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First IIOE Global Webinar in Russian Has Been Successfully Launched

2021.12.16

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On 21th December 2021 at 12:00-13:00 (Moscow time, UTC+3), UNESCO-ICHEI and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) co-organised the first Russian webinar session on higher education digital transformation, in empowering the higher education workforce in Russian-speaking regions.

Dr. Alexander Molchanov, as the guest speaker of the webinar, delivered a presentation on digital competencies needed for digital universities in Russian-speaking countries. Specifically, he not only took a deep dive into the influence of technological and socioeconomic development on the transformation of modern universities, but also analysed the digital competency profiles for teachers and other professionals working in the higher education system. The outline of his presentationwasas follows:

- the main trends affecting universities over the past few years;

- digital transformation of universities, including during the pandemic;

- competency profiles for university leaders and teachers;

- models for the formation of digital competencies among teaching and personnel;

- models for the assessment of digital competencies when applying for a job;

- from digital competencies to digital literacy.

The webinar was co-conducted in Russian and moderated by Mr. Mingshun Xu, Programme Officer at UNESCO-ICHEI and Ms. Tatiana Murovana, Programe Specialist at UNESCO IITE. There was a Q A session after the speaker's presentation. A total of more than 110 participants from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Albania, Ukraine, Lithuania, Norway and other countries participated in the meeting culminating lively discussions online.

Bio of Dr. Alexander Molchanov

- Member of the public and business council of the national project "Education" of Russia;

- Member of the expert council of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science in IT in Education;

- Founder and CEO of “Professional E-Learning” company;

- Curator of the Tertiary Education Cluster of the Moscow International Education Salon;

- Renowned expert in e-learning and digital transformation in education;

- Registered expert of the National Training Foundation (Russia);

- Registered expert of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education.

Click here to access the conference recordingOn 21th December 2021 at 12:00-13:00 (Moscow time, UTC+3), UNESCO-ICHEI and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) co-organised the first Russian webinar session on higher education digital transformation, in empowering the higher education workforce in Russian-speaking regions.Dr. Alexander Molchanov, as the guest

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