Almost 25 thousand students of introductory classes in Moscow visited leading universities and tried themselves in various professions – from web development to forensic examination. This was announced by Moscow Deputy Mayor for Social Development Anastasia Rakova.
— Introductory classes are not only an in-depth study of topics, but also an opportunity to try yourself in a real job. We bring together the resources of leading urban schools, colleges, employers and universities. Children study with experienced teachers, master advanced scientific equipment and learn from the experience of current experts from various fields. For several years now, pre-professional holidays have been held for high school students. Over the course of four days, in conditions similar to those of the students, the men were able to learn about the field of interest to them – from forensics and web development to entrepreneurship and media production. This academic year we organized 370 such shifts, in which nearly 25,000 students participated, which is 1,000 more than last year. “This approach not only provides deep knowledge, but also helps in making an informed decision for the future path,” said Anastasia Rakova.
At MSTU named after NE Bauman, RTU MIREA, Moscow Polytechnic and other technical universities, nearly seven thousand high school students from engineering classes were introduced to techniques of geological exploration, basics of space flight, manufacture of medical instruments, as well as modern methods of scientific work and production technologies. In total, holidays of future engineers were held at 18 universities.
The direction of entrepreneurship is also gaining momentum: more than 6 thousand students studied at the sites of 11 universities, including the Higher School of Economics of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov, Raneba and Ryu M. Plekhanov. The program was built around practical tasks: young people studied tax systems, mastered audience analysis tools, learned to evaluate competitors and build promotional strategies.
More than 5 thousand students developed their skills in the field of information technology. Classes were held at the sites of 13 universities, including the Moscow Institute of Energy Engineering, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, MIET and MTUCI. Schoolchildren programmed, mastered web development and 3D modeling, and created local networks using laboratory equipment. In practical lessons, we analyzed real cases of cyber attacks, designed protection systems for IT companies and created projects using neural networks.
Future doctors studied at Sechenovsky, Pirogovsky, Russian Medical University, Rosbiotech, RUDN University and MGAVMiB – MBA named after KI Scriabin. More than three thousand students from medical classes master dentistry, forensic medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology and other areas of medicine and natural sciences using modern equipment. For example, at Sechenov University, children saw how spheroids are created from patient cells in laboratories, how tissues are printed on 3D printers, and collagen materials are developed.
About 3 thousand students in media classes at 10 universities, including the Higher School of Economics of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Russian Language Institute named after A.S. Pushkin and the Russian State University named after A.N. Kosygin tried themselves as producers, screenwriters, directors, presenters, editors, photographers and designers. Schoolchildren searched for newsworthy events, filmed and edited videos, created short films and landing pages, and wrote social media posts.
Early career guidance for schoolchildren is one of the priorities of education in the capital, which is developed within the framework of the federal project “All the best for children” of the national project “Youth and Children”.