Capacity Building in Higher Education

INNOVATIVE ICT EDUCATION

FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (IESED)

KICK-OFF MEETING

Belarusian State Pedagogical Universitynamed after Maxim Tank

18 Sovetskaya Street,Minsk, Belarus

4 April 2017

AGENDA

PLENARY SESSION
lecture-room 330, building 3
Participants:project management group, teachers from Belarus partner universities, experts from EU partner universities, representatives of Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and National Erasmus+ office of Belarus, social stakeholders, students
8.30-9.30 / Registration
9.30-10.00 / OpeningGreetings
Prof Dr Alexander Zhuk,Rector, Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank, Belarus
The representative of Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus
Nikolai Listopad, Head of National Erasmus+ office of Belarus (NEO), Belarus
Danute Remeikiene, Director, ALYTAUS KOLEGIJA University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
Prof Dr Vladimir Apanasovich, Director, School of Business and Management of Technology of BSU, Belarus
ProfAndrei Kuzniatsou, Rector,Vitebsk State Technological University, Belarus
10.00-10.10 / History of the Beginning of Cooperation. Alexander Samuilich,Director, Centre for International Relations, Belarus
10.10-10.20 / Training ICT Specialists for Belarusian Labour Market: Progress, Challenges and Outlook. German Artamonau, Deputy Head of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus
10.20-10.30 /

Presentation of the Project: Goals, Objectives and Outcomes.DrLina Kankeviciene, Project Manager, Dean, ICT faculty, ALYTAUS KOLEGIJA University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania

10.30-11.00 / Coffee break
Presentations of Partner Institutions on the Expertise They will Bring to the Project and Introduction of the Staff Working on the Project
11.00-11.15 / De Montfort University (DMU). Richard Gatward,Prof, Head of International Activities, Faculty of Technology, United Kingdom
11.15-11.30 / Lille University of Science and Technology, IUT "A"(LUST). Arnaud Caillier, Head of International Office, France
11.30-11.45 / University of Economy in Bydgoszcz.Jacek Rudniewski,Director, Centre of New Educational Technologies, Poland
11.45-12.00 / ALYTAUS KOLEGIJA University of Applied Sciences(AK).Rozalija Radlinskaite, Project Coordinator, Head of International Office, Lithuania
12.00-12.15 / School of Business and Management of Technology of Belarusian State University (SBMT BSU). Alena Lugovtsova, Deputy Head of International Office, Belarus
12.15-12.30 / Private Institute of Management and Business (PIMB). Taras Hryshchanka, Account Administrator, LSIGN, International Relations Manager, Belarus
12.30-13.30 / Lunch
13.30 -13.45 / Belarusian State Pedagogical University (BSPU).Valeriy M. Zelenkevich, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Belarus
13.45-14.00 / Vitebsk State Technological University(VSTU). Alena Aliakseyeva, Specialist in International Activity, Belarus
14.00-14.15 / Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR). Elena Denissova,Translator of International Relations Office, Belarus
14.15-14.45 / Coffee break
MANAGEMENT GROUP MEETING/
TOUR OF BSPU FOR LECTURERSAND EXPERTS FROM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES
lecture-room 42, building 1
Participants: management groups of partner institutions, National Erasmus+ office of Belarus
14.45 – 15.35 / Management of the Grant. Financial Management. Project and Contract Management.Taras Hryshchanka, Account Administrator, LSIGN, International Relations Manager, Belarus
15.35-16.00 / Work Plan Implementation, WP1 Activities. Rozalija Radlinskaite,Project Coordinator, Head of International Office, ALYTAUS KOLEGIJA University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
16.00-16.25 / Partner Roles and Responsibilities. Dr Lina Kankeviciene, Project Manager, Dean, ICT faculty, ALYTAUS KOLEGIJA University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
16.25–16.45 / Meeting Summary

The project is being co-financed by EU funds within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme.

Capacity Building in Higher Education

INNOVATIVE ICT EDUCATION

FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (IESED)

PRACTICAL SEMINAR

SYNTHESIS OF COMPETENCIES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN IT SPECIALIST TRAINING

Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank

18 Sovetskaya Street, Minsk, Belarus

5 – 6 April 2017

AGENDA

Wednesday, 5 April 2017
lecture-room 330, building 3
IT Specialist Competencies
Participants: project management group, teachers from Belarus partner universities, experts from EU partner universities, representatives of National Erasmus+ office of Belarus, social stakeholders, students
Goal – to review IT specialist competencies in the context of education and labour market in Belarus
Insights into IT Specialist Competencies and IT Study Programmes in EU Partner Universities
9.15-9.30 / Dr Armaghan Moemeni. Principal Lecturer, Centre for Computational Intelligence, DMU, United Kingdom
9.30-9.45 / Lebegue Patrick. Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, LUST, France
9.45-10.00 / Dr Svitłana Kashuba. Director, European Institute. Professor, Department of Informatics and Mechatronics, UEB, Poland
10.00-10.15 / Danguole Lescinskiene.Lecturer, Department of Information Systems,ICT faculty, AK, Lithuania
Presentations of Partner Universities on Updating of the Study Programmes, Introduction of the Staff Working on the Study Programmes
10.15-10.30 / Information Resources Management (SBMT BSU). DrYuri Silkovich, Head of Technology Management Department, Belarus
10.30-10.45 / Mathematics and IT (BSPU).Sergei Vasilets, Dean, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, PhD, Associate Professor, Belarus
10.45-11.00 / Management with IT Specialisation (PIMB).Natalia Kojar, Head of Academic Department, Belarus
11.00-11.15 / Information Systems and Technologies (VSTU).Natalia Nadyozhnaya, Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems and Automation of Enterprises, PhD, Belarus
11.15-11.30 / Informatics (BSUIR). Konstantin Yashin, Head of Department of Human Engineering and Psychology, Belarus
11.30-12.00 / Coffee break
Social Stakeholders’ Position onIT Specialist Competencies in the ModernLabour Market.
12.00 -12.15 / Vladimir Dziubkov.Rector, IBA Institute of IT and Business Administration, Belarus
12.15-12.30 / Vadim Zelenkov.Director, Training Centre of Hi Tech Park, Belarus
12.30-12.45 / Victoria Stretskite. HR-manager, ITechArt, Belarus
12.45-13.00 / Discussion: IT specialist competencies necessary for the current labour market. Development of the list of IT specialist competencies
13.00-14.00 / Lunch
MANAGEMENT GROUP MEETING
lecture-room 114, building 3/
STUDY VISIT AT SBMT BSU FOR LECTURERS AND EXPERTS FROM PARTNER UNIVERSITIES
Participants: management groups of partner institutions
14.00-16.00 / Programme Rules (supporting documents required, financial rules, etc.)
Reporting Structure. Payment Modalities (refund mechanisms,dealing with unit costs within the consortium, etc.)
Design of Partnership Agreements
16.00–16.20 / Meeting Summary
Thursday,6 April 2017
Study Visits in IT Companies and Partner Universities
Participants: project management group, teachers from Belarus partner universities, experts from EU partner universities
Goal – to introducethe conditions for students’ practical training and possibility to gain practical skills in business companies
9.00-12.30 / Study Visits to IT Business Companies: Belarus Hi Tech Park, Itransition Software Company, EPAM Systems, Belarus
12.30-13.30 / Lunch
13.30-17.30 / Study Visits toPartner Universities:PIMB,BSUIR,Belarus
17.30-18.00 / Final Conclusions

Coordinating Institution:

P1 - AK - ALYTAUS KOLEGIJA University of Applied Sciences, LT

Partner Institutions:

P2 - SBMT BSU – School of Business and Management of Technology of BSU, BY

P3 - BSPU– Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank (BY)

P4 - PIMB – Private Institute of Management and Business, BY

P5 - VSTU– Vitebsk State Technological University, BY

P6 - BSUIR – Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, BY

P7 - DMU - De Montfort University, UK

P8 - LUST - Lille University of Science and Technology, FR

P9 - UEB - University of Economy in Bydgoszcz, PL

The project is being co-financed by EU funds within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme.

Project number 574283-EPP-1-2016-1-LT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP