According to the government plan the Russian universities are faced with the task of increasing the number of foreign students studying full-time to 710 thousand by 2025.
The one of the expected results is the carrying out of a number of missions made specifically to increase the desirability of various educational programs for foreign students. Thus, the construction of a bilingual ecosystem is one of the main priorities Russian universities have at the moment.
In the 2018 the case-study research was carried out analyzing tactical approaches for the implementation of a multilingual ideology within the university choosing as the sample, the university of Copenhagen, while comparing it to the existing Russian universities solutions. It was pointed out, that among universities chosen for the 5-100 project (a special government run program to develop major Russian universities ), there were no implementations of English-concerned politics, balanced coexistence of the native language and English, and, certainly, multilingual environments. The article emphasizes the importance of a well-developed language ideology for Russian universities aspiring to join the world’s educational elite. One key recommendation is to establish a sustainable infrastructure for managing international student activities. This aligns perfectly with the current project, which can serve as a crucial stepping stone towards achieving that long-term objective.
To achieve the primary objective of this research, which is the development and deployment of a proof-of-concept centralized events management system, the following key tasks were successfully undertaken and completed:
1. Analysis of the problem domain
2. Requirements assessment
3. Technology stack selection
4. System design
5. Prototype development
6. Deployment and integration of automated delivery mechanisms
This thesis presented the development of a proof-of-concept (PoC) university events management system. The problem domain of university event management was analyzed, and functional requirements were elicited. A software development methodology was employed, involving technology selection, system design utilizing UML diagrams, and subsequent PoC development. Additionally, automation strategies were implemented through scripts.
While features like third-party user authentication (e.g., university accounts system) remain to be integrated, the PoC successfully demonstrates the potential of such a system. Its primary objective is to showcase the platform’s capabilities, raise awareness of the problem domain, and document the intricacies of the software development process.
The PoC leverages a diverse set of software technologies, encompassing design tools like TailwindCSS and low-level technologies like Docker. While specific details regarding their utilization in this project are documented within the thesis, the general functionalities of these technologies can be further explored via references provided.
Currently, the prototype is deployed on a dedicated server with minimal resource requirements. Docker containerization facilitates its easy distribution to other machines. The system can be accessed and tested at the following URL: https://events-tsu.ru.
