PNIPU: Educational platform for designers

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2024: Platform Development Announcement

PNIPU In August 12, 2024, it was reported that they were developing a platform with which everyone could master the basics of design, get the necessary theoretical knowledge in a short time, as well as consolidate them with practical tasks close to real ones. The product will improve the quality formations in the field of web and graphic design, helps to get competent specialists at. Russian market

The project team won a million rubles for the implementation of a startup in the federal project "Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship." The development is carried out as part of the Priority 2030 strategic academic leadership program.

A student led by scientists from Perm Polytechnic is developing an online educational platform using. generative neuronets The mission of the project is to improve the quality of education in the field of web and graphic design.

One of the competitive advantages is that students get the necessary theoretical base, learn various techniques for implementing concepts, and also develop their own vision without imposing the only right solutions. Everyone has the opportunity to independently generate and implement ideas within the given framework. Our project is distinguished by the breadth of the proposed functionality and a deeper approach to training. In addition, free courses and tests for all levels of professional skill are planned on the platform. And in addition - a separate block where you can set settings and, using neural networks, get a unique technical task for your projects in the portfolio, - said Sofya Pirogova, a student of the Multimedia Technologies and Design direction at PNIPU.

Aspiring professionals face a shortage of cases in a specific design area to supplement their portfolio. The operation of the created platform will be based on the use of generative neural networks, which are planned to be used to create unique tasks for graphic design, close to real tasks. For example, a company engaged in the production of a specific line of products ordered the development of a site about its organization. And the task of the designer will be to form a unique project in his portfolio. The peculiarity of neural networks in our educational platform is that no user will have repeated tasks, "added Alexander Alekseev, Candidate of Economic Sciences, head of the PNIPU working group in the direction of" Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. "

Development of the platform will begin in September with the start of the new school year. Beta testing is scheduled for the summer of 2025, and a full release is scheduled for September 2025.

In general, according to representatives of PNIPU, the online platform developed by polytechnics will be useful for gaining skills in the field of design. The project can be useful in evaluating its own competencies to analyze the level of knowledge in order to increase its competitiveness in the labor market.