Program

Conference „Building bridges for Success – Cooperation between Higher education Institutions and the Business Sector in Russia”

27-28 October 2016

Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
Business School Conference Hall, Verkhnyaya alleya 4, Moscow 127550, Russia

Thursday, 27.10.2016

09:30-10:30: Registration and coffee

10:30-12:30: Part I / Conference opening

Introduction to the topic of cooperation between higher education and business to educate young professionals needed by private enterprises as well as for other employers

  • ­Welcome note and opening
    Prof. Dr. EVGENIY KOSHKIN, Vice Rector for International Cooperation, Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
  • Common grounds and activities in fostering higher education cooperation with Russia
    VADIM DELEU, Project Manager on EU-Russia Cooperation Programmes, Delegation of the European Union to Russia
  • Educational demand in the Agriculture and Nutrition sector in Russia and for international business and cooperation
    Prof. Dr. SERGEY KISELEV, Head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • IAMONET-RU project presentation
    Dr. ANGELIKA THOMAS, Project coordination at University of Hohenheim
  • Development of practice oriented study programs at Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
    Dr. NADEZHDA AKKANINA, Head of Marketing Department, RSAU-MTAA

12:30-14:00: Lunch in the canteen

14:00-16:00: Part II / Education + business = young professionals

Inputs and experience reports from different viewpoints on the present educational situation, its results, achievements or shortcomings, existing approaches and future expectations

  • ­­­Cooperation with business: experience of a private business school
    KATHLEEN ZABELINA, Business School Director, Moscow University of Finance and Law­
  • Experience of involvement of "Agrotekhnopark" into professional education to raise the employability of graduates of Belgorod SAU
    Dr. TATIANA LITVINENKO, Head of the Division of the International Scientific and Education Projects, Belgorod State Agrarian University ­
  • Factors for career development - personal retrospective and enterprise viewpoints
    Dr. ALEXEY UGAROV, Agrokultura Voronezh ­
  • Cooperation with HEI from a business point of view
    ELENA FEDOTOVA, Head of Human Resources Department, John Deere Russia

16:00-16:30: Coffee break

16:30-18:00: Part II / Panel

Discussion with representatives from policies, universities, business and alumni to explore how education can build bridges for young professionals to business and research needs

Chair:
Prof. VALERY KOSHELEV, RSAU-MTAA

Key note:
Prof. Dr. IRINA GALYAMINA. Department of Education Quality Management, Vice-chairman of Russian Federal Educational and Methodological Association in Technosphere Safety and Natural Resources Management: Purpose of higher education and aspirations of education reforms - theory and practice of educational reforms and international projects

  • Dr. ELENA YEMBATUROVA, RSAU-MTAA International mobility department
  • ILYA TZARKOV, Amazone Russia
  • ELLA DETKOVA, CLAAS Krasnodar
  • TIM STUKE, DAAD program alumni ”Russland in der Praxis”, Human Search, Russia
Friday, 28.10.2016

09:30-12:00 Part I / Education + research + business = innovation + development

Examples and experience reports on different career pathways in private enterprises, public services or research are presented by alumni and introduce to the following market place

­9:30 Welcome and keynote
ILYA MITYUSHEV, Head of IAMONET-RU alumni association, RSAU-MTAA

  • ­IAMONET-RU as a support for the step into the business world
  • ANATOLY CHUCHKOV, Market analyst, John Deere Company
  • ­IAMONET-RU as basis for a scientific network and success in research
  • Dr. ANNA PIKUNOVA, The All-Russian Research Institute of Horticultural Breeding, Russia ­
  • Involving partners from academia and practice into research and education projects. Experiences with German and Russian Universities and enterprises
  • VICTOR TURLYUN, University of Hohenheim / Kuban State Agrarian University

10:30 ­Opening of the Market place with speed presentations of further alumni and business, research and education representatives. Networking opportunity at Market place tables (coffee included)

  • Investing in international experience
    DR. ELENA YEMBATUROVA, Head of the International mobility department at the RSAU
  • Career pathways of alumni – analysis and conclusions
    DMITRY ZOLOTAREV, Socio Center Moscow, Department of Rating and Competitiveness
  • Impact of the Erasmus Mundus project participation on personal development and the carrier growth
    VLADIMIR MUSHTALEV, Municipal Service Committee, Administration of Ulan-Ude
  • Soft skills development – highly necessary but poorly addressed by study programs
    EMILIA ANNA FLORCZAK, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW
  • Advantages and reasons to conduct exchange mobility in Russia
    GERHARD MURMANN, Südzucker AG
  • Strengthen institutional contacts between the Republic of Buryatia and scientists from Russia
    OLGA YEKIMOVSKAYA, Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS
  • Conducting field research sustainable Agriculture  in Russian - lessons learned
    MARINA KOMSOLOVA, University of Hohenheim
  • The role of IAMONET-RU in the cooperation of Russian and European agricultural education, science, business
    NATALIA LEPP, St. Petersburg State Agrarian University

11:00 - 12:00 Market place with further discussions and poster exhibition

All participants are invited to discuss conclusions on supportive framework conditions, education possibilities and contributions of mobility and academic cooperation projects like IAMONET-RU (coffee and snacks are provided)

End of public program

Participants of the internal coordination meeting of IAMONET-RU meet at 12:00.

Project background: https://iamonet.uni-hohenheim.de/startseite