Academy, coworking, future technologies: a new IT center has opened in Vitebsk
Those interested will be able to learn programming languages and technologies at the new IT center, which opened on January 30 at the "Law and Order" technopark in Vitebsk.
The Information Technology Center includes the IT-Academy InTechHub school and the "Mesto" coworking center, created on the basis of the technopark resident LLC "InTechHub". The school plans to train individuals aged 14 to 30 who want to become professionals in this field. According to calculations, in the first year of operation, the academy will graduate over 20 qualified specialists, who will then be offered jobs in partner companies as junior developers. Those interested will be able to master programming languages and technologies such as Python, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, AI (artificial intelligence), MV (machine vision), Big Data, Data Mining.
"The technopark's IT center is a point of attraction for all IT specialists in Vitebsk and the region. Imagine: a whole building has been constructed with budget funds, reconstruction has been carried out. Br6.5 million has been invested here. All internal partitions were completely removed, only the shell and walls were left. Then, new walls, premises, water supply, sewage, lighting systems, and so on were built from scratch. Now we are in a completely new building, ready for opening," said Mikhail Keizerov, director of the "Law and Order" technopark.
The coworking center will attract freelancers – specialists in modern creative and innovative professions. Previously, there were no coworking spaces in Vitebsk and the region, the head of the technopark added. "When young people come here, they start communicating, they come up with joint projects. Then they come to me and ask for space, inquire about what the state can help with," he explained the algorithm of actions. "We have IT enterprises located here, ready to hire the young specialists."
In cooperation with Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov (VSU), a branch of the Department of Mathematics and Information Technologies will be opened on these premises. Its main purpose is to conduct practical training at the place of training specialists in the creation of information products. Students will be able to study without interrupting their work, and local IT companies will be able to train qualified personnel for themselves. As explained by the university's rector, Valentina Bogatyreva, by the third year, most students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technologies already have a place of employment.
"One of the new specialties at the university is 'IT Medicine', another very interesting specialty is 'Information Technology Software', a classic in this field. Therefore, the creation of a department branch is an opportunity for practice-oriented specialist training. The university already has seven such laboratories with residents of the Hi-Tech Park and more than 50 department branches in total across all specialties. Thus, befriending the technopark is a great prospect for us, including in the field of joint developments with the People's Republic of China (about 1,000 students from China study at the university. - Ed. BELTA)," the rector emphasized. "Today, our students and teachers are preparing many interesting projects. Among the most interesting are seven projects in the field of medicine, many of which have already passed or are undergoing certification for copyright certificates."
"The opening of the IT center in the 'Law and Order' incubator technopark is dictated by life itself. We need to move forward, develop innovations, including in the IT sector, new software for the development of the real sector of the economy. First of all, we expect a concentration of talented people from the IT industry here and the creation of new software products. For this, we have partners - our universities, entrepreneurship support centers, and enterprises interested in creating new jobs to implement innovations in the real sector of the economy," added Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Anzhelika Nikitina.
ChinaRussian partners will provide the IT center with a large scope of work. The initial investment volume, as clarified by Mikhail Keyzerov, is $2 million. Specialists will create an import-substituting product – write a Chinese Windows instead of an American one. Anyone can come to the IT center at the idea stage, and later start their own business. The state will offer support: provide equipped premises, tax benefits, and a scope of work. All that is required from participants is desire, responsibility, and involvement.
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The Information Technology Center includes the IT-Academy InTechHub school and the "Mesto" coworking center, created on the basis of the technopark resident LLC "InTechHub". The school plans to train individuals aged 14 to 30 who want to become professionals in this field. According to calculations, in the first year of operation, the academy will graduate over 20 qualified specialists, who will then be offered jobs in partner companies as junior developers. Those interested will be able to master programming languages and technologies such as Python, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, AI (artificial intelligence), MV (machine vision), Big Data, Data Mining.
"The technopark's IT center is a point of attraction for all IT specialists in Vitebsk and the region. Imagine: a whole building has been constructed with budget funds, reconstruction has been carried out. Br6.5 million has been invested here. All internal partitions were completely removed, only the shell and walls were left. Then, new walls, premises, water supply, sewage, lighting systems, and so on were built from scratch. Now we are in a completely new building, ready for opening," said Mikhail Keizerov, director of the "Law and Order" technopark.
The coworking center will attract freelancers – specialists in modern creative and innovative professions. Previously, there were no coworking spaces in Vitebsk and the region, the head of the technopark added. "When young people come here, they start communicating, they come up with joint projects. Then they come to me and ask for space, inquire about what the state can help with," he explained the algorithm of actions. "We have IT enterprises located here, ready to hire the young specialists."
In cooperation with Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov (VSU), a branch of the Department of Mathematics and Information Technologies will be opened on these premises. Its main purpose is to conduct practical training at the place of training specialists in the creation of information products. Students will be able to study without interrupting their work, and local IT companies will be able to train qualified personnel for themselves. As explained by the university's rector, Valentina Bogatyreva, by the third year, most students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technologies already have a place of employment.
"One of the new specialties at the university is 'IT Medicine', another very interesting specialty is 'Information Technology Software', a classic in this field. Therefore, the creation of a department branch is an opportunity for practice-oriented specialist training. The university already has seven such laboratories with residents of the Hi-Tech Park and more than 50 department branches in total across all specialties. Thus, befriending the technopark is a great prospect for us, including in the field of joint developments with the People's Republic of China (about 1,000 students from China study at the university. - Ed. BELTA)," the rector emphasized. "Today, our students and teachers are preparing many interesting projects. Among the most interesting are seven projects in the field of medicine, many of which have already passed or are undergoing certification for copyright certificates."
"The opening of the IT center in the 'Law and Order' incubator technopark is dictated by life itself. We need to move forward, develop innovations, including in the IT sector, new software for the development of the real sector of the economy. First of all, we expect a concentration of talented people from the IT industry here and the creation of new software products. For this, we have partners - our universities, entrepreneurship support centers, and enterprises interested in creating new jobs to implement innovations in the real sector of the economy," added Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Anzhelika Nikitina.
ChinaRussian partners will provide the IT center with a large scope of work. The initial investment volume, as clarified by Mikhail Keyzerov, is $2 million. Specialists will create an import-substituting product – write a Chinese Windows instead of an American one. Anyone can come to the IT center at the idea stage, and later start their own business. The state will offer support: provide equipped premises, tax benefits, and a scope of work. All that is required from participants is desire, responsibility, and involvement.
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