On February 4-5, 2020, on the basis of KEEU, the kick off meeting of the Erasmus + project “Dual education for industrial automation and robotics in Kazakhstan / DIARKAZ” was held. On February 6, 2020 Tasbulatova S., Director of the National Office Erasmus + in Kazakhstan, conducted preventive monitoring of the project.
The dual system is a special form of training skilled workers on the basis of close interaction between enterprises and educational institutions. The basis of training in the dual education system is the combination of theoretical training on the basis of professional educational organizations and the acquisition of practical skills directly at the enterprise.
The entire project consortium took part in the work: representatives of the University of Novi Sad (Serbia, project grant holder), FH Joanneum Gesellschaft M.B.H. (Austria), Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (Germany), Kostanay Engineering and Economics named after M. Dulatov (country project coordinator), Innovative University of Eurasia, West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University named after Zhangir Khan, SaryarkaAvtoProm LLP, Festo AG & CO Group of Companies and National Office Erasmus + in Kazakhstan.
The goal of this project is to fill the existing gap in this area, through cooperation with companies and other interested parties, to develop a sustainable dual-training program with international orientation in Kazakhstan (the program will be based on cooperation with institutions from countries where the programs are implemented) and become a leader in industrial automation and robotics in the Central Asian region.
The project will provide the basis for the modernization of the human and infrastructural potential necessary to achieve these goals through the training of teachers, the purchase of educational equipment and software, cooperation between universities, as well as cooperation with non-academic and associate partners and the transfer of knowledge and experience. Sustainability of project results will ensure continued impact at national and regional levels.
Based on the results of past events, the stages and terms of the project, the area of responsibility of each partner, and the expected results are clearly defined. The consortium has actively started implementing the DIARKAZ project.
Representatives of DIARKAZ project were invited to attend the second day of the Cluster meeting (morning of 20/11/2020). Following a presentation on the EU funded regional cooperation in education; the participants discussed the challenges in project management during the COVID-19 pandemic confinement period in a plenary session. It was a good opportunity to get an overview and take stock of the different coping strategies and management practices under the new circumstances.
The onine-seminar was also attended by the team of the DUALSCI project, which aims to integrate academic education and business in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Such cooperation with universities implementing similar projects and expert support of professionals in the field of dual education creates a valuable synergy effect.
The graduates had a unique chance to get acquainted with the new specialty Automation and Robotics within the framework of the DIARKAZ project, the perspectives and opportunities of dual education in this educational program. In addition, INEU speakers spoke about the ERASMUS+ program itself.
For three days the exhibition was visited by a large number of graduates from all areas of the Pavlodar region.
During the meeting, students were also informed about the necessary competencies to be possessed by automation and robotics graduates and the prospects for the future. It was emphasized that for a graduate who plans to develop his career, especially in automation and robotics, it is important to think about practical skills in his field. For this purpose, the university organizes partnership programs for dual education with the University.
This will allow students to gain relevant experience and insight into real-world working conditions. It should be noted that the educational program «Mechatronics» was opened at the University last year and immediately began to attract applicants. By the way, the students of 2019 recruitment will be the first graduates of specialists in this field in 2023 and they are already waiting for them at the enterprises of the region, where the automated production system is implemented, such as LLP «Glass Service» and LLP «Ural Transformer Plant». For reference: for admission to the educational program «Mechatronics» you need knowledge in mathematics, physics, computer science. In addition, skills are required to work with the main programming languages. For college graduates, the university provides an accelerated course of study.
In addition to the partner organizations of the project, representatives of other enterprises of Kazakhstan took part in the meeting: Director of Kostanayenergo LLP M. Mukuzhanov, HR manager K. Ilgundinova and Head of Sales Department I. Birzhanova “Transtelecom” JSC in the city of Kostanay – “Kostanaytranstelecom”, Chief engineer of “Kelet” JSC V. Mishchenko, Technical director A. Shankin and Sales manager R. Ussenov TKR holding company, Head of educational programs and mentoring of MOST business incubator D. Babich, Director of development of BI practice at iQSolutions, Founder of Data Science Academy M. Dolayev, General director of KazTechInnovations company T. Balbayev, Automation engineer of “Kostanay Minerals” JSC E. Kryssenko, Commercial Director of “Advanced Business Technologies” LLP Ye. Meirambayev.
During the meeting were discussed following questions: the skills and competencies necessary for graduates of the Industrial Automatization and Robotics educational program, the content of the educational program, the possibility and conditions for employers to participate in the dual educational program, the methodology of organizing dual training (the “university-enterprise” study scheme).
A lot of work to develop mechanisms for interaction between enterprises and universities is to be done in Kazakhstan. The past meeting with employers is contribution to the development and strengthening of such cooperation.
On the same day, from 15.00 to 17.00, a meeting of the working group with specialists of the LLP UPNK-PV, a domestic plant for the production of calcined petroleum coke, was held.
The possibilities of implementing dual training at the enterprise, the content of disciplines were discussed, recommendations on the organization of training and on the acquisition of educational equipment were proposed.
The meeting was attended by the chief engineer, chief technologist, chief mechanic, head of the instrumentation department.
