23 NOVEMBER



From 16 October to 23 November refresher courses on modern teaching methods conducted by specialists from the Institute of Education were organized at the Baltic Information Technical School.


15 SEPTEMBER



In September a delegation of Swedish students visited the technical school. Russian and Swedish students discussed different problems. They exchanged impressions of education system in their countries. There were some interesting discussions regarding the differences between youth cultures in their countries. Another topic of discussion was the possibility to arrange exchange of students. Swedish students visited historical and cultural sites of Kaliningrad.


30 JUNE

On 30 June 2005 graduation ceremony took place at the Baltic Information Technical School.63 students got diplomas in specialty 'Automated data processing and control systems" and "Computing machinery and automated system software". 5 students graduated from the technical school with honors.


29 JUNE

On 29 June, technical and financial support was provided to the secondary school in the village of Dolgorukovo, Kaliningrad oblast. As a result, the school had a computer room which was connected to corporate computer network with Internet connections.


19 JUNE

On 19 May 2006, "Finals", the final examinations began for the final- year students in specialty "Automated data processing and control systems" and "Computing machinery and automated system software".


13 MAY

On 13 May, the technical school had the day of "open doors". On that day many applicants visited the school. They had a splendid opportunity to ask a lot of questions regarding the prospects of development of the technical school. A number of questions were asked about the admission to the school..


25 APRIL

On 25 April, a contest between teams representing 3 secondary professional education institutions was held in the Baltic Information Technical School. The challenge: Programming and Information Technology.


10 APRIL

On April 2006, the Minister of Education of Kaliningrad oblast N. Sherrey made study/ evaluation visit to the technical school where she met the teaching staff. In consequence, the prospects for the development of the technical school and cooperation activities were discussed.


8 -9 APRIL

8-9 April, V.Gerasimenko, the head of the Federal Scientific Research Institute for Information Security visited the technical school. In 2005 the technical school planned to launch a new specialty-"Information Security". To facilitate the development of the new specialty, the technical school began to cooperate closely with the Scientific Research Institute for Information Security.


28 MARCH

In March 2006, the technical school received the representatives from many educational establishments: the Kaliningrad State University, Baltic State Academy of Fishing Fleet; Kaliningrad military Institute of the Federal Frontier Service as well as representatives of the Kaliningrad Regional Administration at the Government of the Russian Federation. The specialists who visited the technical school could see at first hand the logistics and method of teaching related to the new specialty- "Information Security" They were very pleased with the results of the work performed by the expert group of the Baltic Information Technical School. Professor E.Belov emphasized that the educational level of the Baltic Information Technical School differs favorably elsewhere in Russia.



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