Information technology where to study. Where should a future IT specialist go to study? Online learning or self-study

You won't get far with Hacker magazine articles alone. I'm telling you this for sure. If you want to become a real IT specialist, you need to study and be sure to gain fundamental knowledge about the subject. Fortunately, today there are more opportunities for this than ever. Not only are many textbooks available on the Internet for free, but completely new, innovative ways of learning are rapidly developing. And this is especially true for our IT specialty.

The purpose of this material is to show how easy it is to learn on your own today. Quickly master new technologies and programming languages. At the same time, doing this is not stressful and you get real pleasure from learning. I do not pretend to have a complete picture, and this article, of course, is not a collection of all the projects that can help you in self-education. But I tried to collect some particularly interesting services that were interesting to me personally. I'm sure they will be useful to you too.

Learning English

I'm taking a serious risk by starting this piece with the words "English." Many people have difficulty with it, and the irony is that the problem is more serious, those more people resist studying it, coming up with excuses and justifications. Be that as it may, I can tell you with complete confidence: a truly successful IT specialist, even if he can do without English, will miss out on many interesting opportunities. Most reputable conferences are held in English. In the largest communities of specialists, English is the accepted language. Famous scientists maintain blogs and write articles on English. English is spoken in Silicon Valley. And it’s also the language used by programmers from India, of whom there are so many that you won’t be able to hide from them no matter how hard you try :). In short, language learning should be added to your personal to-do list as a priority item. To tell the truth, the vast majority of the resources that I will talk about below require at least minimal knowledge of English. The reason is simple: they don’t do anything like this in Russian (I’m sure only for now). However, for the first project from our review, a foreign one is not needed - on the contrary, it is aimed at helping you quickly improve your knowledge of InYaz. And it was made in Russia :).

LinguaLeo

There is a simple rule: in order to do better and more confident pull-ups on the horizontal bar, you need to do more and more frequent pull-ups on the horizontal bar. Just work out more intensely. It’s the same with English: in order to understand English speech well by ear, without listening to every word in an attempt to make out at least something, you need to listen more to this very speech. You can start by watching some series, connecting the original subtitles to be sure, but... compared to what the LinguaLeo service presents, this is the last century. Its database has already collected a huge number of TV series, all kinds of films, recordings of various seminars and speeches (for example, thematic mini-speeches from TED.com), lectures from Western universities (including foreign language) and so on. All this is divided into categories according to topic, complexity and user rating. But the main thing is how exactly the service allows you to consume this content. A full transcript of the speech is displayed next to the video, so you can always read a fragment that is incomprehensible to your ears. Do you come across an unknown word? One click, and LinguaLeo immediately shows the translation and enters this word into your personal dictionary, so that later, with the help of a variety of exercises, you can remember it and start using it in the right context. No more fiddling around with subtitles and dictionaries - you just watch content that is interesting to you and quickly figure out the incomprehensible parts. For myself I don't see the best way, firstly, replenish vocabulary, and secondly, get used to English speech. In order to “practice” those words that simply appear on the Internet, I long ago installed a special browser add-on that implements integration with the service.

Online universities

There are many people who want to argue about whether an IT specialist needs a higher education. Those who say that fundamental knowledge is urgently needed are right. But we can also agree with those who claim that you can learn everything on your own - if you have the desire. The latter became even easier after leading Western universities with sky-high tuition fees began not only posting videos of their lectures (for example, on iTunes), but also generally creating a culture of teaching university subjects online. I would like to now note similar initiatives on the part of Russian universities, but there is nothing to say here yet.

Training courses from Stanford

Stanford University, located in California, is known throughout the world. In fact, it is a talent forge for Silicon Valley technology companies, many of which are located in Palo Alto - in the same city as the university itself. Getting into Stanford is a dream for many young people who yearn for a career in IT. The more you read about Stanford, the more you rejoice at the fact that in the fall the university launched a project of free online courses. Initially, everyone was offered to take three courses: “Machine Learning” (ml-class.org), “Artificial Intelligence” (ai-class.com), “Introduction to Databases” (db-class.org). Each course consists of lectures, tests and a final exam. Upon successful completion of training, the student receives a certificate in the form of a PDF file certified by the digital signature of the teacher. The experiment was successful, and at the beginning of the year Stanford announced a dozen new courses, including:

  • Information Security (security-class.org);
  • Design and analysis of algorithms (security-class.org);
  • Game Theory (cs101-class.org);
  • Computer Science (cs101-class.org);
  • Cryptography (cs101-class.org).

In addition to directly IT subjects, there are a couple of courses on entrepreneurship (in the field of high technology). So far I’ve taken a course on machine learning and really enjoyed it. The course is structured in such a way as to be understandable to almost everyone, although, of course, knowledge in the field of discrete mathematics and mathematical analysis will be very useful here. It must be said that the video of any of the courses is accompanied by subtitles in case something is difficult to understand by ear. As a rule, the language is very simple, so everything is clear even with an average level of English.

MITx from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

You've probably heard about MIT - no less famous Western university. He also followed in Stanford’s footsteps and at the beginning of the year announced the development of MITx, a technology platform for online education. And already in February, information appeared about the first course that will be taught using this system - “6.002x: Circuitry and Electronics.” Training will begin in the spring and will require approximately ten hours per week. The subject is not easy, so only students with the necessary knowledge of electricity, magnetism and differential calculus are admitted. Among the three teachers is Professor Gerald Sussman, who created the Scheme language and is the author of one of the best programming textbooks, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Other items are expected to appear in the near future. I am sure that Russian educational institutions, which are simply obliged to keep up, can handle something like this.

Try the technology!

Interactive tutorials that allow you to quickly get a feel for new technology, appear like mushrooms after rain. Below I present several more similar projects that are not included in today’s review, but will be very useful if you want, for example, to get acquainted with functional programming languages ​​that are gaining momentum or newfangled NoSQL databases.

JavaScript

However, English courses, although necessary, are still a step to the side. The main thing I want to talk about today is services that allow you to learn a very specific programming language. There is a very noticeable pattern here: the more actively a language develops and gains popularity, the more tools appear for learning it. As an example, I took several particularly fashionable programming languages: Python, Ruby (plus Ruby on Rails) and, of course, JavaScript (HTML5). Let's start with the last one. Not a single modern web application can do today without a heavy dose of JS code, which fully implements user interaction. Special geeks manage to implement completely impossible things in JavaScript: take, for example, a virtual machine project that successfully runs Linux (bellard.org/jslinux). But we will not consider this case :).

Codecademy

Simple question: what is the most proven way to learn new language programming? Take a smart book and start reading it. This approach will never become outdated. It was so twenty years ago, and it is so now. However, it is difficult to imagine that by the 21st century more progressive teaching methods have not been invented, especially teaching programming. Codecademy is a startup that positions itself as a developer school. Within seventy-two hours after opening, he gathered more than two hundred thousand (think about the number!) aspiring programmers, inviting them to take an interactive JavaScript course.

The secret of success is the elegance of the learning process. Using a special interface, students are immediately taught about the basic features of the language and its syntax, and, most importantly, they are offered to immediately test their knowledge in action by typing the code in a special console. All this happens in the browser, without the need to install anything on your computer. Step by step, you can quickly figure out what's what and understand all the basic principles of JavaScript. To further encourage students to learn, rewards are given as they progress through the course.

The project quickly received funding and very soon promises a significant increase in training courses. A system for creating your own courses on the ready-made Codecademy platform is already available.

Learn jQuery in thirty days

The jQuery library has gradually become an inseparable part of JavaScript, simplifying work with an HTML document, event processing, creating animations and implementing AJAX. In fact, jQuery has changed the way JavaScript programming is done in many ways. In principle, understanding the library is not difficult. But to make this even more painless, the Nettuts+ portal, known for its high-quality educational articles, has developed a special course. The course is divided into thirty screencast lessons of fifteen minutes each, which allows you to gradually use the library day after day. Whatever one may say, fifteen minutes can always be found. And the training format is very pleasant: for me personally, there is nothing more understandable than a direct demonstration of coding with comments along the way. For those who are just starting to learn JS, there is also a video course by the same author (bit.ly/AqK4s0).

First flight with jQuery

If you ask who produces screencasts of reference quality, then among the winners there will definitely be an online programming school c<>de school. This is very professional project, offering both paid and free courses for specialists of various levels. The jQuery Air: First Flight course was paid for a long time, but has recently been opened to everyone. It consists of five levels, each of which includes an educational screencast and interactive programming exercises implemented directly in the browser. Points are awarded for completing tasks (for example, 350 for a solved problem). If a difficulty arises somewhere, you can ask for a hint, but in this case you cannot avoid penalty points. At the first level, it is proposed to go through the basics of JavaScript, at the second - selectors, at the third - CSS attributes, at the fourth - manipulating HTML elements and DOM, at the fifth - working with events. To complete the course, you need to complete fifty-five simple and not so simple exercises.

Ruby and Ruby on Rails

If you read in the last issue an interview with Alena Vladimirskaya, who is rightfully considered the leading headhunter on the Runet, then you already know how in demand Ruby on Rails programmers are now. Everyone is chasing competent specialists who are ready to quickly develop growing web projects. And the more demand grows, the higher salaries become. If you have programming experience and want to retrain in a more popular field, then Ruby in conjunction with Ruby on Rails is definitely a very good option. And now you can learn it quite quickly. However, knowledge of the language will be useful, even if you do not intend to work as a professional developer. Ruby is also popular among information security experts: for example, the well-known hacker framework Metasploit (and all its modules) are written in Ruby.

rubymonk

The project is an interactive book consisting of fifty exercises that allow you to quickly walk through the basics of Ruby. They tell you: “An array of elements is created like this - try it.” And you try. Then something else is explained - again, you immediately check it in action. As soon as you have enough knowledge, you are offered more complex exercises. The verification of completed tasks is absolutely amazing (the solution code, of course, must be typed directly in the browser, and the editor even supports syntax highlighting). For each exercise, checkpoints are set against which the correctness of the solution is checked. Thus, at any moment you can understand what exactly the interactive system does not like, what the output should be, and where the error is hidden in your solution.

try ruby

If you have had some programming experience, then this interactive tutorial will allow you to go through the basic concepts of the Ruby language and understand what's what in just fifteen minutes. However, even if you have never dealt with programming at all, try ruby ​​will be tough for you. However, in this case the training will probably take a little longer. In total, you need to complete eight lessons and cope with more than fifty tasks. The project became even better after the school already mentioned above took it under its wing c<>de school. Now this is an almost perfect tutor.

The Intro to Rails Screencast I Wish I Had

As already noted, the Ruby language is clearly associated with the most popular framework for building web applications, Ruby On Rails. The latter helped more than one startup from Silicon Valley take off, including Twitter. Jeffrey Wei, editor-in-chief of the tutsplus.com service, recorded a killer screencast with the self-explanatory title “A screencast for dummies in Rails, which I would like to start with myself.” The 40-minute video explains in the clearest way how to use Rails. After this, the words “Models”, “TDD”, “ActiveRecord”, “RSpec”, “Capybara”, “Partials” will no longer be scary. This is not the only screencast for beginners: many video tutorials for programmers of various levels can be found on another specialized project - railscasts.com.

Rails for Zombies

After (and only after!) you have the necessary knowledge of Rails and some experience in creating web applications, you should definitely take the free course “Rails for Zombies” from the same school c<>de school. Recorded at a consistently high level, the lessons are seasoned with a healthy dose of humor, accompanied by exercises drawn from situations that programmers encounter every day on the “rails”. If this course is not enough for you, then the authors have a sequel, “Rails for Zombies 2,” but you can only complete it for money.

Python

Python is one of the most popular programming languages ​​among information security specialists. A huge number of plug-in libraries allows you to quickly write complex scripts and auxiliary applications. Many pros generally consider Python the ideal tool for prototyping complex projects as quickly as possible. information systems. However, the matter is often not limited to the prototype: there are many projects whose code is written in Python and which can withstand enormous loads. You can even learn this language just for yourself: I’ve had situations dozens of times when I needed to optimize something, and every time knowledge of the language turned out to be very useful.

Moreover, Python is often integrated into many serious applications as a scripting language to provide rich scripting capabilities.

Try Python!

The best way to get started quickly is to try an online Python training course. In terms of interactivity, the service is much inferior to similar projects for JS and Ruby, but, nevertheless, it allows you to complete a basic training course directly in the browser. You don't even need to install an interpreter on your computer. This is very convenient: any given example can be immediately tried in action. However, this is where the interactivity ends: Try Python does not check your code in any way, does not monitor the correctness of actions and does not offer tasks to test your knowledge. The entire course consists of seven parts (five on Python and two on IronPython). It’s funny that the service itself is written in Silverlight.

Online Python tutor

The funny service was developed as part of a programming course at the famous American programming forge of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The idea is to visualize the execution of scripts written in Python, allowing you to step through them (back and forth) and at each step view the values ​​of different data structures (variables, objects on the heap, stack frames). This can be arbitrary code typed directly into the browser, or one of several pre-prepared snippets taken from curriculum Python at MIT. It's funny that there are several problems here that are offered to applicants for the position of programmers. With solutions. The service could be called an online debugger, but it can no longer be used to execute complex scripts due to the lack of the ability to connect modules, perform I/O operations, and so on.

Python lessons from Google

Google has long been famous for its extensive use of Python. The company even has a special course designed for people who have little programming experience (naturally, they do not work as developers). This course is now completely open and free. It includes step-by-step manuals, video lectures, as well as many exercises for training and consolidation of materials. The first lessons cover basic concepts in Python (like strings and lists), then the development of full-fledged applications that work with files, processes and HTTP connections is gradually covered. It must be said that at Google this course follows an intensive scenario and fits into two days.

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Being an IT specialist today is not only an honor, but also profitable!
The quality of education received by specialists has a direct connection with the level of development and literacy in the use of information technology.

To obtain an education, it is not just a process of transferring knowledge that is necessary, it is also necessary to transfer skills and abilities, and do this systematically. Those who impart knowledge, skills and abilities must be literate people in all respects.

The higher education system is, although not the only one, but at the moment the officially dominant basic part Russian system training the younger generation of highly qualified IT specialists. In Russia, more than 270 universities work with IT. Today, an IT specialist is a fairly in-demand profession. The main direction in the IT market is “Programming, development”. Also quite popular areas are “Project Management”, “Engineers”, “System Integration” and “Support, Helpdesk”.

What universities and institutes train professional IT specialists?

Based on an analysis of the largest SuperJob database and current ratings of Russian universities, including those prepared annually by RA Expert, a rating was compiled among universities that produce more in-demand and highly paid IT specialists¹. According to the website, 33 Russian universities that train IT specialists can be identified:

  • MSU - Moscow state university them. M.V. Lomonosov
  • MEPhI - National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI"
  • MIPT - Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (state university)
  • NSU - Novosibirsk State University
  • MSTU im. Bauman - Moscow State technical university them. N.E. Bauman
  • MIEM - Moscow state institute electronics and mathematics "MIEM" (technical university)
  • NSTU - Novosibirsk State Technical University
  • UNN - Nizhny Novgorod State University named after. Lobachevsky (national research university)
  • SPbSU - St. Petersburg State University
  • UrFU - Ural Federal University named after. the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
  • SSTU – Saratov State Technical University
  • UGATU - Ufa State Aviation Technical University
  • KFU - Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
  • MAI - National Research University Moscow Aviation Institute
  • MIET - National Research University Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology
  • NSTU - Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after. R.E. Alekseeva
  • MPEI - National Research University Moscow Energy Institute
  • OSU - Orenburg State University
  • PSU - Penza State University
  • VolgSTU – Volgograd State Technical University
  • SPbSPU - St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University
  • Tula State University - Tula State University
  • IzhSTU – Izhevsk State Technical University
  • VlSU - Vladimir State University named after. A.G. and N.G. Stoletovs
  • MSTU MIREA - Moscow State Technical University of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation
  • RGRTU - Ryazan State Radio Engineering University
  • KNITU im. Tupolev – Kazan State Technical University named after. A.N.Tupoleva
  • SPbGETU "LETI" - St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI" named after. V.I.Ulyanova (Lenin)
  • VSTU – Voronezh State Technical University
  • MGUPI - Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Informatics
  • MIIT - Moscow State Transport University
  • SPbGUAP - St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
  • SPbSU ITMO - St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies

These universities train specialists in the following specialties:

  • Information systems.
  • Information Technology.
  • Modeling and research of operations in organizational and technical systems.
  • Applied mathematics.
  • Applied computer science.
  • Computer security.
  • Computers, complexes, systems and networks.
  • Automated information processing and control systems.
  • Computer-aided design systems.
  • Computer software and automated systems.
  • Organization and technology of information security.
  • Comprehensive protection of informatization objects.
  • Comprehensive provision of information security of automated systems.
  • Information security of telecommunication systems.

The table presents salary data for IT specialists employed in their specialty:

A qualified IT specialist is now worth his weight in gold.

¹ SuperJob Portal

Kovalchuk Tatyana
Recruiting company AVICONN
Recruitment Consultant

The IT field is very popular today all over the world. Make sense of the diversity educational institutions, providing specialized education, is not so easy. We decided to select the best universities operating not only in St. Petersburg, Moscow or the regions, but throughout the world.

IT education abroad

Leads in many international rankings Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 92% of its graduates either continue their studies in doctoral studies or work in their specialty. Suffice it to say that this institute holds an amazing record - 81 people who worked or studied in Massachusetts have received the Nobel Prize.

If its location depresses you (not everyone will like Boston), then choose Stanford University, located in sunny California. It offers quality education, and its location next to the famous “Golden Valley” will allow you not to worry much about finding a job. By the way, such IT industry luminaries as Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin graduated from this university. Nineteen living billionaires are Stanford graduates. Not a bad motivation, right?

Carnegie Mellon University is not as well known in Russia as in the West. But it is constantly included in the top 5 best IT universities. And this says a lot. Located in cozy and quiet Pennsylvania, it will allow you to concentrate on your studies, as well as travel to the small Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney, where the world famous Groundhog Day is celebrated annually on February 2.

There are other interesting options. Slightly loses to neighboring Stanford University of California, but is still considered one of the best in the world. Widely known Harvard and Oxford, Cambridge and Princeton- these are generally win-win options, no matter what areas you would like to study there. But if you don’t like the Anglo-Saxon environment and you are, for example, a Francophone, come to study in Zurich. Switzerland is famous not only for its amazing cheeses and developed banking system, but also for its Federal Institute of Technology. At one time it was fashionable among the Moscow elite to send their children there to study. Finally, if you are sick of Europe and want to get quality knowledge in an unusual place, then go to the Southeast. Singaporean national university often included in rankings of the best universities in the world.

IT education in St. Petersburg

Studying abroad is good, but it’s too hard on your wallet. However, you can get a quality education without leaving your hometown. Fortunately, in St. Petersburg there are no problems with technical universities.

SPbPU "Polytech"(or, more officially, Peter the Great Polytechnic University) in recent years carried out a whole series of renovations, seriously updated the material base and entered a new era, consistently occupying a place in the top ten best technical universities in Russia. The Department of Electronics and Telecommunications is one of the best places in the country for higher education in the field of IT. Of course, Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov works here.

ITMO— in recent years, this university has taken its place among the leading institutions of the city. The scientific priorities of the institute are information and photonic technologies. And among the advantages is an amazing technical base. This is one of the few St. Petersburg institutes that appears from time to time in international rankings of higher education institutions.

SPbSU— the main St. Petersburg university offers a variety of specialties for applicants. The Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes was founded in the 60s of the last century and combines the traditions of quality education with innovative developments. The only negative (however, very relative) is that you will have to go to Old Peterhof to study.

SPbSETU "LETI" - in late XIX century, the institute was the first electrical engineering university in Europe. Now, of course, times are not the same, we have to withstand serious competition, but LETI is coping with this. Faculty computer technology and the Faculty of Electronics are two powerful educational center, where every student will be happy to study, study and study again, following the precepts of the leaders.

SPbSUT— St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications named after. Professor M.A. Bonch-Bruevich. In the early 2010s, it underwent a major update, which made it possible to raise the quality of education to a new level. It is interesting that the Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies is a partner of Cisco and actively implements its developments in the educational process. It will be of interest to those citizens who live on the right bank of the Neva, the institute is located next to the Ulitsa Dybenko metro station.

IT education in other cities of Russia

If St. Petersburg universities do not suit you in some way, and wealthy relatives live in Moscow, or you have the opportunity to rent an apartment or live in a dormitory, then take a closer look at Moscow higher educational institutions. There is plenty to choose from, but be prepared for high competition and equally high tuition costs. Eat interesting options and in other Russian cities.

Lomonosov Moscow State University- one of the best universities in the country according to a variety of criteria. It is not surprising that IT specialists are trained here at a high level. True, the Faculty of Computer Science, “tailored” for technical education, places great emphasis on scientific and theoretical training - for some this is a minus, but for others it is a plus. The competition is quite large - five to six people per place, there are budget places, but at the same time at Moscow State University you need to take an additional exam - the Unified State Exam alone will not be enough here.

MSTU named after N. E. Bauman- one of the most famous technical universities in the country. Faculty of Computer Science, as well as Faculty of Robotics and complex automation are in constant demand. However, other faculties also pay maximum attention to technical training. With the education received at Baumanka, you don’t have to worry too much about finding a job.

MIPT is another very strong university, with several faculties suitable for young people with a technical mind. The faculties of radio engineering and cybernetics, management and applied mathematics, and the relatively new faculties of innovation and high technology provide the opportunity to receive a high-quality education. At the same time, the competition is not that high - only a little more than two people per place.

MEPhI- one of the most difficult institutes in Russia working in the field of IT for admission. The competition here in some years reaches 16 people per place! However, this does not mean that enrolling here is completely unrealistic. The Department of Business Informatics provides many opportunities for smart and resourceful students.

HSE — graduate School economics is an established brand of quality education. And not only in economics. The Faculty of Business Informatics here is focused more on obtaining practical rather than theoretical knowledge. IN modern world- this is just what the doctor ordered.

Some regional universities are also worthy of attention. They are interesting primarily because of the lower cost of education and, in general, of life. Take a closer look at Kazan, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Nizhny Novgorod universities. For example, Novosibirsk University occupies one of the leading places in terms of salary among IT specialists and competes in this indicator with Moscow MEPhI and MIPT.

If you want to acquire a new specialty, basic (from scratch) knowledge and applied skills in IT, economics, finance, management, and are ready for long-term (almost 3 years) training, then a second higher education program is better suited for you (preparing a bachelor’s degree in Business informatics).

Who can study on the program?

The program of second higher education - training bachelors in a shortened time in the field of "Business Informatics" - accepts specialists and managers who have a state diploma of higher education (bachelor, specialist, master) in various specialties and areas.

In this case, the direction of the first higher education, the presence of primary knowledge and practical experience do not matter.

Admission is carried out on the basis of the results of entrance tests, the form and list of which is determined by the university independently, and an interview. .

Why is it worth studying at the Higher School of Economics?

A second higher IT education in a relevant and in-demand specialty significantly increases your chances of finding a decent job, as well as devoting all your time to the type of activity that will be most interesting to you.

A second higher IT education, obtained at the Higher School of Business Informatics of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, will allow you to gain the missing knowledge or expand the existing ones, move up the career ladder, get a better-paid job, change your field professional activity. This is especially true in Moscow, where high level competition for highly paid positions.

By choosing a bachelor's program in Business Informatics at the Graduate School of Business Informatics, YOU GET A NUMBER OF ADVANTAGES:

1. RELEVANCE. GSBI programs are developed based on market requirements, taking into account modern standards and best practices(ISO, IEEE, CMM/CMMI, SPICE, COBIT, ITIL, BABOK), and reviewed by leading partner companies.

2. QUALITY. The quality of education at GSBI is achieved through a combination of the university’s methodological base and the expert experience of partner companies. When developing and implementing programs, HSBI uses the unique in Russia methodological base of the Higher School of Economics in the field of business informatics and the basic departments of leading companies (http://bi.hse.ru/chairs.html).

3. BUSINESS PRACTICES AND LEADING SPECIALISTS. VSBI programs are taught by people who put into business practice every day what they talk about in the classroom, as well as the most authoritative specialists in the IT market. Our teachers

4. PRACTICAL SKILLS. Main principle training at HSBI - learning through action, application of acquired theoretical knowledge in the real practice of students. All educational assignments and program projects are of an applied, practical nature. The subjects of practical assignments and final papers are determined by students themselves based on their goals and interests.

5. DEMAND. Diplomas from the National Research University Higher School of Economics enjoy high prestige among employers. HSE University has been a leader in ratings and surveys of company executives for the past 5 years.

In addition, HSE is one of the few Russian universities, whose diplomas are valued in other countries.

6. UNIQUENESS. Almost all VSBI programs in terms of focus and content have no analogues in Russian market additional and business education.

GSBI programs differ not only in duration, cost, diploma issued, but also in content and focus.

In the second higher education program (bachelor's degree in Business Informatics), training in all disciplines is carried out from zero level to specialist level. The program contains long blocks on economics, finance, management, basic and applied disciplines in IT. The list of disciplines is determined by the educational standard. Of all the HSBI programs, the second higher education is the more basic education. This is a full-fledged higher education in the field of IT management. Graduates of this program are ready to work in any field of economics and public administration related to the use of IT.

After completing a bachelor's degree in Business Informatics, you will be able to work as

  • CIO, Director of Information Services;
  • Company Business Development Director (CEO);
  • Information systems architect, IT business architect;
  • IT business consultant;
  • Business Analyst;
  • Financial Analyst;
  • IT Strategy Consultant;
  • Director of Analytical Services;
  • Business Architect;
  • Specialist in modeling and optimization of business processes;
  • IT manager, IT specialist;
  • Project manager, including Internet projects;
  • IT management consultant;
  • Internet project manager;
  • Entrepreneur, company manager.

The program complies with the educational standard in the field of Business Informatics and the professional standard Information Technology Manager (Approved by Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia No. 716n dated October 13, 2014)

The issued document is a state diploma of higher education of the National research university"Higher School of Economics" in the field of "Business Informatics", BACHELOR degree

Students who successfully completed this program, are accepted to the MBA-IT program of the National Research University Higher School of Economics with a duration of study of 1 year!!!

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If you still have doubts about choosing a training program, then you can get acquainted with curriculum and annotations of disciplines, find out more detailed information about the features of training, certification, preparation of final work and get answers to other questions.

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