First Vice-Rector of Kherson State University Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky during his in-dept…

First Vice-Rector of Kherson State University Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky during his in-dept…

First Vice-Rector of Kherson State University Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky during his in-depth course in the USA due to IREX UASP participation, had a meeting with the President of Eastern Washington University Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo

During the in-depth course at higher educational establishments of the United States of America due to IREX University Administration Support Program participation, First Vice-Rector of Kherson State University Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky is now staying at Eastern Washington University (Spokane, WA). He is working on the case study devoted to the problems of IT-assets management and university administrating.

On the 10th of October, 2012, Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky had a meeting with the President of Eastern Washington University Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo. It was after the new President’s appointment, that EWU was headed towards IT-governing reforming. One of the strategic decisions of Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo was to reorganize the information organization, separating the Dean of Libraries and the Chief Information Officer responsibilities. Nowadays Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo has absolutely no regret of his decision, and to increase the Office of Information Technology powers plans to institute a new position, Vice-Provost on IT-assets management. Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky wondered about EWU first-priority tasks in IT-governance till 2017 as well as the President’s vision of the University's administrating.

After the in-depth course Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky will return to KSU and start a mutual project with EWU and IREX. The draft of the project was also discussed during the meeting of the President and First Vice-Rector.

During the meeting Dr. Alexander Spivakovsky and Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo also discussed the perspectives of universities’ cooperation in students- and staff-exchange programs and KSU-EWU double-sided diploma programs introduction.

 Watch video of the meeting.