1. Project “Virtuoso” Vladimir L Pavlov, Intel Vladimir.L.Pavlov@intel.com Vladimir.L.Pavlov@intel.com

2. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso2 Agenda Virtuoso Project contributors

3. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso3 “Local brain drain” in Russia There are many software development companies in Russia who hire a lot of high-tech professionals from various Russian cities, not only from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod As a result, high-tech professionals migrate to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod Unlike Moscow and St. Petersburg, in local universities there are not many good teachers. On the other hand, big percentage of “local work migrants” work for universities before they relocate to Moscow / St. Petersburg. So, “local brain drain” also means “academic brain drain”, and it will result in dramatic deterioration of quality of education in local Russian universities The question: will it be possible to hire programmers from Russian non-capital cities in 5 years?

4. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso4 Project Virtuoso Initiated by Intel –An idea was born in March 2004 –The first pilot project has been successfully conducted in August-December 2004 –The second pilot project will be conducted in August-December 2005 –If the second pilot is successful, we will make the project Virtuoso regular Organized by Nizhniy Novgorod State University –The Computer Science Faculty –The Continued Education Faculty Supported by Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Kaspersky Lab, Borland, etc…

5. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso5 An Idea University of Nizhniy Novgorod (UNN) with Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Kaspersky Lab, Borland and some other world-known high-tech companies conduct joint internship program in the fall semesters of years 2004/2005 The program is targeting best PhD students and young associated professors from various CIS universities - those who have strong English, good knowledge on computer science and industrial experience These guys relocate to Nizhniy Novgorod for one semester During this “academic internship” program they attend various courses on software engineering. These courses are provided by project sponsors and cover most areas of ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula: Software Engineering Program participants are also involved into short-term projects at Intel and get real-life experience After program completion these guys are to return to their cities and bring their expertise to local universities

6. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso6 Virtuoso-2004 9 PhD students and associated professors from various Russian and Ukrainian universities August-December 2004 Project participants have attended various courses provided by Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Kaspersky Lab and Borland Project participants have gotten a real-life experience at Intel Nizhniy Novgorod Lab Project participants have also developed a new courseware on software engineering

7. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso7 Innovations in this project… …internship program that targets not students but professors… …new curricula development that is based on the newest standard ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 2004: Software Engineering… …Microsoft conducts TTT (Train The Trainer) for their new course on Visual Basic… …Intel conducts TTT (Train The Trainer) for the new course on UML … …Borland conducts ALM (Application Lifecycle Management), UML 2.0 and J2EE QuickStarts …

8. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso8 Virtuoso-2005 15-30 PhD students and associated professors from various Russian, Ukrainian and Byelorussian universities August-December 2005 Project participants will attend various courses provided by Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Kaspersky Lab, Borland, etc. Project participants will get a real-life experience at Intel Nizhniy Novgorod Lab Project participants will also develop a new courseware on software engineering

9. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso9 What Will Be New in 2005? New approach to courseware development Two specializations? –Wireless Virtuoso Additional courses on business-incubation More project contributors

10. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso10 Time distribution (100% of Working Weeks + Saturdays ) Industrial Component (Intel) Educational Component (NNU) Taking courses and seminars ~5%25%-30% Work in real-life projects 45%-55% New courses development 25%-30%

11. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso11 Project participants get: СВИДЕТЕЛЬСТВО (certificate) о повышении квалификации по специальности “Информационные технологии” или (or) ДИПЛОМ (diploma) о повышении квалификации по специальности “Информационные технологии”

12. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso12 Further Plans Since the project was successful in year 2004, we will repeat it in year 2005 If the project is successful for the second time, we will make it regular –Of course, we will adjust our approach based on lessons learned in year 2004

13. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso13 Virtuoso-2005 Applications should be submitted to virtuoso@unn.ru before June 1, 2005 virtuoso@unn.ru Contest winners will be announced on July 1, 2005 15-30 participants Project participants will arrive to Nizhniy Novgorod in July 28-29, 2005 They will leave Nizhniy Novgorod in December 2005

14. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso14 Who Should Participate? Postgraduate students and assistant professors from CIS-based universities Age under 35 Strong English Real-life experience Willingness to come back to their local universities after the program is completed

15. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso15 IMPORTANT After project completion (December 2005) all project participants must return to their cities and bring their expertise to local universities –They will be required to sign special agreement We expect them to teach at local universities at least until December 2007

16. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso16 Three points of view An experimental internship program for teachers from local CIS universities. It takes place in August-December 2004/2005, it is organized by UNN and (co) sponsored by world-known high-tech companies (Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Borland, Kaspersky Lab, etc.) A long-term strategy of promotion Software Engineering expertise into local CIS universities via UNN+Intel -based internship program An initiative of Intel Russia R&D, dedicated to help Russia & CIS solve “local brain drain” problem. We expect that this initiative will become industry-wide, and other major players of Russian high-tech market will support this undertaking either by (co) sponsoring implementation of “Virtuoso” strategy or in some other way

17. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso17 Agenda Virtuoso Project contributors (information provided by the Russian offices of the companies listed below)

18. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso18 Intel in 2003 35 years old (founded in 1968) 78,000 people, 294 offices and facilities in 48 countries Over 450 products and services Revenue of $30.1 billion Net income of $5.6 billion R&D Investment of $4.4 billion R&D is distributed all over the world

19. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso19 Intel in Russia in 2004 13 th year in Russia > 1000 Employees Russia/CIS HQ in Moscow R&D Center in Nizhny Novgorod 1 st Intel Capital Investment in 2003 Nizhny Novgorod Site

20. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso20 University of Nizhni Novgorod 9 active and corresponding members of Russian Academy of Sciences 11 active and corresponding members of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences 25 winners of State Prizes 20 merited workers of science and technology

21. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso21 University of Nizhni Novgorod In the official national rating UNN occupies the 5-th place among Russian universities 255 doctors of sciences (D.Sc), professors 823 candidate of science (Ph.D), associate professors Total enrollment is over 30000 students 20 faculties 121 departments 6 research institutes

22. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso22 Microsoft in 2003 29 years old (founded in 1975) 55,000 people, 89 subsidiaries Revenue of $32.2 billions Net income of $10 billions R&D investment: $5.2 billions As a general rule, all development is carried out at main campus in Redmond, WA

23. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso23 Microsoft in Russia 12 years in Russia Russia HQ in Moscow Offices in 12 cities of Russia More than 200 employees –Sales & Marketing –Microsoft Consulting Services –Development of Microsoft Business Solutions products

24. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso24 IBM Services  Finance  HW solutions  SW  Technologies  R&D IBM –a global IT company Founded in 1911 8 th world largest IT company Has 90 000 partners all around the world Works with customers and partners in 170 countries 2003 performance: Revenue $89,1 bln $14.3 bln – Software $28 bln – Hardware $43 bln – IT services A leader in number of patents for the last 11 years – 3415 patents in 2003 Over 319 000 employees Major streamlines Business Consulting Services Integrated Technology Services Strategic Outsourcing Services Learning Services

25. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso25 IBM in Russia Operates in the market since 1974 Has over 500 business partners in Russia and CIS countries among them are: –Solution suppliers –System integrators –ISVs and Developers They offer: Integrated ERP, SCM and CRM solutions

26. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso26 Borland in 2004 21 years old (since 1983) Over 1.300 employees in 29 countries Revenue in 2003 of $295.2 million Net income in 2003 of $17.4 million Leadership in platform independent solutions for software delivery optimization

27. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso27 Borland in Russia Operations in Russia & CIS since 1989 Russia/CIS HQ in Moscow R&D Centre in St.-Petersburg >150 people

28. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso28 Kaspersky Lab An international, independent, privately- owned, cutting edge software development company A technological leader in anti-virus industry, offering a number of additional products for data security

29. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso29 Kaspersky Lab Founded – 1997 15 years of anti-virus experience Headquarter: Moscow, Russian Federation Offices: France, Germany, Netherlands, UK, Poland, USA, Japan, China 350+ employees around the world 500+ direct business partners worldwide

30. http://www.curricula.ru/virtuoso30 Summary Project “Virtuoso” is an initiative of Intel Russia R&D, dedicated to help Russia & CIS solve “local brain drain” problem The first pilot project Virtuoso has been successfully conducted in Nizhniy Novgorod, it was initiated by Intel, organized by NNU and supported by Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Kaspersky Lab and Borland The second pilot “Virtuoso” project will be organized in August-December 2005, applications must be submitted before June 1, 2005 to virtuoso@unn.ruvirtuoso@unn.ru If the pilot projects are successful, we will make “Virtuoso” our regular program