Corporate life

I received an invitation to work at Innopolis University as an Assistant to Director in early 2017, while still being on a maternity leave. By this time, I had already heard a lot about Innopolis University as a unique University that not only teaches students, but also implements scientific and industrial projects. I had a lot of experience in office management and protocol in the banking field, but I had no experience in the proposed position in education, so I decided that this was a great time to try something new and step out of the usual comfort zone.

As an assistant, I noticed how I could use my experience to improve the University work processes. So that I put into practice my previous experience. Development of a regulatory framework for document management, automation of documents uploading from 1C — these and other ideas were implemented together with colleagues from the Department of Education Quality Assurance, IT Department and my team of the Department of Protocol and Records Management, which I was entrusted to lead by the management. I like that if I have an idea, I can openly suggest it, get the support of management, and implement it.

Innopolis University grew right before my eyes and I grew up with It. I came here in 2013 as a system administrator. At that time, the University employed about 15 people. We were sitting in several rooms of a building on trade Union street in Kazan.

In 2015, we moved to Innopolis. we were most impressed by the architecture of the University campus. And the main building turned out even better than on the layouts. And the more projects the University had, the more people came here.

The University employs professionals and very versatile people. For instance, you can meet your colleague in a sport complex in the morning, in the university library in the afternoon and play quiz game with him in the evening. Internal corporate training is orginized for employees, colleagues share their experience and knowledge in their fields. This helps to grow not only professionally but also develop different skills such as soft skills.

From the very first day of my work at the University, I closely communicated with colleagues and tried to learn something new, the head of the department noticed it. As the department was getting bigger, so my responsibilities were growing. In 2016, I became the coordinator of the technical support group for users, there were 4 people in our group. I have had management tasks. 3 years later, I became the Head of the Information Technologies Department. I am sure that my growth would not have been possible without interaction with colleagues and permanent self-development. Not once in my entire career have I regretted that I once went for an interview at Innopolis University. Here I have met a lot of interesting people, had exciting work, faced ambitious and challenging tasks.

What was my idea of innopolis before I met It? It seemed to me that this place is not crowded, empty, with this place a lot to do. But when I arrived here, I saw that behind this small, seemingly not gained strength city, lies what is really necessary for each of us. Here you can not only see the birth of ambitious projects, but also be their Creator and open unlimited opportunities for your development. And where you develop, everything around you develops.

At Innopolis University, I joined a small team with a huge number of tasks, which became one of the largest laboratories in a year. To say that it was difficult during this time is not to say anything. None of our days are like the previous one, we have to study every stage of development, but we keep this pace. When Mail.ru the Group challenged us to create a prototype of an unmanned car for the metropolis with a deadline of 3 weeks, everyone understood that this was a chance that should not be missed. We accepted this challenge, met this deadline, and this is a success!

The Innopolis University is small in size, but unique from the point of view of importance for each of us. Here we have an immense space for imagination, we can solve big problems, develop our potential. The goal that I can allow right here with this team is not just implementing R & d, not just developing prototypes. Our goal is to change the course of people's lives, their habits, their thinking, to make people's dream of unmanned transport a reality.