwide (millions)
Links
• MSDN Academic Alliance – www.msdnaa.net• DreamSpark – www.dreamspark.com• Imagine Cup – www.imaginecup.com• Microsoft IT Academy -
www.microsoft.com/education/msitacademy• Certifications – www.microsoft.com/certification• Microsoft Student Partners – www.student-
partners.com• Students to Business – www.microsoft.com/s2b• Faculty Connection – www.microsoft.com/faculty
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