Mail.Ru Group: Kazan will teach game developers

Mail.Ru Group together with ITIS KFU will train specialists in the field of game development.

Mail.Ru Group and the ITIS Graduate School of Kazan Federal University plan to cooperate in the following areas:

• improvement of training programs in the laboratory of visualization and development of computer games;
• conducting research in the field of high technology;
• implementation of joint educational activities;
• organization of thematic competitions among students and teachers.

Ayrat Khasyanov, director of the ITIS KFU Higher School, noted that the Department of Game Development has existed at ITIS KFU for 4 years, and its students have already released several games. He is sure that cooperation with Mail.Ru The Group will help both improve the practical skills and knowledge of students, and contribute to the development of the gaming and IT industry in Tatarstan.

The first joint event for Kazan developers will take place in April.

A source: http://corp.mail.ru

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• Unreal Engine 4 has become free for schoolchildren and studentsThe Higher School of Information Technologies and Information Systems (ITIS), founded in 2011, is a division of Kazan Federal University, which trains specialists of an applied nature.

The directions in which ITIS students study are “Applied Informatics” (bachelor’s degree) and “Software Engineering” (Master’s degree): Software Development Management; Methods and Tools of Software Engineering.

Mail.Ru Group is one of the largest Internet companies in Runet, owns the Odnoklassniki social network, and also develops and publishes games. Has a license for “Allods Online”. In the mobile market, one of her most successful projects is Jungle Heat.