The Foundation's partner universities are in the ranking of universities of the new economy

8 partner universities Reliable Change Foundation By the end of 2020, they were included in the pilot rating of Russian universities of the new economy. The rating is based on a study conducted by the Expert Analytical Center with the support of Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity" as part of the Career Time project.

The rating analyzes the level of satisfaction of companies with the quality of training of specialists in high-tech specialties. When compiling the list, three sets of indicators were taken into account: company satisfaction, scale of operations, and supporting indicators.

The rating combined the responses of employers in four areas: information technologies, chemical and biological sciences and technologies, energy, mechanical engineering and industry. According to experts, the areas covered are relevant in the labor market today and will be in demand in the near future.

The TOP 20 of the rating includes 8 universities that are partners of the Reliable Change Foundation and its flagship project. The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".

 The top ten of the rating includes the National Research Technological University "MISIS" and the Ural Federal University.

Also in the TOP 20 are National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Far Eastern Federal University, St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University named after V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin), National Research Tomsk State University and Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University.

The rating can be found here here.

"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., — the interim rector of TPU commented on the results of the study Andrey Yakovlev. — In order to meet the demands of employers, our university actively interacts 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."

"Holding regular career promotions is one of the ways to keep students and universities in constant contact with employers. Thanks to the Career Time project, we have obtained a cross-section of the most sought-after competencies in employment, which, together with the published rating, will help to train students according to the most relevant labor market requirements.", — emphasized the rector of UrFU Victor Koksharov.

Let's add that according to the results of the study in the fall of 2020, 500 employer companies in 74 regions of the country expressed their opinions.  More than 90% of the surveyed companies represent medium and large businesses.

All the listed universities will once again become participants of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". Registration for the new season is already open at the project's website.