HP today announced the launch of the “Russian Institute of Technology” (RIT) programme, which aims to support higher education and the development of IT specialists in Russia.
As part of the RIT, HP will establish Technology Centres at five Russian universities1 providing IT equipment and advanced IT training. They will be operational by the start of the next school year. The Centres will also offer interactive courses dealing with practical IT-related business challenges such as software, IT management and printing technology.
“This training programme will help develop qualified specialists in high-performance computing systems, which are vital to Russian industries such as oil and gas,” said Nikolay Kudryavtsev, rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The courses will be led by HP Technology Centre trainers or university professors, with contributions from HP Labs experts, the HP Russia Training Centre, and lecturers from other HP partner universities. The courses will be specially designed to the needs of the each university: nanotechnology at the Kurchatov Institute of Moscow University; HP telecommunications equipment; software at the Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications. Internships at HP Labs will be offered to the best students.
“Initiatives supporting education and science enable us to contribute to a country’s development and also help us to further develop our business,” said Gabi Zedlmayer, vice president of Corporate Marketing and Global Citizenship, HP Europe, Middle East and Africa. “By enabling students to work with modern IT equipment, this programme can give them the tools and knowledge for a head start in their careers.“
The RIT is part of HP’s social investment programme in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), which supports projects involving future entrepreneurs, environmental NGOs and educational institutions by providing technology, cash grants and training curricula. In the EMEA region, HP has supported more than 200 education projects in more than 20 countries, reaching more than 50,000 young people in 2007. On a worldwide level from 2004 to 2007, HP has contributed grants to more than 850 schools in 36 countries, worth €30 million ($44 million, US list price). Read more on these and other global citizenship developments in HP’s Global Citizenship Bulletin (for subscription) and CSR blog on www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/.
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(1) Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow State University of Printing Arts, Stavropol State University, Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications and Novosibirsk State University
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01/2008
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