UEB, Bydgoszcz, 06 February 2018 Taras Hryshchanka, PIMB International Relations Manager, PIMB Project Manager UEB, Bydgoszcz, 06 February 2018 Achievements in project implementation, challenges and further plans of the project: Qualitative analysis of the upgraded study programmes introduced to the university community, social partners, local regional and national authorities. Feedback from employers. Visibility and dissemination. UEB, Bydgo UEB, Bydgoszcz, 06 February 2018 szcz, 06 February 2018

Our achievements for the time being

The 1st 50% tranche is fully spent

10,000 Euro went to the English course provider

≈ 25,000 Euro are spent on the 1st lot of equipment after compulsory tendering procedures “best value for money”

New hardware, aud. 209, PIMB

By the end of 2018 we had almost fully met the requirements of the Agency in terms of finance. Project staff remuneration had been suspended.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS DEVELOPMENT Course Descriptions developers Result 1. Law in IT-sphere PIMB + 2. Intellectual Property and Protection of Information 3. English for Specific Purposes PIMB, BSPU 4. Team-building 5. Management of E-business PIMB, SB BSU 6. Marketing Management in IT-sphere 7. Business Planning Based on Informatization Tools 8. Time-management

LEARNING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT Course Learning materials developers Result RUS ENG 1. Law in IT-sphere PIMB 80% 2. Intellectual Property and Protection of Information 3. English for Specific Purposes - 95% 4. Team-building 90% 5. Management of e-business PIMB, SBMT 30% 6. Marketing Management in IT-sphere 7. Business Planning based on Informatization Tools 60% 8. Time-management

THE UPDATED COURSES TESTING SCHEME (1) Year 2018/19 Students 1 semester (01.09.2018 -31.01.2019) 2 semester (01.02.2019 -30.06.2019) Part-time Full-time 1. Law in IT-sphere 42 8 2. Intellectual Property and Protection of Information 20 37 3. Psychology of Information Perception 12* 4. Management of IT Projects 38 5. Multimedia Creation and Processing Technologies 6. Computer Networks 26 7. Web Technologies 41

THE UPDATED COURSES TESTING SCHEME (2) Year 2018/19 Students 1 semester (01.09.2018 -31.01.2019) 2 semester (01.02.2019 -30.06.2019) Part-time Full-time 8. English for Specific Purposes 7 27 9. Team-building 38* 10. Management of e-business 11. Marketing Management in IT-sphere 12 12. Business Planning based on Informatization Tools 13. Time-management 34 Total 273 81

Arranging the project participants remuneration procedures The 2nd 40% tranche Arranging tendering procedures to purchase the 2nd (final) lot of equipment Arranging the project participants remuneration procedures

Salary arrangements 1) Project Employment Agreement in Russian and English; 2) Timesheet pattern; 3) Joint Declaration pattern; 4) Instruction letter; 5) Providing the institutional authorities with payment details; 6) Preparing individual salary portfolios for PIMB staff

Complex of visibility and dissemination measures Introduction of the project achievements to the university community, social partners, local, regional and national authorities; Complex of visibility and dissemination measures

PIMB Website with IESED Link News, deliverables Instant update of the project related info Complying with the EACEA logo and disclaimer demand Website modification and rebranding: New design Expanded functions In-built distance education platform etc.

Providing essential information for the IESED Project website: “Management with IT Specialization” study course descriptions are in free access for all the national HEIs

Publications in the national printed media: the 1st tender information was published in “The SB Belarus Today” newspaper

Are the national and regional authorities interested Are the national and regional authorities interested? Extract from PIMB’s December 2018 report to NEO: “There is no documentary evidence to prove that the project had an impact on national or regional policies in higher education. There is no documentary evidence to prove that the project contributed to the establishment or further development of new external bodies or regulatory frameworks.”

The role of the national authorities: Issuing permits; exercising overall control; making sure the project complies with the national law and caters for the public benefit. No facts to affirm that the project is backed up or acclaimed at this level

Interest and support at the institutional level due to growing awareness of the project benefits: staff mobility; acquisition of advanced equipment; getting the project remuneration; attracting new students via creating a positive HEI image

Feedback from employers and stakeholders External stakeholders are national entities operating in different fields of industry and services that are definitely interested in employing skilled specialists with a high level of ICT proficiency.

Students’ internships regional and national employers students’ internships students’ employment ICT Companies

Internship providers list 18 entities have confirmed their intention to admit our “Management with IT Specialization” students for passing the internship. The list is approved, signed and stamped by the Rector of our institution.

Applications for employment of “Management with IT Specialization” students This slide shows the applications of just 4 out of 18 organizations which require a certain quantity of our project specialty students for further employment. The first one applied for 10 managers with ICT specialization, the second one applied for 30 specialists, then 3 and 7 people. The document is also approved, signed and stamped by the Rector of PIMB.

Before we have prepared and provided them with qualified managers with ICT skills, the employers’ role in the project is rather inactive.

The project finance is raised from 2 sources: 1) The EACEA co-financing and 2) BY HEI’s own co-financing. No stakeholders support the project financially or logistically. No financial obligations no reporting

THANK YOU! Co–funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union