Microsoft Certified Fundamentals

2021: Microsoft has opened certification centers in Russian universities

On November 29, 2021, Microsoft announced the opening of certification centers in universities in Russia. Passing the certification exam in Microsoft cloud technologies (Microsoft Certified Fundamentals) is available at REU named after Plekhanov, Moscow City Pedagogical University, Kazan Federal University, etc.

Microsoft has opened certification centers in Russian universities

According to the press service of Microsoft, the international certificate allows you to confirm the level of knowledge and skills of specialists planning to start or continue a career in the field of IT and other fields where a successful career requires knowledge of modern technologies, including:

• artificial intelligence;
• Big Data Analysis
• cloud computing.

Certification allows you to support and motivate young students on the way to a successful professional career. In addition, the possibility of obtaining an international certificate becomes an additional advantage in choosing a university. Thus, we are increasing the demand of our university in the eyes of applicants, "commented Andrei Shimbirev, head of the educational and production training center of the Federal State Budgetary Institution VO" REU named after G.V. Plekhanova "MPT.

According to Elena Slivko-Kolchik, head of the department for working with Microsoft education and science organizations in Russia, knowledge and practice in the field of modern technologies is one of the key competencies in the labor market, so it is necessary to develop digital literacy and study technology for all students, regardless of where they will later work. By the end of 2021, technologies are developing much faster than methodology and educational processes, so the company seeks to supplement students' education with the opportunity to gain additional knowledge and confirm this with a certificate, which will allow them to meet current requirements, be in demand and be successful, she said.^[1]

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