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Source: Peoples'Friendship University of Russia
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Gazprombank and RUDN University signed a cooperation agreement. The goal of the partnership is to ensure high-speed and high-quality training of specialists for key economic sectors and to promote the development of innovation and scientific and technical activities in the country.
"Gazprombank has long been systematically working with the education sector, consistently building strong, mutually beneficial relationships with universities across the country. RUDN University and the bank have enjoyed a long-standing, friendly relationship, collaborating across a wide range of areas. The signing of the agreement will provide further impetus to the development of this cooperation," said Andrey Savchenko, First Vice President of Gazprombank.
The parties plan to:
Joint educational projects. Accelerators and startups—programs to support young entrepreneurs among students and graduates; specialized events and internships so that students can work with cutting-edge science and technology while still studying.
Modern model of personnel training
"By actively collaborating with our country's leading universities, Gazprombank strives to expand students' educational opportunities and graduates' professional fulfillment. Creating and promoting new industries and competencies is a significant part of our mission. We are confident that our collaboration with RUDN University will contribute to the development of an effective model for training the workforce of the future and the emergence of exciting innovative projects," said Anastasia Smirnova, First Vice President and Head of Communications and Marketing at Gazprombank.
The signed agreement provides for the implementation of a range of significant initiatives to create and develop new educational technologies, platforms, and innovative digital education models. The collaboration will also focus on the implementation and support of information and event platforms for career guidance and the involvement of RUDN University students in cutting-edge areas of business, science, and technology.
Gazprombank specialists will be involved in the review of RUDN University's teaching and methodological materials and curricula. In turn, university representatives will participate in the development, review, and implementation of corporate training programs implemented at the bank.
"RUDN University's strategy includes systematic collaboration with major businesses and financial institutions in Russia. Therefore, we are particularly pleased to see Gazprombank as one of our key partners. Our joint initiative is systemic in nature. We believe that in the future, it will provide significant potential for expanding educational, scientific, and expert cooperation in the interests of the economy, personnel training, and ensuring the country's technological leadership," said Yulia Ebzeeva, First Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs at RUDN University.
The New Role of AI in Education
The agreement was signed during a roundtable discussion on "Digital Transformation and Technological Leadership: The Role of Financial Institutions and Universities." At the event, experts from RUDN University and Gazprombank discussed the participation of financial institutions in generating new knowledge, supporting technologies, and developing innovative industries. Participants also discussed the challenges associated with students' use of AI and the university's mission in the new reality.
As Yulia Ebzeeva, First Vice-Rector for Educational Activities at RUDN University, noted, the recent panel discussion at the AI Journey conference also focused on the development of education and the use of artificial intelligence.
"This technology allows us to make certain processes faster and more dynamic. And those who master it will be more effective in the marketplace than others. Therefore, our university was one of the first to respond to this challenge and created the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence. It was created primarily as a faculty that would collaborate with other faculties and develop industry leadership in various fields," says Yulia Ebzeeva.
At the same time, according to the Vice-Rector, despite the development of AI technologies, people who can generate ideas on a napkin will always be valued. In her speech, Yulia Nikolaevna also raised the problem that university graduates are often unprepared for field work. Therefore, universities need to prepare students as closely as possible to the challenges they will face in real life. In his report, Gazprombank's First Vice-President also emphasized the need to transform education. According to him, traditional educational formats (essays, independent work) are losing their effectiveness in the age of AI. Testing knowledge and skills is becoming a competition between a teacher and neural networks, raising the question: "How can we evaluate not the student's work, but the thought process?"
"The mission of the university in the new reality is to develop cognitive immunity and a foundation for continuous, voluntary learning. Universities must develop students' broad perspectives and systems thinking, as well as the ability to see problems in an interdisciplinary context. Furthermore, universities must provide students with fundamental cognitive tools: methods of analysis, critical thinking, and information processing, as well as the fundamentals of professional and research ethics for understanding the social impact of technology. Practical skills should not replace, but rather build upon, this foundation," says Igor Turuev, First Vice President of Gazprombank and Doctor of Economics.
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