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WorldSkills for Universities

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in Grand Ballroom

There is a wide-spread judgment that it is colleges about skills when universities are about knowledge. However, this in an absolute delusion. New economy needs new specialists that possess new skills and knowledge. Not only vocational but high education also meets this challenge. Can we apply WS methods at universities? – Skill University competition: challenges and opportunities for development.

Main topics:
1. Universities transformation for the future economy: new role of Universities, new education products for new economy.
2. Universities’ ranking: H-index (Hirsch index) VS s-index (Skills index).
3. Ideas for Skills University league development: set of skills and new formats
4. Best practices University Skills - Discussion with Universities representatives.

Presentations

WorldSkills_for_Universities_Philippovich.pdf

WorldSkills_for_Universities_Maksim_Usynin.pdf


Speakers

Dr. Andrey Philippovich

Moscow Polytechnic University, Dean of IT Faculty