ProfClub is a continuous initiative by the Kharkiv IT Cluster aimed at building a strong professional community of IT educators.

Project Objectives:

🔹 Unite the IT community into a professional network.
🔸 Enhance the quality of IT education by updating the knowledge of IT discipline instructors.
🔹 Modernize IT education.
🔸 Supply the IT industry with qualified specialists whose knowledge and skills meet the demands of the IT sector.

How is the project implemented?

The meetings involve a representative of an IT company (speaker) and IT educators. These sessions are conducted online, ensuring maximum engagement and safety.

Event Format:

Duration: 1.5–2 hours, once a month
✔️ Introductory remarks by Kharkiv IT Cluster: 5 minutes
✔️ Lecture on the approved topic: 60–75 minutes
✔️ Q&A session: 25–40 minutes

🧑‍💻 Target Audience:

• Professionals, managers, and owners of IT companies
• IT educators from higher education institutions and colleges
• Representatives of the administration from relevant university and college departments

✅ Benefits for Educators as ProfClub Participants:

• Opportunity to improve hard and soft skills during community meetings, lectures, and workshops hosted by leading IT companies.
• Updated knowledge in professional areas and disciplines they teach.
• Expansion and strengthening of connections within the teaching and professional communities.
• Access to unique offers and events from the Kharkiv IT Cluster.

✅ Benefits for IT Companies as ProfClub Participants:

• Enhance soft skills through organizing qualification courses and workshops for educators.
• Build and strengthen connections within the teaching and professional communities.
• Improve the quality and relevance of IT course materials in universities and colleges to align with company needs.
• Reduce future training costs for IT specialists by better preparing them during their education.

👉 Project Outcomes:

• 5 years of successful operation with consistently growing engagement
• 700+ IT educators from higher education institutions and colleges in the community
• 70+ higher and vocational educational institutions across Ukraine
• 15+ IT companies have participated in the initiative
• 50+ speakers

🚀 IT Companies Participating in the Project:
INSART, NIX, SoftServe, EPAM, Sigma Sowtware, GlobalLogic, Insoft Global, CHI Software, IT-Jim, ITIS, Grid Dynamics, Valtech.

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