Education
We provide support to our users on their journey to a career in IT, helping them improve their skills and explore new career paths
Educational platforms
We take a comprehensive approach to developing online education services ranging from preschool to vocational training. Thanks to GeekBrains, Skillbox, SkillFactory, Sphereum and Uchi.ru online educational platforms, users of all ages can learn new skills online, building up their knowledge of school subjects or pursuing new qualifications.
Skillbox
Skillbox is a platform bringing together hundreds of teachers and dozens of partners who help develop online courses and offer students assistance in finding employment.
GeekBrains
Over 1,000 webinars to help students improve their professional skills.
Skillfactory
An online education platform providing training in digital skills: data science, machine learning and more.
Sferum
Over 2.5 million users throughout Russia.
Uchi.ru
450 thousand teachers, 5.5 million parents and 10 million students from all over the country.
Tetrika
The platform connects students with tutors for exam preparation.
Umschool
Helping students prepare for state exams on all school subjects.
For school students
To help high school students navigate through various career trajectories in IT, we run
IT Knowledge Day,
Data Lesson,
VK Lessons
and other activities. 2020 saw 260 thousand students from 5.5 thousand schools participate in
IT Knowledge Day
In the same year, over 2 million students took part in
«Data Lesson.
While educational lectures for students as part of the
VK Lessons
garnered over 9 million views. Jointly with Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
and Bauman Moscow State Technical University, we annually run
Technocup,
a global Olympiad in competitive programming, with winners given the possibility
to enroll in the university without passing exams.
For students
There are VK educational centers in 12 leading technical universities across the country. Alongside getting a degree, students can also master web development, data analysis, information security, and other profession. More than 10,000 students have taken part in our projects.
70
subjects
200
practicing instructors
3500
students every year
Digital Camp
For students pursuing non-technical careers, VK has an educational project called
Digital Camp.
It trains digital marketers, below-the-line advertising specialists,
usability specialists, and IT recruiters.
VK Lab
There is an AI laboratory –
VK Lab
– opened at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. This is the venue where students
and VK experts join forces to carry out research and create experimental AI products.
VK Ambassadors
We have been expanding our volunteer educational program – the
VK Ambassadors.
For three years, the initiative has attracted over 200 students,
postgraduate students and university employees from across Russia.
ИТ-дайвинг
For junior students, we offer a summer internship program –
IT diving.
The internship gives students an opportunity to dive in and explore the world of IT and have
a sneak peek at how the VK ecosystem projects from social media and music to clouds and games work.
Those showing the best performance on any of our university programs will be invited to join VK in junior positions
For professionals
VK offers a bottom up training path in the
MADE Big Data Academy,
tuition-free program for seasoned professionals who want to grow as data scientists,
taught by VK and industry experts.
Courses and championships
For people willing to improve their skills or learn a new profession online, VK offers a wealth of opportunities.
We teach over 20 courses on most popular topics on Stepik platform.
Over 50,000 people watch and complete our courses annually.
On top of that, VK runs online contests dedicated to machine learning,
competitive programming and designing high-load projects on its All Cups platform.
300,000 contest participants
The All Cups. platform is where IT specialists and experts come together to solve sophisticated problems of major championships and hackathons.
300,000 contest participants
The All Cups. platform is where IT specialists and experts come together to solve sophisticated problems of major championships and hackathons.
For teachers
VK supports and unites education professionals across the country through the
Digital Teachers Map,
a service for sharing experience and ideas, developing digital skills and promoting the education industry.
Services and technologies for educational institutions
Remote interaction and learning
Students, parents and teachers have been actively using the OK and VK platforms for remote interaction and learning: video calls are helpful for learning and teaching, the streaming service provides an opportunity to watch lectures, widgets come in handy for quizzes while mini-apps are useful for solving problems.
Read moreCommunication and remote working
VK provides schools and universities with a range of services for communication and remote working such as email service, messenger, cloud storage, calendar, etc.
Read moreThe cloud technology
The VK Cloud Platform gives educational institutions an opportunity to tap into cloud storage solutions. The cloud technology ensures uninterrupted work of educational projects at any time.
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