KNU

Ukrainian experience in adaptation of study programmes to needs of local markets:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

TEMPUS GROUP: A. Anisimov, M. Nikitchenko, V. Zaslavsky TEMPUS PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING
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Content
Introduction: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv General scheme of adaptation of study programmes to needs of local markets Identification of new topics Methods of program adaptation Fundamental and applied program content Conclusions

TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV

8 Institutes, 14 faculties, 182 chairs (departments), 163 specialties, Near 30,000 students

More than 2,300 teaching staff, including 509 full professors, 1,213 associated professors, 1,800 with scientific degrees

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

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Qualifications:
Bachelors Level Students
Total: 17,572 Full-time: 15,328 Part-time: 2,244

Masters Level Students Total : 8,284

Full-time : 4,758 Part-time : 3,526

Bachelor Degree: Obtained Degrees 3,906 Specialist Degree: 2,123

Master degree: 2,576

Scientific Degrees:
PhD Students: 1,500
44 specialized scientific councils Obtained scientific degrees:

2009 410 2010 480 2011 501

Scientific Research
68 scientific laboratories
11 complex research programs 187 scientific projects:

123 by contracts 31 scientific services

Publications and Conferences

Handbooks 118 (last two years)
Monographs 189, articles - 5,500 Updated lecture courses - 528 Scientific conferences - 62 International 36 National 7 For young scientists - 9
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International Cooperation
Cooperation agreements 147 universities:

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

Agreements with international organizations and funds 15 (51 countries)

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Cooperation Agreements
Joint Masters Science programs - 5 International programs:
Tempus Erasmus-Mundus Fulbright DAAD IREX etc
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Informatics and management Faculty of Cybernetics of KNU

General scheme of adaptation of study programmes:

Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport (Dr. T. Daragan) Department of Innovations of KNU (Prof. V. Zaslavsky) Scientific-methodical committee on Informatics (Prof. M. Nikitchenko) Scientific-methodical committee of Faculty of Cybernetics (Prof. D. Khusainov) IT organizations and companies
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Informatics and management Faculty of Cybernetics of KNU

Specifics of IT-domain:
Quick changes of Information Technologies Combination of mathematical and engineering components

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New educational standard on Informatics (2010)

Informatics a separate domain, not a part of applied mathematics

Two documents:
Professional characteristics Qualification characteristics Parts of the standard: Obligatory part Variable part
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Identification of needs of local markets

Special Conferences:

Informatics + Business = Progress ICTERI: International Conference on ICT in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications

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Identification of needs of local markets

Cooperation with IT-Ukraine: KNU and Faculty of Cybernetics are members of IT-Ukraine Representatives of IT-Ukraine participate at the meetings of scientific-methodical committees Regular joint conferences and meetings Lectures of IT-representatives at the students scientific conferences Courses organized by IT-Ukraine for lectures
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Identification of needs of local markets

Cooperation with IT companies: Facebook IBM Microsoft SAMSUNG MIRATEX UkrCart EDAPS ISS Materialise, Etc

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Identification of needs of local markets

Forms of cooperation with IT companies: 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
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Staff and Student mobility:

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)

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Methods of program adaptation

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

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Fundamental and applied aspects of program adaptation

It is important to distinguish between fundamental and applied topics New fundamental topics should be included into main courses New applied topics can be taught at special courses Cooperation between Ministry, committees on informatics, and universities is required.

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Conclusions
KNU aims to develop a system of adaptation of study programmes to needs of local markets by cooperation between Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport (Dr. T. Daragan) Department of Innovations of KNU (Prof. V. Zaslavsky) Scientific-methodical committee on Informatics (Prof. M. Nikitchenko) Scientific-methodical committee of Faculty of Cybernetics (Prof. D. Khusainov) IT organizations and companies
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