The goal of “University of Talents” is to create a continuous system for developing talent potential in children and youth, and strategic talent management for innovative development of the Republic of Tatarstan (RT).

Winners and awardees of various international, national and regional competitions included in the Republic Competition Register can get personalized education in “University of Talents”. The cost is covered by the RT budget

Interactions between youth, mentors and experts goes through online portal “University of Talents”

User:

A student who is a winner or an awardee of a competition entitling them to support on the Republic level

Mentor is a professional trained and certified for the Talent production management program

Expert is a unique carrier of professional knowledge

Employer is a representative of one of the companies entitled to publish internship and job testing offers at the portal

Student interaction process:

sign up for a personal account at the “University of Talents” portal
assess the student’s talents and competences
establish the Student-Mentor link
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formulate and implement a personal development plan
mentor’s support and expert advice
go through job and business tests, internship, competitions
get involved in project management and solving non-trivial issues
participate in important interviews and business negotiations
get support in career development, social and professional communication.

Implementation stages:

Adopting major regulatory documents (the “Prospect” concept for development and realization of intellectual and creative potential in children and youth, State program for strategic talent management in RT in 2015-2021).
Analysis of young talent interactions and development of a student interactions system based on the best national and international practices
Setting up an authorized body implement the “Prospect” concept and the state program in the form of a project office (“Kazan Open University of Talents 2.0” autonomous non-profit organization). The board includes representatives from the sectoral Ministries and departments of the RT government.
Developing and implementing a personalized producers’ support program for children and young people.
Developing the Republic competition registry focused on talented and capable children and young people detection and support, as well as the RT database of (7,833 people in the database now).
After being detected, the students who’s not yet reached the majority age, undergo a structured interview to determine their competences, the legally adult students go through face-to-face group assessment.
Program launch.

“University of Talents”

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