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GameChangers
GameChangers Logo
Established2010
LocationSt. Petersburg, Russia
Websitehttp://gamechangers.ru

Game|Changers — program for ad hoc education and research on IT business. Participation is free, but the number of participants is limited to 20 persons. The program is aimed on the highly motivated students and recent graduates of technical and non-technical universities who desire to investigate the IT industry and contribute with the best they can to the cause.

Game|Changers consists of: classes with experts and key persons from IT industry, Universities, marketing and management fields; intensive networking; project based work; internships in leading IT companies, business incubators and venture funds. Lectures and master classes are important, but the emphasis is on learning through discussions, case studies and individual and group research projects as well as reading. Students are expected to show proactive approach to learning. Main languages are Russian and English.

Goals

The program was created to educate new wave of talents for corporate innovations, technology transfer, scientific and applied research management, education and entrepreneurship, to grow a cross-community network of professionals who are exceptionally familiar with the IT industry and able to contribute to the Russian innovation ecosystem development.

Program structure

The program runs in St.Petersburg within four semesters with a few visits to Moscow, Finland, co-working abroad. Semester I is a theoretical one and consists of weekly classes, homework and research tasks. Semester II is devoted to special tracks, minimum two of which are being chosen by student. Semester III and IV are allocated for graduate projects. Participation for students requires about 4–8 study hours and 8–16 homework hours weekly.

See also

References

  1. Club and educational history (in Russian)
  2. Education against the rules: technological education in practice (in Russian)
  3. “GameChangers” ― an educational and research program (in Russian)
  4. Educational program GameChangers. Q&A – YouTube (in Russian)

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