As the Ukrainian IT sector is still growing in spite of the economic turmoil, the country lacks qualified professionals to meet the expanding levels of international demand for skilled IT staff. If the Ukrainian IT sector is to reach its potential as one of the engines of the new Ukrainian knowledge economy, a fresh generation …
Demand for IT specialists is still growing in Ukraine, as illustrated by the 1,500 people hired by the 25 biggest Ukrainian IT companies in the last six months, 5% more than the previous six months, according to HR resource DOU. GoIT, a provider of tech courses in Kyiv, has been in existence for a year and 46 …
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Ukraine has more than 50,000 software engineers in the information technology industry. Also, according to the Brainbench rating of 2013, the nation ranked third in the number of certified master-level IT specialists among 50 countries. But it’s not strong everywhere. The nation suffers a deficit of sufficiently qualified specialists in high-tech electronic engineering.
Kyiv (Kiev) Polytechnic Institute (KPI), a leading Ukrainian technical university, has teamed up with private partners Kyiv Polytechnic Science Park, Island Management, and Technology of Nature to implement two major projects, “Polyteco Science City” and “Own Heat”. According to the protocol of intentions signed last week, the partners intend to build a research-and-production complex covering 251,000 …
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Non-profit educational initiative Bionic University, which was created as a part of currently frozen Bionic Hill project, has teamed up with Ukrainian software development company MacPaw to launch free courses on creating applications for Apple’s iOS operating system. After completing a 2.5 months-long course, students are expected to be able to write an app from scratch in …
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Beetroot, a Swedish information technology staffing company, on Sept. 19 opened an academy in Poltava to train website developers on the WordPress platform. Twelve students will undergo a three-month course after which they will be fully employable within Ukraine’s expanding IT sector, reads the company news release. Called Beetroot Academy, the frontend developer center is supported by the …
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Universum, a global leader in employer branding, has released its first student survey in Ukraine. The survey reveals how attractive an employer is for students and indicates its position in relation to recruitment competitors. Not only have Google and Microsoft been judged the most attractive IT employers, they also take the lead in the Business/Commerce and Engineering/Natural science rankings.
DOU.UA, a leading online community of IT programmers, has published a ranking of Ukrainian IT universities based on a survey of their graduates and students. The strengths and weaknesses of each university were evaluated based on their overall image, knowledge capacity and usefulness. More than 2,800 people participated in the survey, with 60% of these …
Ukrainian IT students and alumni rank universities – and reveal appalling corruption Read More
Dear Mr. Sheremeta, I would like to extend this invitation to you, as a representative of the government, to have a meeting with “IT Ukraine” association using this document as the agenda. We should immediately establish a working group to transform these ideas into concrete plans that can be put into action right away. As …
Ukraine after the crisis: Moving to a knowledge-based economy – an invitation to act now Read More
