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

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Russian experience in adaptation ofstudy programmes to

needs of local markets

Boris Berezin and Alexander Razgulin

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Faculty of Computational Mathematicsand Cybernetics

Lomonosov Moscow State University

TEMPUS PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING


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MSU as classic University

Mission of MSU to prepare graduates

capable of scientific activity and producingnew knowledge

Bachelor studentsMasters students

PhD students

Postdocs

Dr. Sci.


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Scientific knowledge and IT

CMC MSU deals in the sphere of

Applied Mathematics and

Information Technologies

IT is rapidly changing

Scientific knowledge is much more smoothchanging altering with periods of rapid growth,which result in new stages of IT development.


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From the history of some IT

Computers:

large computers - displays small computers

personal computers notebooks and laptops netbooks tablets - supercomputers - GPU

Mobile devices: phone Smartphone - tablet

Internet: Wired - WiFi - mobile - broadband Clouds

The appearance ofWindows 8 - the melding of technologies

IT technology Update Cycle: 3-5 years

Duration of University training: 4-6-9 years

Question: how to adapt a classical university curricula to IT

markets?


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CMC approaches to IT education Basis of IT education - fundamental courses

in mathematics and informatics

General cultural and humanitarian training,

foreign languages. Teaching students not just particular disciplines but also

elements ofindependent learning, self-learning, and e-learning.

Novel IT disciplines are the subject of short-time rapidly

changing special courses. The role of IT companies, business and other stakeholders in

education depends on their interest and understanding ofprospects for long-term collaboration in local markets.


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IT markets of graduates

From a viewpoint of the duration of companyinterest to fight for CMC graduate student:

Short-term market

Medium-term market

Long-term market


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Short-term market

Graduates requirement to share particular position in IT orbusiness projects (programmer, developer, analyst, etc.) on

the basis of resume application. No ability or will to predict anticipated structure of a

company needs in the education market

in the nearest future.

CMC MSU activity in short-term market

No special company-oriented courses are taught. Meetings with students in the framework of

CMC Career Days

Housing for Job Fairs

CMC MSU portal hosting for job fairs


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Middle-term market

Understanding ofadvantages in collaboration with CMC.

Not just to close job position but to choose the best

graduates from a number of ones. Awareness of the needs for the nearest future and ability toformulate what graduate has to know and is able.

Will to take part in selection of graduates in advance as aresult of middle-term communication and joint activity.

CMC MSU activity on middle-term market: Problem-oriented courses are taught by company members in the

form of special disciplines by choice, which are included in the officialrecords.

Special computer practice and pre-diploma practice in a company.

Kinds ofshort-term activity are applied too.


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Long-term market

Advantages of strategic collaboration with CMC. Find graduates capable to take part in inventing and

elaborating future IT. Involvement of students into joint scientific and appliedactivity together with semester training.

CMC MSU activity on middle-term market: No company-oriented departments preparing graduates specially for

job placement in particular company.

Organizing joint scientific laboratories. Special computer practice and pre-diploma practice in joint

laboratories, teaching general courses in fundamental IT directions.

Kinds ofmiddle-term activity are applied too.

Intel, Microsoft, HP, Kaspersky Lab,

Consultant Plus, I-c, etc.


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CMC MSU Microsoft experienceLaboratory of Computational Modeling Tools

Informal title: Student Laboratory ofMicrosoft Technologies.

Scientific projects with students participation FetchClimate project (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/fetchclimate/default.aspx )

ChronoZoom project (http://www.chronozoomproject.org)

Scientific DataSet (http://sds.codeplex.com)

DynamicDataDisplay (http://dynamicdatadisplay.codeplex.com )

Collaboration with Russian Rocket andSpace Corporation Energia

General courses taught Computer Graphics

Object-oriented programming

on .NET platform
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/fetchclimate/default.aspxhttp://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/fetchclimate/default.aspxhttp://www.chronozoomproject.org/http://sds.codeplex.com/http://dynamicdatadisplay.codeplex.com/http://dynamicdatadisplay.codeplex.com/http://sds.codeplex.com/http://www.chronozoomproject.org/http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/fetchclimate/default.aspxhttp://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/fetchclimate/default.aspxhttp://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/fetchclimate/default.aspx


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CMC MSU - Intel experienceIntel Students Teaching and Research Lab at MSU

Mission: effective detection of students abilities on the basisof the Intel advanced technology.

Slogan: MSU + INTEL = SUCCESS. Special coursestaught: Fundamentals of neural networks;

Natural models of parallel computation;

Architectural features of modern computing systems;

Mathematical models and planar cell circuits;

Mathematical Logic; Applied Algebra.

Main Scientific directions: Technological entrepreneurship forstudents, Network Technology, Investigation of the parallel programmingefficiency in Intel-supported applications, The mathematical model of VLSI,Participation in the Intel program Idea to Reality.


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CMC MSU Samsung experience

Joint Research Laboratory High Performance Algorithms

Some directions of activity image processing

video streaming

face detection and facial expressions

image recognition in medical

applications: fundus images, etc.

Hardware support

Joint special courses

in image processing


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Integration of special IT coursesSpecial courses taught by different firms

(middle-term market requirements)

I-Teco CRM-technologies and practices for creation of business solutions based on

advanced platforms Java-technologies and practices for building applications in tiered

architecture. Master Class.

Consultant Plus: Information systems in the field of law

ABBYY: Mathematical linguistics; Text recognition; Automated translation

Joint work on phase distortion suppression Other courses

Process management in IT Business Objects in Information Systems Methodology for implementation of information systems Technology development of software systems


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Integration of new basic IT courses

Fundamental disciplines formed a basis of IT education arequite stable for long-term market requirements.

Reasons for changes - the emergence of novel strategicdirections in which these changes are relevant.

Recent examples ofnew basic disciplines at CMC MSU: Supercomputer technologies and specialized practice in three areas:

applied mathematics, cybernetics, and computer science.

Object-oriented analysis and design

Program specification

Formal testing of programs on models


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Competence Centres

Embarcadero, MSC Software, Microsoft, Maple, etc.

Free software for student learning. Free software for scientific purposes.

Preparing graduates with knowledge and skills in application ofmodern technology and program products.

Possibilities to be awarded with official certificate.


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Masters programmes and market Two year Masters programmes

Much more flexible for market requirements compared with BSc ones.

Less limitations and more freedom on the content of the curriculuminside given direction.

"Applied Mathematics and Informatics" Software for Computer Networks

Decision Engineering in Economics and Finance

Information Security and Cryptography

Mathematical and Computer Methods of Image Processing

Mathematical Models of Complex Systems: Theory, Algorithms, Applications

Mathematical Models and Methods in VLSI Design

Parallel Programming Technology and High Performance Computing

"Fundamental Informatics and Information Technologies" Open Information Systems

Enterprise Resource Management System


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Additional education and retraining

Long-term retraining programme

Developer of Computer Technologies Two year curriculum

Government Diploma

Short-term retraining programmes.

Wide utilizing of e-learning approach.

CMC MSU Training Centre (http://www.vmk-edu.ru) Scholars training for informatics, mathematics, physics, etc.

Teachers retraining along government programme.

Users retraining.
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International activity

Lectures, seminars and practice at Summer Student Schools Graphicon, HPC, Rome-Moscow school on matrix methods, etc.

Invited lectors for particular hot courses, namely: Supercomputing

Mobile robots

Collaboration with foreign embassy:

MSU AlpenClub Lectures on Austria and its role in EU

Native German speaking lectures

Wide range of directions: politics, economics,

banking, culture, education, tourism, etc.

Resulted in job placement of some students.


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Thanks for attention!

Further details about CMC MSU:

http://cmc.msu.ru (in Russian)http://fao.cs.msu.su/ (in English)
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