Cooperation with Universities
IBA maintains close cooperation with leading Belarusian universities, namely the Belarusian State University (BSU) and the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR). The IBA activities include:
- Lectures and workshops for university students by IBA experts
- Practical training of university students and teachers at IBA
- Joint scientific research in the IT area
- Joint conferences, seminars, and meetings
- Computing and network equipment for university laboratories
- Fiber optic connection to the IBA LAN for authorized students
- Sponsorship of summer student conferences (since 2002) and student competitions (since 1999).
Joint Laboratories
Practical training
Sponsorship
Joint Laboratories
In 1999, the IBA-BSU laboratory “New Information Technologies” was established where university students developed applications for education purposes.
In 2001, IBA equipped a computer class for BSU students. This facility has been constantly updated. In 2002, a joint research laboratory intended for research with participation of students, post-graduates, and teachers was set up in the BSU.
Practical Training
IBA conducts practical training in IT areas that are on demand in IBA. Students are selected based on interviews. The groups are formed of BSU and BSUIR students and graduates who would like to work in IBA. The curriculum includes practical implementation of student projects. After graduation, the students are assigned to work in real IBA projects.
Sponsorship
Since 1998, IBA has been sponsoring BSU student teams that participate in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contests. Since 2004, IBA has been the general sponsor of BSU teams. A team of the Belarusian State University won gold medals at the 28th ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest in 2004. The Belarusian students were among the top three of over 3,000 teams, outscoring their counterparts from MIT and Harvard University.
As for the BSUIR, IBA renders methodological and financial assistance in the organization of international summer schools “Modern Information Technologies” and conferences “Distant Learning as Educational Environment of the Century” for students and postgraduates.
Since 2004, IBA has been sponsoring the Belarusian national contest in informatics among students of colleges, vocational schools, and special technical institutions. The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus has sent a letter to thank IBA for contribution in the development of the national educational system.
Read more:
IBA sponsors the International Summer School
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest: IBA-sponsored team wins gold medals
Tibo'2004: BSU and IBA sum up results of Student and Postgraduate Paper Contest
Gifts to Belarusian winners of International Mathematics Competition
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