Higher school of information technologies and information systems celebrates first birthday
20 March 2012, Tuesday
One of the newest educational units of the Kazan Federal University - Higher school of information technologies and information systems opened in 2011 has celebrated first birthday on March 19.
To the point, first students of IT-department started studying in September 2011. Moreover, 30 applicants who got maximum scores at the Unified state exam received personal grants from IT-park for the first academic year.
Instruction is implemented in accordance with the certified curriculum which satisfies the latest technologies of Microsoft, HP, Cisco, IBM. Lecturers from KFU and best world universities are involved in delivering key disciplines.
From the second course students have opportunity to practice in leading IT-companies, including residents of IT-park. Training is aimed at providing personnel support for developing IT sphere in RT.
Several important events have happened in the school during the first year. For example, the laboratory of international IT-company Exigen Services opened in October 2011. The laboratory FujitsuLabGDC which opened on November 23 has become the first educational – production project of Fujitsu company in Tatarstan. The laboratory offers unique opportunities for developing technical and teamwork skills in the context of solid projects and products.
December 2011 was marked by advent of three new laboratories: the laboratory of the Institute of applied semiotics of RT Academy of sciences, the laboratory “Information technologies in medicine”, and the laboratory “Intellectual research systems and semantic technologies”.
To the point, first students of IT-department started studying in September 2011. Moreover, 30 applicants who got maximum scores at the Unified state exam received personal grants from IT-park for the first academic year.
Instruction is implemented in accordance with the certified curriculum which satisfies the latest technologies of Microsoft, HP, Cisco, IBM. Lecturers from KFU and best world universities are involved in delivering key disciplines.
From the second course students have opportunity to practice in leading IT-companies, including residents of IT-park. Training is aimed at providing personnel support for developing IT sphere in RT.
Several important events have happened in the school during the first year. For example, the laboratory of international IT-company Exigen Services opened in October 2011. The laboratory FujitsuLabGDC which opened on November 23 has become the first educational – production project of Fujitsu company in Tatarstan. The laboratory offers unique opportunities for developing technical and teamwork skills in the context of solid projects and products.
December 2011 was marked by advent of three new laboratories: the laboratory of the Institute of applied semiotics of RT Academy of sciences, the laboratory “Information technologies in medicine”, and the laboratory “Intellectual research systems and semantic technologies”.
Press service of RT Ministry of informatization and communications
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