AltSU and Postgres Professional signed a cooperation agreement

7 September 2021 Department of informattion and Media Communications
Postgres Professional delegation headed by the company's CEO Oleg Bartunov visited Altai State University.

During the meeting with Rector of AltSU Sergey Bocharov, plans for joint work and organization of implementation of the results of this activity were discussed, guided by a mutual interest in preserving and maintaining the scientific, educational and technical potential of the parties and its use for developing and mastering new technologies.

Within the framework of the meeting, the parties signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of personnel training, scientific, educational, and innovative activities.

In particular, Altai State University and Postgres Professional decided to participate jointly in competitions, grants, exhibitions, conferences, scientific forums, and presentations.

The university intends to ensure the effective integration of Postgres Professional training courses into the curricula of the Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies of Altai State University and to attract highly qualified specialists from the Postgres Professional staff as reviewers of final qualification works.

Postgres Professional will prepare University teachers for subsequent lectures, seminars, and practice-oriented training courses and will provide an opportunity for some of the University students to do practical training.

During the meeting of the company's management with students of the Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies Oleg Sergeevich spoke about the prospects for the development of PostgreSQL databases, about the relevant and necessary knowledge for a modern programmer, artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as about the courses that students will study, and employment in the company.

In the spring of 2021, over one hundred students of the Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies of Altai State University were trained in the company's courses - "SQL Language", "Basics of Database Technologies" and "English for Postgres Pro DBMS technical support", which were previously available only to students of metropolitan universities. In the new academic year, cooperation will continue. For students of the University, college, and applicants new educational and scientific projects are prepared with the participation of Postgres Professional specialists.

Postgres Professional is a Russian company, developer of PostgreSQL database management systems (DBMS). The Postgres Professional team develops a domestic DBMS based on PostgreSQL and supports the development of the international PostgreSQL project. The company sees its mission in the creation of a competitive Russian DBMS and the revival of the domestic DBMS industry.

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