Russia: IT Workforce
Overview
Russian
developers stand out for their ability to handle complex projects based
on core engineering. “They are
extremely creative; they are imaginative; they are disciplined,” said
Steve Chase, president of Intel Russia. “When it
comes to solving mathematical algorithms, they are basically unbeatable.”
(53) They are also cheap, making
only about 25% of what an American developer would make.
But
currently the main challenge for Russian software developers is differentiating
themselves in the international markets.
“One of the biggest struggles is that they are up against the dominant
player in the industry [India].” (47)
Key Stats
- Literacy: 99%
- Percent of adults who are college graduates:
20% (60)
- Number of CS/CE/MIS post secondary programs
- Admissions in computer related degrees in 2000:
25,000 (60)
- Percent of Russian software companies who employ
PhDs: 77.4%
- In 45.8% of those, PhDs make up about 10% of
staff (60)
Quality
of IT Education
Russia has a long tradition of strong mathematical and scientific
education. Software related disciplines
contain heavy mathematical components sometimes at the cost of extensive
programming practice. Yet Russian
programmers learn a wide range of skills that can be applied to complex
R&D situations. The emphasis
on math may well help graduates deal with cutting edge domains and extremely
challenging problems.
Supply and
Demand of IT Professionals
“Russia is where India was 10 years ago,” said Steve Chase, president of
Intel Russia, “Information Technology makes up only 1% of Russia’s gross domestic product. Although 1.3 million Russians have degrees in
fields like computer science or engineering, only 70,000 currently work
in information technology-related jobs.” (53) In 2001, the Russian Offshore
programming industry alone employed 5,000 to 8,000 programmers with totals
for the industry ranging from 50,000 to 80,000 people. (56)
Praise for
the Russian Programmer
Russian developers
stand out for their ability to handle complex projects based on core engineering. “They are extremely creative; they are imaginative;
they are disciplined,” Chase said. “When
it comes to solving mathematical algorithms, they are basically unbeatable.”
(53) They are also cheap, making
only about 25% of what an American developer would make.
Colleges
and Universities
Academy
of the National Economy
http://www.ane.ru/en/
Kaliningrad State University
http://www.albertina.ru/eng/
Kazan State University
http://www.kcn.ru/tat_en/university/index.php3
Moscow State Technical University
http://www.bmstu.ru/mstu/English/
Moscow
Institute of Physics and Technology
http://www.mipt.ru/eng/
Moscow
Engineering Physics Institute
http://www.mephi.ru/eng/second.html
Moscow
State Institute of Electronic Engineering
Moscow University Touro
http://www.touro.ru/
Nizhni Novgorod State University
http://www.unn.ru/main_eng.htm
Novgorod State University
http://www.novsu.ac.ru/e-index.php3
Novosibirsk State Univeristy
http://www.nsu.ru/english/
St
Petersburg State Polytechnical University
http://www.spbstu.ru/english/index.html
St
Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
http://www.engec.ru/eng/index.shtml
St
Petersburg State University
http://www.spbu.ru/e/
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