We are happy to announce an upcoming book: Unimagined Futures – ICT Opportunities and Challenges, featuring Bertrand Meyer, Provost, and Professor of Software Engineering at SIT. The International Federation of Information Processes (IFIP), which federates national and international computer societies, celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020. IFIP is the main international organization in the information technology (IT) field, with a prestigious history and many major contributions to the field.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland, December 16, 2020 – SIT´s ecosystem presented its main activities in 2020 while revealing ambitious expansion plans for next year. No more just an institute but a unique education ecosystem with global impact, SIT successfully links science, research, education, and business across 8 projects. The SIT community is growing, too, with 42 new master students out of 1864 applications.

The winning paper discusses the most effective organizational team structure to develop and deliver software products to the market faster. Zorin and Jungpil consider two different approaches to forming development teams: the customer-centered feature team and the system architecture-centered component team. The main difference between the two is that feature teams deliver fully integrated, “vertical” pieces of software to end-users, while component teams focus on specific software layers or modules.

These days if you’re looking to get yourself hired as a coder by international tech giants like Google, Facebook, or Microsoft, you need to start early. That’s why SIT decided to launch SIT Programming School - to help children become the next generation of digital leaders. SIT Programming School seeks to teach best practices in IT-education in partnership with top-level digital entrepreneurs, researchers, and scientists.

The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) launched the SIT Academy, an ambitious executive education program that combines Computer Science, Physics, and Business Studies. SIT Academy is built on the innovative SIT Alemira digital learning ecosystem to achieve a unique learning experience. The pilot online course will be taught by leading experts in the field of Cyber Security.

Deloitte’s report highlighted an important problem. Organisations know that they need employees with leadership skills to manage operations, supervise teams and manage the bottom line, but they simply cannot find the right talent. Similarly, the rapid development of new technologies has meant that technical leaders must be able to grasp greater complexities and ambiguities than ever before. From my experience having my own software businesses, CEOs need, and will continue to need, employees that possess three, distinct characteristics.

The digital world is facing a crisis that has at the same time opened new windows of opportunity. To tackle the shortage of potential leaders joining the digital sector, the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) has crafted a new course: Masters of Science (MSc) in Computer Science and Software Engineering – to better prepare graduates for leadership roles, specifically within the IT and Science disciplines. Launching in September 2020, the newly developed program is available for students with Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Software Engineering who have ambitions to be a part of the next generation of technical leaders.

In June 2020, a new research-led university, the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) launches its first SIT STAR Contest. The competition aims to promote interest in the field of Computer Science and Software Engineering. Students from EU/EFTA, Eastern Europe (including Russia), South Asia or Southeast Asia will have a chance to demonstrate their knowledge of programming. The best will receive fully or partially funded graduate scholarships for one of SIT’s Master’s programs.

At SIT we are driven by a common purpose: tackling the world’s main problems through science, education, and next-generation technology. Also, we believe that science should not only provide research results to industry but also benefit from current state technology and adopt best practices.

SIT announces the launch of SIT Learning, a next-generation partner for professionals and organizations willing to upgrade to the latest in technology Schaffhausen, 24 May – The Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) announces the launch of its newest commercial spin-off, SIT Learning. SIT Learning is a next-generation institution dedicated to bringing the most advanced learning tools and knowledge to the professionals who play a leading role in the digital transformation of their organization.