What Makes the Department Modern: From Labs to Commercial Startups

Purpose: Show the relevance of the approach to learning and the high level of student development. The modern IT department is no longer an audience with chalkboards and outdated computers. This is a real technology hub that works on the principles of real IT companies. At the department of PAS VolgSTU, we erased the border between a training laboratory and a commercial start-up. Current technological stack We don't teach technology for the sake of technology. Student teams work with what the market demands right now. If this is a backend, then powerful bundles based on Python and Django. If the frontend is a modern component approach using React and ultra-fast builders like Vite. Complex products instead of “training examples” Instead of writing calculators, students design, for example, full-fledged EdTech marketplaces to sell courses. They think through a complex architecture that takes into account the business model – automatic calculation and retention of percentages of sales, access management and content protection. Expensive visual style We teach students that a product should sell itself at first sight. No “children’s” interfaces or colorful, rusty colors. In the trend - technology and status. Projects of our laboratories are created with an emphasis on premium UI / UX: deep dark themes, glass morphism, complex shades of indigo and dark purple with neat neon accents. We educate engineers who understand the style and aesthetics of a digital product.