Annual international scientific-practical conference of students and master students iSTART 2017 was dedicated to innovative entrepreneurship; the section “Actual problems of natural Sciences and Humanities” was presented by more than 20 articles, of which 10 were selected to participate in the work of the section; Italieva Aizhan and Zhamalbek Zhanar’s works were awarded by nominations for relevance of topics and innovation in problem solving tasks of scientific research.
What should a new specialist in the field of IT technologies be like? Which fundamental and professional knowledge should he possess? What personal qualities, skills and abilities should he have? The skills necessary for our students in the twenty-first century: ability to think critically, ability to interact and communicate, a creative approach and curiosity as a quality of human nature. There is precedent work on this topic by Professor of University of Melbourne Patrick Griffin, who runs the largest scientific project of international level on evaluation and teaching skills and competencies of the XXI century (ATC21S). In this study, a student model of IT profession, educational path and educational programs for the implementation of this model and prototyping it in educational institutions of Kazakhstan should be developed.
