Partnership development between universities and IT-companies in staff preparation

Nataliia Сhukhrai
Doctor in Economics, Professor, Management of Organizations Department, Lviv Polytechnic National University, e-mail:natalia.i.chukhraj@gmail.com

Tetiana Shcherbata
Postgraduate student, Management of Organizations Department, Lviv Polytechnic National University, e-mail:Tetiana.S.Shcherbata@lpnu.ua

Cite this article:

Сhukhrai, N., Shcherbata, Т. (2016), Partnership development between universities and IT-companies in staff preparation. Ed.: М. Zveryakov (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Rozvytok parnerstva mizh VNZ ta IT-kompaniiamy u sferi kadrovoho zabezpechennia; za red.: M. I. Zveriakova (gol. red.) ta in.], Socio-economic research bulletin; Vìsnik socìal’no-ekonomìčnih doslìdžen’ (ISSN 2313-2569), Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, Issue 1, No. 60, pp. 192–200.

Abstract

The aim of the research work is to analyze partnership development between Universities and IT-companies in Ukraine in the field of staffing. The IT market situation and IT-company performance in Ukraine are considered. The features of the process and steps of IT-product development are analyzed. The main tasks, results and necessary team members for each step of product development are imposed. The main recommendation for the graduates preparation for IT departments based on market needs for Universities are given. Successful examples of «University-Company» cooperation of Lviv Polytechnic National University are shown. The main ways of cooperation consist of student practices on software development for partner IT-company, International Olympiads, workshops with partner representatives.

Keywords

ІТ-company; University, partnership; staffing; education; IT-product development.

JEL classification: О150; O310; O320;  DOI: https://doi.org/10.33987/vsed.1(60).2016.192-200

UD classification: 331.1

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