MAYKOR, a leading Russian provider of IT and business-processes outsourcing services, and Innopolis University will collaborate in training of IT specialists and designing of IT solutions. The agreement was signed on June 9 in Innopolis at the Conference "Information Technology of Industrial Russia" (CIPR 2016).
MAYKOR and Innopolis University have agreed on mutual support in a number of areas. The outsourcing company will participate in educational programs of the University. During the next academic year students will be able to benefit from a planned series of seminars and workshops led by MAYKOR's top managers, who will cover domestic and international practices of IT outsourcing. The parties will continue their joint efforts in promotion of IT careers among children and young people and fostering their talents in this field. The first step in this direction was made in 2016, when academic competitions in Mathematics and Computer Science held by Innopolis University became a part of MAYKOR's Corporate Social Program "Engineer as a Profession".
Besides, MAYKOR and Innopolis University are planning joint activities to develop the company's workforce. The company is planning to engage experts from Innopolis University in building a personnel reserve of IT managers, offering its employees a chance to enroll in a Master's degree program in Software Engineering at the University on a competitive basis. Moreover, the parties have given a notice of their intention to collaborate in developing of cloud solutions for various industries.
"MAYKOR has ambitious business development plans. We design innovative services for our customers and explore new areas, including mobile and cloud technologies. Our partnership with Innopolis University will support these initiatives, providing knowledge and expertise as well as the opportunities to train highly qualified IT specialists and managers who will be the driving force of these programs," commented on the agreement Irina Grigoryan, Human Resources Director at MAYKOR.
"The partnership of Innopolis University with a leading Russian provider of IT outsourcing services will allow our students to gain useful skills, practical knowledge, and an opportunity to participate in fascinating projects in a promising segment of the IT service market. The company's interest in working with the younger generation is of special importance. We have been successfully cooperating with MAYKOR in this area, and we are planning to continue joint work," said Alexander Tormasov, Rector of Innopolis University.
