TPU entered the top 10 ranking of universities of the new economy

The analytical center "Expert" has compiled pilot rating Russian Universities of New Economics. It examines the level of satisfaction of companies with the quality of training of specialists in high-tech specialties.

The new rating covers four professional fields: information technology, chemical and biological sciences and technologies, energy, as well as mechanical engineering and industry. According to the results of the pilot study, 500 companies were surveyed, of which 90% belong to large and medium-sized businesses. About 20% of companies can be classified as high—tech industries, while the rest are representatives of more traditional industries that employ university graduates. The companies included in the survey include large industrial companies in the top 200 in Russia, as well as companies in the professional services sector, IT companies, and technology startups.

When compiling the list, three sets of indicators were taken into account: company satisfaction, scale of operations, and supporting indicators. The most important was the "Company satisfaction" block, which determined half of the overall result of the university, the "Scale of activity" block accounted for 30% of the total number of points, and the "Supporting indicators" accounted for the remaining 20%.

Among the universities also included in the top 10 of the list are Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg State University, UrFU, MEPhI and others.

"The study focuses on the quality of specialist training for high-tech industries, where trends change very quickly and the requirements for employees differ from traditional ones. For example, IT companies look primarily at the professional skills of graduates and attach less importance to work experience in the industry," commented the study of the acting rector of TPU Andrey Yakovlev. — In order to meet the demands of such employers, TPU is in close communication with them. We attract specialists from companies to work with students, create educational programs together, and develop internship, internship, and mentoring systems. We pay special attention to the formation of soft skills and entrepreneurial skills."