Russia’s largest online cinema ivi and Moscow Aviation Institute (national research University) are opening a joint master’s program “managing the process of software development”.

Ivi experts will take part in the development of the entire program, special courses, conducting joint events, setting tasks for project work and organization of internships for students. Also, students of the course will have the opportunity to attend special lectures and events of ivi Company. All this will help students to acquire applied knowledge in the field of information technology and will be a good starting point on the career path.

Recruitment for the new program will start in the summer of 2018, admission will be carried out on the basis of the results of entrance tests and a separate competition of portfolio. The course program is created based on the practical experience gained by experts of ivi, and implemented together with the Methodists of MAI.

Dmitry Voloshin, Advisor to the rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute, says: “We are pleased to partner with ivi, one of the technology leaders among Russian Internet companies. The scale and complexity of the challenges, that ivi faces in its operations, will allow us to bring best practices in managing SOFTWARE development into the learning process. MAI continues to create long-term partnerships for the implementation of educational projects, we are waiting for the best experts of local IT companies to develop the industry and reduce the existing staff deficit.”

Employees of the company will become teachers of the program: they will share with students the latest knowledge from the dynamically developing IT-industry. During the training, students will have a deep understanding of various practical aspects.

Within the program, students will be able to choose one of the educational tracks for applied immersion: their own project as part of teams or work in project of ivi or MAI.

“Work with universities is a global trend in all sectors. In the field of IT, this method of interaction with future specialists effectively and efficiently solves the problem of staff deficit. Participation in the educational process allows you to participate in formation of study plan, adjusting the set of disciplines and the supply of practical knowledge in such a way that even before the end of the program a specialist is armed with practical skills that allow him to quickly adapt to the IT environment.” – says Evgeny Rossinsky, chief technology officer of online cinema ivi.

The skills and competencies acquired by the graduates of the new master’s program will also allow them to work successfully in any IT company: the joint master’s program meets the most urgent challenges and trends of the digital industry.