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Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
September 26th was held press conference, dedicated to the opening of the VIII season of the student Olympiad “I am a professional“, the co-organizer of which is the Higher School of Economics. This project of the presidential platform “Russia – the Country of Opportunities” is being implemented with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
“I am a professional” is a large-scale platform for testing the knowledge and applied skills of students from Russian universities. The Olympiad has been held since 2017 and covers more than 70 subject areas – from aircraft manufacturing to artificial intelligence. The list of areas is updated annually, taking into account the requests of participants and current changes in the labor market. In the VIII season, such new disciplines as “Project Management” and “Digital Product Management and Innovation” will be presented.
Participants of the Olympiad learn to solve industry practical problems, which allows training highly qualified specialists already at the stage of study at the university. All tasks are developed by experts from leading universities and research institutes, of which there are more than 30, together with specialists from more than 600 partner companies, including Yandex, Sber, VTB, Rosatom and others.
“I am a professional” pursues two global goals: to create conditions for professional and personal development of Russian youth and to increase the number of those who seek opportunities for self-realization and want to be successful in the Russian labor market. Therefore, the main idea of this season was the theme “Work and study in Russia”.
“In Russia, the need for professionals is enormous — all industries need fresh ideas and people who can implement them. Today is the best time to study and work in Russia, because it is here that the best opportunities open up, the most interesting professional challenges, and therefore career prospects, are available. “I am a professional” helps a talented student and his potential employer find each other. The largest and most technologically advanced companies in our country are looking for ambitious interns. “I am a professional” is not just an Olympiad, it is a community that supports you, where your potential is revealed, where you grow both as an individual and as a highly competent specialist,” says Andrey Betin, Executive Director of ANO “Russia — Country of Opportunities”, Rector of the Senezh Management Workshop.
Over the past seven seasons, more than 1.2 million students have taken part in the Olympiad. The number of registrations is several times higher: in the seventh season alone, over 850 thousand were received, of which more than 17 thousand were students of the Higher School of Economics, which corresponds to the second position in the university rankings by total number of registrations. Moreover, in 2023, HSE was the university that organized seven areas – economics, design, sociology, journalism, business informatics, urban studies and quantum technologies – for which more than 100 thousand registrations were recorded.
The best participants of the Olympiad receive benefits when entering the master’s and postgraduate programs of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and other leading universities, as well as the opportunity to do an internship and start a career in a large Russian company. Prizes from 100 to 300 thousand rubles are provided for the medalists of the Olympiad: over seven seasons, the total amount of cash prizes amounted to more than 500 million rubles for 3,500 medalists.
The Olympiad includes the Career Development Center “I am a Professional”, which provides access to internships and vacancies in leading Russian companies, consultations with career experts, educational events and excursions to the offices and production facilities of industry leaders – partners of the Olympiad. More than 300 thousand Olympiad participants gained experience in career navigation, and more than 100 thousand completed internships with the possibility of subsequent employment.
In Season VIII, it is planned to expand access to the career portal – a platform where each participant can find a vacancy in the profile they are interested in. The opportunity to respond will also be available to Olympiad participants who have successfully passed the selection stage.
“Today’s economic situation and challenges require new approaches to personnel training. The main task is to help young people not only gain knowledge, but also develop the skills that will allow them to confidently look to the future, adapt to changes and become leaders in their fields. The Olympiad participants are the people who will move the Russian economy forward tomorrow, create innovations and make our country stronger. And we, for our part, are doing everything possible to ensure that these young talents receive support and motivation for further development,” commented Alexander Shokhin, President of the HSE University and President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
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