Are Pakistani Business Schools Fulfilling the Requirements of Pakistan’s Growing IT Industry?

Even with its expanding nature, IT industry in Pakistan has been neglected by the researchers and no research has been conducted to understand the needs of this industry with regards to the required employability skills in business school graduates. This is research conducted to understand the extent to which business schools are satisfying the needs of the IT industry for which 15 IT firm HR managers were interviewed. It can be concluded that the most important and sought after employability skills by IT firm HR managers are interpersonal communication skills and lifelong learning skills. It was surprising to note that even though IT firms realized the high standard of foreign universities they felt that graduates from high ranking Pakistani universities were a better option for them as they understood the dynamics of Pakistani market. Even though all firms were dissatisfied by low ranking business schools, there were still those that gave equal opportunity to all business school graduates and gauged them in isolation regardless of their business school. The paper at the end provides recommendations for Pakistani business schools that would help them to place themselves among world’s top ranking business schools.

World-level ecologists in Chile: Oldtimers, newcomers, and the bypassed

Background A team of 3 scientometrists led by John Ioannidis published in 2020 an extensive and updated database (ca. 6.9 million researchers in 22 disciplines and 176 sub-disciplines), ordering them according to a composite bibliometric index that measures their whole trajectory (career-long) impact and their annual impact at year 2019. They reported the top 100,000 scientists (1.45% across all disciplinary fields) or the top 2% of each subfield discipline, thus publishing the ranking of ca. 150,000 researchers worldwide. Methods and findings We filtered that information for the disciplinary and sub-disciplinary areas corresponding to Ecology and identified a total of 14 ecologists with residence in Chile that appear in either of those two worldwide rankings. We report their measured productivity as both whole trajectory (career-long) and as annual impact at year 2019. We attribute their high registered productivity to their training at the doctoral level in prestigious foreign universities, their academic positions in internationally recognized Chilean universities, and their participation in state-funded research centers of scientific excellence. Exceptions to the rule are presented. Conclusions The 14 ecologists identified with the scientometric algorithm proposed by Ioannidis and coworkers include, but are not restricted, to the most cited ecologists in Chile. We put forth possible reasons for some puzzling omissions from these rankings.

Global and national tracks of mobility of graduates of educational institutions in Russia

Introduction. Involvement in global information flows, holding major international events in Russia, focusing on interaction with foreign universities and partners creates conditions for the formation of modern youth's focus on the global track of mobility – admission to educational organizations of foreign countries. At the same time, role and quality of education in Russia in the global market are increasing through the development of Russian education, internationalization and networking of universities. Such tendencies to increase mobility in education naturally require a study of the prevalence of the ideas of mobility in general and in certain areas among schoolchildren and university students. The aim of the study is to reveal the prevalence of the ideas of mobility (potential mobility), both within Russia and abroad, among graduates of educational institutions (at different levels). Materials and research methods. The study involved 1136 graduates of educational institutions in Ekaterinburg, of which 30% are graduates of secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums, 60% are graduates of bachelor's degrees from 4 universities, and 10% are graduates of master's degree from 3 universities. Research results. A study conducted in 2020–2021 indicated the following trends: the higher the level of education, the higher the value of the educational environment in the country of residence, the more broadly represented the national track of mobility (schoolchildren – 46%, bachelors – 51%, masters – 54%). Among the global market of educational services for all graduates of educational institutions in Russia, priority is given to Europe. Among bachelors, there are more of those who are confident that they can find the desired job in Russia (21%) than in another country. Master students are more confident in the possibilities of working in their specialty in Russia (36%). The older the graduate becomes, the more rational motives prevail in the track of mobility. Conclusion. The study of potential mobility allows us to conclude that the predominance of the national track of mobility is directly proportional to growing up, the older the respondent, the more rationally he approaches the choice of a further place of study and residence, taking into account the possibilities, both intellectual and financial. Thus, it becomes obvious why sufficiently high figures of potential mobility do not become as high indicators of real educational and labor emigrations.

International Congress of Young Scientists

Proceedings include materials presented on the Conference by the students and young scientists of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Università degli Studi di Milano, Ekonomická Univerzita v Bratislave, Masarykova Univerzita (Brno), St. Petersburg State University, Kazan National Research Technical University, Eurasian National University (Republic of Kazakhstan) and other Russian and foreign universities.

Practice-based doctoral programs and professional degrees: analysis of foreign experience

Practical-oriented postgraduate programs aimed at developing graduates’ professional career outside the academic labor market have become widespread in leading foreign universities. There is a statutory unified format of postgraduate studies in Russia, aimed at training of personnel for science and higher education. At the same time, the need of adaptation of postgraduate training programs to the demands of the real economy sector is becoming more evident. The purpose of this review is to analyze scientific publications and case studies of foreign universities implementing practical-oriented postgraduate programs with professional degrees, which are equivalent to PhD in social status. Drawing on the analysis of international experience, the prospects of the establishment and development of such programs in Russian postgraduate studies are discussed. The study identified the most common characteristics of practical-oriented programs and their differences from academic postgraduate programs: 1) students’ involvement in applied research, which is relevant for the real economy sector; 2) an individual approach for postgraduate education considering professional interests of the students and employers’ demands; 3) a clearly structured system of education and scientific management, based on cooperation of universities and enterprises; 4) using innovative forms of final academic assessment. Based on the analysis of Russian experience it is concluded that practical-oriented training for postgraduate students is in demand and in fact already exists, but is not provided with necessary statutory regulation. It is pointed out that, owing to a lack of data, the extent of this arrangement and key barriers on the way to a degree among Russian practical-oriented postgraduate students have not been studied. The main directions of empirical research, which are necessary for making adequate management decisions on institutionalizing practical-oriented postgraduate programs in Russia, have been formulated. The article is of interest to researchers of higher education, scientific, pedagogical and administrative employees of higher education institutions, as well as for the state authorities responsible for implementing the policy of education and certification of highly trained personnel.

Administrators despite their wish: the professors of botany and zoology of Russian universities and creation of laboratories in the 1860–70s

The creation of laboratories and the introduction of practical training in botany and zoology at the universities of the Russian Empire took place in the 1860s and 1870s and was the result of professorship fellows at foreign universities at the period of the late 1850-s and the 1860-s. But after returning home the professors faced problems, the result of which in some cases was the impossibility of putting their ideas into practice. In this article, the author analyzes information about fellowships in the late 1850–1860s, considering the main vectors of movement of scientists, and talks about the difficulties faced by university professors in organizing classrooms and laboratories and compares their efforts to supply microscopes in relation to the number of students of the natural sciences departments.

UPDATED EDUCATIONAL CURICULUM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LESSONS IN KAZAKHSTAN

In the 2016-2017 academic year, an update of the education system and its content was introduced in Kazakhstan. Updating the content of education in the Republic of Kazakhstan sets itself the main goal - improving the pedagogical skills of teachers in the context of updating the educational program and introducing a system of criteria-based assessment. The article discusses the features of the updated content of education in the Republic of Kazakhstan, containing aspects of building knowledge acquisition based on Bloom's taxonomy. Here we have discussed: the details of taxonomy levels; a new structure of educational programs; the main differences from previous versions of educational programs compared to the updated version; criteria for assessing formative assessment; the tasks for the summative assessment of primary schoolchildren in English for the section and for the quarter; an example of a descriptor for assessing the mastery of knowledge in English lessons; the principle of the spiral approach in the preparation of programs within the framework of renewed education; the advantages of a training program using the spiral principle; Using the updated version, education should become competitive, high-quality, and, therefore, such that graduates of the Kazakh school can easily continue their studies in foreign universities

Peculiarities of the nostrification of higher education diplomas

This article examines the problems of nostrification of foreign diplomas in Ukraine and the recognition of educational programmes, taken by graduates of foreign universities. Ukraine today is a wide market of professions, where our citizens with foreign diplomas and foreigners, who were educated at home, find jobs. The state is also guided by the educational process, which takes place in European countries and has its own characteristics and traditions. Work on universalization of education should have a positive impact on faster and better implementation of programmes of exchange of scientific and pedagogical experience between countries, academic mobility of students, postgraduates, teachers, etc. The article also mentions the traditional exchange of students and professors, the exchange of scientific achievements between universities in different countries, building mutually beneficial partnerships, which is why Ukrainian universities have to focus on the European labour market. The article also discusses the peculiarities of the document flow for nostrification of diplomas, lists the main documents and reveals the problems, associated with their processing. The research problem has an interdisciplinary status, because it raises problems of documentation work, recognition of diplomas and problems, faced by graduates of foreign universities

Audit, Accounting, and Finance Training for Management Trainees of PT HSBC Jakarta

Accounting is an information service related to all of the activities in the organization, such as operating activities, financing activities, and investing activities. And in all of the activities the emphasis is on using accounting information in the process of making decisions based on financial reports. The financial reports are the result of the accounting process. One related discipline is auditing, which can be defined as the process of examining and evaluating a company's financial statements through an independent auditor. In addition, accounting is used to support the management for internal decision making, or called management accounting. To understand the importance of accounting, Sekolah Bisnis dan Manajemen – Institut Teknologi Bandung (SBM-ITB) in collaboration with PT HSBC, Jakarta, Indonesia conducted General Banking Training on March 22-26, 2021. The training consists of nine (9) topics, including Auditing, Accounting and Finance and is held on March 23, 2021. The speakers of the training are several academicians, including the author. The method used in the training is online lecturing and discussion combined with case studies. We also conducted pre and post-tests to ensure the result of the training. The participants are seven (7) new employees of PT HSBC recruited from various domestic and foreign universities. The results of the training showed that the participants improved their understanding on the importance and the use of accounting information based on pre and posttests. In addition, it showed an increase in value of 54% in the posttest. Further, the participants are satisfied and provide positive feedback of 4.14 out of 5. After observing the process, we consider that the training ran smoothly and effectively due to high interest and enthusiasm of the participants.

On the issue of assessing the quality of modern education

Актуальность заявленной проблемы обусловлена повышением качества системы непрерывного образования на современном этапе его модернизации. Цель статьи заключается в раскрытии традиционных подходов к оценке качественных показателей современного образования. Представлен анализ существующих трактовок дефиниции «качество образования»; раскрыто проблемное поле зарубежных исследований, связанных с качеством высшего образования; рассматриваются качественные характеристики образования в зарубежных университетах. В статье с позиций отечественных ученых отражены основные критерии качества высшего образования; выделены существующие недостатки, связанные с качеством образования в России на этапе реформирования в направлении интеграции в мировое образовательное пространство. На основе анализа социологических исследований раскрыты основные проблемы, связанные с качеством высшего и общего среднего образования. The urgency of the stated problem is due to the improvement in the quality of the continuous education system at the present stage of its modernization. The purpose of the article is to reveal traditional approaches to assessing the quality indicators of modern education. The analysis of existing interpretations of the definition of "quality of education" is presented; the problematic field of foreign studies related to the quality of higher education is revealed; the qualitative characteristics of education in foreign universities are considered. The article reflects the main criteria for the quality of higher education from the standpoint of domestic scientists; highlighted the existing shortcomings associated with the quality of education in Russia at the stage of reforming towards integration into the world educational space. Based on the analysis of sociological research, the main problems associated with the quality of higher and general secondary education are revealed.