The project "Developing Master Programmes in Mobile Applications and Game Design" (MAGnUS) is aimed at enhancing IT graduates employability and quality of IT education at RU and AZ universities through introducing an interdisciplinary Master programmes in line with the Bologna provisions. The specific project objectives are: To develop new interdisciplinary high-quality multi-track Master program in Mobile applications and Game design in line with Bologna provisions and while adapting the EU best practice;• To upgrade the teaching staff skills in T&L;• To set up student labs;The main project outputs are: Master programme in Mobile Applications and Game Design delivered at 6 RU and AZ universities; teachers possessing the-state-of-the art T&A methods; 6 student design labs set up at partner universities; pilot mobility schemes tested within the project; two summer schools conducted in partner countries, joint student projects in relevant fields. The Master programme will have two tracks and will consist of 6 modules and Master thesis defence. The project objectives will be achieved through the implementation of six work packages. During the preparation phase the main project policies and plans will be devised and analysis of key employers' needs conducted. During the development phase main outputs are to be produced. Training of teachers will be done through the cascade model: first, the train the trainer program will be introduced for a small number of qualified teachers; then the trained trainers will transfer the skills to a wider circle of academics. The student labs will serve as a link to partnerships with business partners which will be involved in project activities as associated partners. All project outputs will be evaluated through peer reviews, business partners' evaluation reports, student and trainees' satisfaction survey. MAGnUS will provide dissemination of the outputs through various measures.
The project "Developing Master Programmes in Mobile Applications and Game Design" (MAGnUS) is aimed at securing the employability of the future IT graduates, and enhancing the quality of the IT education at AZ and RU universities through introducing newly-developed interdisciplinary, high-quality, multi-track Master’s programmes in line with the Bologna provisions, upgrading of teaching staff’s skills in T&L, and designing and installing modern student labs, denoted MAGnUS Centres.
Today, the market of mobile application developers in Russia and Azerbaijan is growing rapidly because of a very high demand in both economies. Russian IT companies take 1% of the world share of IT companies. In Azerbaijan the annual IT market growth is 13,1%. The IT graduates in both countries are mostly system engineers and web design specialists. It is notable that there is only one MSc program in Mobile applications, and two programs in Game development in RU, and none in AZ.
<< Background >> Today, the market of mobile application developers in Russia and Azerbaijan is growing rapidly because of a very high demand in both economies. Russian IT companies take 1% of the world share of IT companies. In Azerbaijan the annual IT market growth is 13,1%. The IT graduates in both countries are mostly system engineers and web design specialists. It is notable that there is only one MSc program in Mobile applications, and two programs in Game development in RU, and none in AZ. << Objectives >> The project "Developing Master Programmes in Mobile Applications and Game Design" (MAGnUS) is aimed at securing the employability of the future IT graduates, and enhancing the quality of the IT education at AZ and RU universities through introducing newly-developed interdisciplinary, high-quality, multi-track Master’s programmes in line with the Bologna provisions, upgrading of teaching staff’s skills in T&L, and designing and installing modern student labs, denoted MAGnUS Centres. << Implementation >> The MAGnUS project has been implementet in a consortium of initially four European partners, three universities in AZ, and three universities in RU. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine it was decided to eliminate the Russian partners from the project in April 2022. The PC universities are very diverse. The RU universities are leading universities in their, while the AZ institutions represent different types of universities. All universities have strong departments of information technologies. << Results >> 6 newly developed and accredited Master’s programmes in Mobile Applications and Game Design at 3 AZ and 3 RU universities fully in line with the Bologna requirements in the ECTS Users’ Guide. Several teachers possessing state-of-the-art knowledge of T&A theories and methods. 6 modern student design labs, denoted MAGnUS Centres, set up at 6 partner universities. 3 Summer schools accomplished in AZ and RU – 2 online a d 1 face-to-face. Limited pilot mobility schemes tested within the project.