Basic departments

One of effective tools integration of education and the labor market is the creation of basic departments of educational institutions at enterprises.

Federal Law “On Education in Russian Federation"(No273FZ dated December 29, 2012 Article 15. Network form of implementation of educational programs) introduced the concept of “network form of implementation of educational programs” and opened ample opportunities to create basic departments, having formed sufficient legal basis. With the adoption of the law, professional educational organizations can create departments and other structural units that provide practical training students, on the basis of enterprises carrying out activities in the relevant profile educational program.

Within the framework of cooperation between educational institutions and enterprises, it is possible to carry out the following events:

Participation of enterprise employees in development training courses, their educational and methodological support; closer cooperation between departments and enterprises in the training of future specialists;

Reading of some special courses by company employees;

-establishing information exchange between public organizations and industrial enterprises about innovations, the needs for their implementation, which can be realized through joint efforts;

Conclusion of an agreement for targeted training students for individual enterprises

with the involvement of federal and regional budget;

-creation of a system for constantly informing students about employment opportunities at enterprises in the region;

Business participation in improving the quality of education, strengthening the material and technical base and supporting teaching staff.

The main areas of cooperation between the public organization and the partner enterprise are determined by the regulations on the basic department. As a rule, first of all, basic departments participate

in the educational process: lectures, seminars, thesis management and coursework, internships, internships, etc. In addition, the programs

elements of dual education are built in: training in production sites with the involvement of specialists from production, assignment of qualifications to a worker or employee according to their training profile. Among other possible

areas of activity of the basic departments, one can distinguish the organization

student conferences, competitions, meetings with leading experts.

Reasons for creating a basic department in the structure of the technical school

are:

a) decision pedagogical council educational organization on the creation of a structural unit;

b) an agreement on the creation of a structural unit concluded between an educational organization and an enterprise.

The main stages of creating a basic department in the structure

The technical school can be represented using the following diagram as an example:

Agreement on the creation of a basic department - the purpose of the BC - a list of resources (laboratory and educational premises, equipment) - the organization of the process of creating the BC;

Order on the creation of a BC - coordination of funding sources:

Regulations, staffing - personnel selection - planning.

PROJECT

Director

__________________

Educational organization

"______" ___________________ 2016

"APPROVED"

CEO-

_________________________

Business name

_____________________________________

"______" ___________________ 2016.

AGREEMENT ON THE CREATION OF A BASIC DEPARTMENT

«_______________________________________________________»

name of the department

1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. Basic department "__________________________________________" name of the department

(hereinafter referred to as the “basic department”) is created for the purpose of targeted training of workers, employees, specialists in basic and additional for the enterprise __________________________________________________________ name of the enterprise

1.2. The basic department is the main structural unit of the technical school, conducting educational, methodological training personnel and improving their qualifications.

1.3. The basic department is part of the cycle commission of mechanical engineering

1.4. The basic department is responsible for training certified workers, employees and specialists for the enterprise. The basic department provides training in specialties, the list of which is established annually by a joint decision of the technical school and the enterprise.

SAMPLE REGULATIONS ON THE BASIC DEPARTMENT

1. General provisions

1.1. These Regulations regulate the procedure for the creation, operation and liquidation of a basic department - a structural unit of a technical school that provides practical training for students on the basis of other organizations operating in the profile of the relevant educational program (hereinafter referred to in the text as “partner organization”, “Basic partner”).

1.2. The basic department in its activities is guided by the Federal Law of December 29, 2012 N273-FZ “On Education in the Russian Federation”,

“The procedure for creating professional educational organizations and

educational organizations of higher education departments and other structural divisions, providing practical training for students, on the basis of other organizations operating in the profile of the relevant educational program,” approved by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated August 14, 2013 N 958, the Charter of the Technical School, and these Regulations.

1.3. The basic department is created subject to the following conditions:

compliance with the educational program implemented by the technical school

the profile of the Basic Partner;

availability of property necessary to achieve business goals

basic department;

providing internships, practical classes, seminars, laboratory workshops and other types educational activities provided for by the curriculum at the base department;

 providing the Basic Partner with conditions for students to prepare for graduation qualification works and other types of work provided for by the educational program, including participation in the formation of topics for final qualifying works and other works, providing scientific guidance and reviewing

final qualifying works and other works, free provision of students with access to the information necessary for the preparation of final qualifying works;

creation safe conditions training;

compliance special conditions for education for students with disabilities health.

1.4.The grounds for creating a basic department are:

decision of the teachers' council on the creation of a basic department;

an agreement on the creation of a basic department, concluded between the partner technical school and the enterprise.

1.5.The basic department is a structural unit of the technical school

corresponding to its activity profile.

The basic department is not vested with the powers of a legal entity. The parties do not legally separate the property used in the activities of the base department. Basic departments can be created by converting existing departments

1.6.The basic department can be both a graduate department and one that provides a practice-oriented orientation of the educational process.

1.7. The base department, as a rule, is located on the territory of the Base

partner. If necessary, it can be located on the territory of the technical school (if the enterprise places its equipment in the workshops or laboratories of the technical school, on the basis of a concession agreement).

1.8. The educational activities of the base department must comply with the plans of educational and production activities of the Base partner and scientific and educational activities.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education vocational education

Russian State University oil and gas named after I.M. Gubkina

REGULATIONS ON THE BASIC DEPARTMENT

SYSTEM RESEARCH OF ENERGY MARKETS

Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkina

SECTION I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. Department " Systems research energy markets"(hereinafter referred to as the "Department") is a structural subdivision of the Faculty of Economics and Management (hereinafter referred to as the "Faculty") of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I. M. Gubkin (hereinafter referred to as the "University"), carrying out its activities for the purposes specified in this provision (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation”).

1.2. The department is not legal entity and carries out its activities on the basis of the current legislation of the Russian Federation, the University Charter and Regulations

1.3. The Department was created by the University in accordance with its Charter on the basis of the Agreement on the establishment of the Department No. OB/1 dated June 15, 2011, concluded between the University and the Federal State budgetary institution Science Institute for Energy Research Russian Academy Sciences (hereinafter “INEI RAS”). The department was created in the manner approved in the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated February 27, 2009 No. 66 “On approval of the procedure for the creation by educational institutions of higher professional education on the basis scientific organizations departments carrying out the educational process.”

1.4. The department is located on the territory of ERI RAS at the address: Moscow, st. Vavilova, 44, bldg. 2, room 408.410.

1.5. Renaming and liquidation (termination of activities) of the Department is carried out on the grounds and in the manner provided for in the Charter of the University and in the legislation of the Russian Federation.

SECTION II

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT

2.1. The purpose of the Department is to improve the quality of education by using the results of research work in the educational process, new knowledge and achievements of science and technology, expanding the research principle of teaching and the scientific component educational process, staffing scientific research in the field of energy economics, as well as the implementation of scientific, educational and methodological work in this area.

2.2. The department is created for:

Integration of education, science and production as the most important condition improving the quality of training of specialists with higher education, as well as ensuring the direct participation of ERI RAS in the educational process by attracting intellectual and other resources of ERI RAS for its implementation.

Ensuring direct participation of ERI RAS in the educational activities of the University through involvement and effective use in the educational process of intellectual, material and technical resources of ERI RAS.

Implementation of the principles of advanced education on this basis.

Implementation of targeted training of young specialists at the University for the Russian Academy of Sciences, effective solution problems of providing the Institute and organizations of the Russian Academy of Sciences with highly qualified specialists.

2.2. To achieve the goals specified in clause 2.1. Regulations, the Department solves the following tasks:

Implementation of basic educational programs of higher professional education in the following specialties and areas 38.04.01 "Economics", including master's degree studies;

Implementation of programs professional retraining and other additional educational programs of professional education in the profile of educational activities of the Department;

Implementation of postgraduate professional education in specialties that meet the profile of the educational activities of the Department;

Participation in the work of dissertation councils for the defense of doctoral and master's theses in the above specialties;

Promoting scientific internships in specialties and areas of training in the field of higher professional education that meet the profile of the Department;

Ensuring the implementation of research and development work in the profile scientific activity Departments;

Promoting the creation innovation structures within the Department and participation in their work;

Preparation of educational and methodological literature, preparation of thematic scientific collections, scientific papers, monographs, conference materials and organization of the creation of other results of intellectual activity;

Organization and holding scientific conferences, seminars, symposiums;

Other activities carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, the University Charter and Regulations.

The management of the Department plans educational and scientific work carried out at the Department, organizes and controls its implementation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, the Charter of the University, the Internal Regulations of the University, orders of the Rector of the University and other local acts of the University.

The Department ensures the implementation full-time training, according to the terms and stages of master's training, postgraduate professional education programs (postgraduate studies, competitive studies, doctoral studies), as well as other educational programs in accordance with the profile of the Department.

The educational process is carried out according to curricula developed in in the prescribed manner based on state educational standards, as well as regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. The educational process is regulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation, the Charter of the University, the Internal Regulations of the University, orders of the Rector of the University and other local acts of the University.

Conducting training sessions and consultations, taking exams and tests in a number of special disciplines and courses, including electives, provided curriculum directions and specialties for training certified specialists, as well as master's programs;

Management of diploma design, preparation of master's and candidate's theses;

Organization and management of educational and research work of undergraduates and graduate students;

Participation of teachers in the work of the state certification commission;

Organization and management of internships for University teachers sent in accordance with the plan and program for improving their qualifications.

The methodological work of the Department includes:

Participation in development regulatory documentation provided by state educational standards in the areas and specialties in which specialists with higher education are trained at the University;

Development of work programs for disciplines taught at the Department, internship programs for University teachers at the Department;

Preparation and publication of textbooks, teaching aids, lecture notes on the disciplines of the Department, methodological guides on UNIRS, coursework and diploma design, other types of educational and methodological literature necessary for students to qualitatively master the curriculum and effectively use new methods and forms of teaching in the educational process;

Development of topics for homework, course projects, master's theses, midterm control programs independent work students;

Development and implementation in educational process new methods and forms of training, including modern information technologies for training.

The educational process at the Department is carried out in accordance with working educational and semester plans, agreed upon with the leadership of the Institute of Ecological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences and approved in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

The Department submits in advance to the University's Educational and Methodological Department proposals for scheduling training sessions and consultations in the Department's disciplines, calendar plans and schedules for research work of students and graduate students.

At the Department, office work and reporting are carried out in accordance with the established procedure; the Department is obliged to submit local acts University deadlines work plans

Departments, individual work plans for teachers, undergraduates and graduate students. Meetings of the Department, methodological and scientific seminars should be held regularly (at least once every 2 months).

Research work carried out by students at the Department is carried out on topics developed by ERI RAS and agreed upon with the University Vice-Rector for Scientific Work.

Scientific activities at the Department are carried out, including in the form of participation in scientific research state, regional and international projects and programs, grant competitions, in the form of implementation various types research, experimental design, scientific, organizational, applied work, provision of scientific, technical and scientific consulting services through the conclusion of relevant agreements by the University.

Research work at the Department can be organized as part of the research divisions of the Institute of Economics and Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences and carried out in the following main areas:

Trends and patterns of energy development in its interaction with the needs of society, scientific and technological progress and the environment;

Justification of structural and scientific-technical policies in Russian and global energy;

Research and development effective strategies development of the country's fuel and energy complex;

SECTION III

AREAS OF ACTIVITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

3.1. The department carries out the functions of conducting educational, scientific and other activities not prohibited in Russian legislation in the areas necessary to achieve the goals and solve the problems provided for in the Regulations.

3.2. The functions of the Department are carried out by the head of the Department, his deputies and other employees of the Department in accordance with their powers, which are defined in the relevant job descriptions.

3.3. Teaching staff The basic department, including the position of head of the department, is made up of full-time employees of the Institute of Economics and Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, working at the University on a part-time basis as faculty members.

3.4. In order for students and graduate students to master the taught disciplines, ERI RAS provides the Basic Department with classrooms, equipment, and the necessary normative and methodological documentation.

3.5. The property of the Department can be formed by any in a legal way, including at the expense of funds received by the University on the basis of contracts, the execution of which is carried out by the Department.

3.6. Funding for the activities of the Department is carried out on any legal basis, including on the basis of agreements concluded by the University with third parties.

3.7. The activities of the Department are supported by the relevant services of the University. Accounting economic activity The departments are maintained by the University accounting department in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and accounting policy University.

SECTION IV

DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT

4.1. The Department reports directly to the Dean of the Faculty. The Department is managed by the Head of the Department. The Head of the Department exercises the functions and powers provided for in his job description. Qualification and other requirements for the position of head of the Department, other positions provided for in the staffing table of the Department, and the procedure for filling them are established in the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Charter of the University.

4.2. The teaching staff of the Department, including the position of head of the department, consists of full-time employees of the Institute of Economics and Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, working at the University on a part-time basis as faculty members.

4.3. Staffing table The department is approved by the rector of the University on the recommendation of the head of the department and the dean of the Faculty.

4.4. Teachers of the Department have the right to participate in events held at the faculty and at the university, including meetings of the scientific and teaching staff, to use information resources University: library, collections of teaching rooms, etc. They can be elected to the Scientific Councils University and Faculty of Economics and Management.

4.5. The department organizes the coordination and preparation of cooperation agreements and contracts concluded by the University with ERI RAS.

SECTION V

RESPONSIBILITIES, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES

5.1. The responsibilities, rights and obligations of the employees of the Department are determined in the legislation of the Russian Federation, the Charter of the University, the Regulations, employment contracts, concluded by the University with them, job descriptions of these employees, as well as in other documents in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

SECTION VI

INTERACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT

WITH OTHER STRUCTURAL DIVISIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY

6.1. In carrying out its activities, the department interacts with other structural divisions of the University to the extent necessary to achieve the goals and fulfill the tasks provided for in the Regulations.

6.2. The Head of the Department organizes the interaction of its employees with employees of other structural divisions of the University and is responsible for the results of such interaction.

SECTION VII

AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE REGULATIONS

7.1. Amendments and additions to the Regulations are made on the grounds provided for in the legislation of the Russian Federation, in the University Charter, and in accordance with STV-909-01 “Documentation and Records Management”.

The basic department at MIPT is the graduating department, that is, the department responsible not only for teaching students (for professional part their training within the framework of the “basic educational cycle”), but also for writing their diplomas and other scientific works(including in graduate school), as well as for the employment of graduates of the department to work in their specialty. In accordance with the “Phystech system”, a basic department exists at one or several “basic organizations” - at institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, research institutes, commercial or state enterprises located in Moscow or the Moscow region.

Often the base organization is the main place of work for the employees of the base department; the educational process and research work of students, their “immersion” in the real tasks of the organization, also take place there. However, in current situation The most useful thing for students is the slightly different interaction between the base organization and the department. Namely, the department teaches students in one organization (where there are many highly qualified scientists and teachers), but starting from the senior year, the department employs them in another - basic - organization (which one way or another pays them professional education and offers better career opportunities).

Unique feature Department of Computational Mathematics MIPT is that it connects quite a lot of basic organizations with students of its specializations: the specialization “Computer Modeling in Mechanics, Biomechanics and Physiology” of the Faculty and the specialization “Applied Computational Models and Software Systems” of the Faculty. The diversity of base organizations gives students maximum opportunities to choose a direction of work, not only at the stage of admission to the department, but also much later, after realizing their interests and options for practical work.

It should be noted that MIPT itself is also one of the basic organizations of the Department of Computational Mathematics. The university, of course, does not provide a full-fledged career in many of the areas that are studied at the department. However, a “career” is always a well-trodden path; and those graduates of the department who annually remain to work at MIPT itself have an order of magnitude more possibilities choice (choosing an interesting and creative job, choosing a way to make money) - compared to those who pursue a “standard career”. Such opportunities are usually taken by the best graduates of the department, those who have the most independent thinking and also love teaching or doing science.

Any basic department of MIPT (with the exception of some paid specialties) provides training in one or more master's programs described in the state standard of higher education in the direction 511600. The main master's programs for the department of computational mathematics are "Mathematical and Information Technologies" (FUTM) and "Mathematical and experimental modeling of processes in mechanics, hydrodynamics and biomechanics" (FAKI). Graduates of the department enter graduate school and, as a rule, defend candidate's thesis in specialty 05.13.18 "

In addition, in accordance with the current legislation, for each branch of the university a separate annex to the license for the right to conduct educational activities must be drawn up, indicating the name and location of such branch (Part 4 of Article 91 Federal Law dated December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ "").

The representative of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science emphasized that if the bill is approved, universities and colleges will be able to create not branches, but basic units under other organizations, including enterprises, even if the latter are not located in the same municipal formation, in which the university or college is located.

Moreover, Alexander Sobolev indicated that in accordance with the developed document, special licenses for educational activities for basic departments of universities will not be required, since the latter will be taken into account in the license for the educational program as a whole. At the same time, according to him, after the adoption of the amendments, universities will not have to collect a significant number of documents and even enter the address of the base unit into the license.

The expert also emphasized the importance of another provision of the draft law, which will allow the appointment of general designers, large production workers and scientists as heads of basic departments, that is, representatives of the enterprises at which the departments will be created. The document allows for the simultaneous fulfillment of the duties of both an employee of the enterprise and the head of a basic unit of the university on a part-time basis. Today, let us remind you job responsibilities The head of a state or municipal educational organization or a branch of a state or municipal educational organization is prohibited from holding a part-time position ().

He also drew attention to the fact that today the form of cooperation between universities and enterprises is not directly established by law, so they do not build interaction with each other through specially created units. Most often, they enter into cooperation agreements, under which the company undertakes to take on internships or internships for university students and graduates.

In this regard, it is assumed that all details of the relationship between the university and the enterprise for the practical training of students in basic departments should be settled in standard contract. The expert said that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science has already developed the form of such an agreement, and Special attention devoted to its essential conditions.

It should be noted that today universities interact with enterprises, including within the framework of organizing student internships. Educational establishments conclude agreements for educational or practical training with organizations where students will undergo practical training (). But the form of such an agreement is not established by any body, since it is determined by the university.

According to the speaker, there are no risks or difficulties in the presented interaction model, and the innovation is important for both universities and enterprises: the first will have access to modern technologies for training students, and the latter will be able to use the intellectual potential of universities for the development of production. It was emphasized that it is impossible to introduce such a concept of basic enterprises at the level of by-laws, and therefore it will be necessary to make systemic changes to the law on education.

In general, according to the developers of the initiative, the work of basic units will improve the quality of the educational process and will contribute to the integration of educational and practical activities, in particular in the fields of engineering, medicine and transport. Representatives of universities adhere to a similar position.

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Thus, the dean of the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov Yuri Zinchenko emphasized that the need for basic departments exists, and this question is not a subject of discussion. He also drew attention to the fact that such departments can become the basis for future employment of students. At the same time, in his opinion, it is necessary to determine minimum requirements to enterprises in which basic units will be created in order to avoid the risks of dishonesty in their interaction with universities.

And the vice-rector for organizational, legal and economic disputes of the Moscow City pedagogical university Artemy Rozhkov indicated that the adoption of the bill is important, including for the sphere teacher education, since it is largely focused on the practical training of students.

At the same time, during the event, the shortcomings of the bill were also mentioned. Among other things, the discussion participants pointed out the complexity of the document's wording. Alexander Sobolev said that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science plans to make the document more understandable for citizens.

The need to finalize the draft law was also pointed out by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma for Education and Science Lyubov Dukhanina, while noting that the need for the proposed innovations is enormous.

She emphasized that the vast majority of the proposed amendments to the bill relate not to the field of education, but to legal aspects, and therefore it is necessary to make changes to other regulations, and not just in the law on education. Thus, she admitted that it would be changed, since enterprises as a result of interaction with universities will have profits and corresponding tax obligations. In addition, she suggested that the possibility of combining work at the base unit and at the enterprise should also be reflected in.

Along with this, Lyubov Dukhanina stated that the bill would be difficult to pass due to the proposed option, according to which the basic unit would not be separately licensed. “If we begin to remove some blocks from the licensing system altogether, then from the point of view of consumer rights this is incomprehensible. We can talk about some other mechanism, about other requirements for this part of the educational program [for the activities of basic units. – Ed.], but the proposed mechanism does not fully comply with all licensing and accreditation standards educational institutions"- said a representative of the State Duma.

Basic department of PJSC INEUM named after. I.S. Brook" at MIPT

Basic organizations of the department: closed Joint-Stock Company(JSC) MCST (http://mcst.ru/) and public joint-stock company (PJSC) Institute of Electronic Control Machines named after. I.S. Bruk" (), operating as a single design center.

Subject: design of high-performance microprocessors, computers and their software.

Head of the department: deputy general director JSC MCST and PJSC INEUM, professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation Valery Ivanovich Perekatov.

General Director of JSC MCST and PJSC INEUM is Alexander Kiirovich Kim, Candidate of Technical Sciences, laureate of the USSR State Prize.

The Basic Department of Informatics and Computer Science prepares for budgetary basis Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the design of high-performance microprocessors, computers and their software.

By studying and working at the base, students can obtain qualifications and acquire a unique professional experience in advanced areas of modern computer technologies:

• research and development of microprocessor architecture;
• microprocessor design ( multi-core systems on-chip), memory systems, local and network controllers based on modern technological standards, now mastered in the nanometer range;
• designing computers (fault-tolerant, multiprocessor computing systems) based on microprocessors of our own design in various classes(server, workstation, Personal Computer) and execution options (stationary, relocatable, built-in, laptop);
• design of computer modules and logical devices;
• designing highly efficient optimizing compilers;
• designing binary compilers;
• creation, development of capabilities and support operating systems, including real-time operating systems.

Specialists in these areas are in great demand in all Russian state-owned enterprises and non-state companies related to the development and application of microelectronics and computer technology. Several dozen young specialists who were trained in our base organizations are successfully working at Intel Corporation; our graduates are also employed in research programs leading Western universities.

Basic department of PJSC "INEUM named after I.S. Bruk" at MIREA

The department was created in 1977 on the initiative of the General Director of INEUM, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member. USSR Academy of Sciences Boris Nikolaevich Naumov (later academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences) for training engineering personnel in the field of development of technical and software
control computer technology.

From 1989 to 2015, the department was headed by scientific adviser PJSC INEUM im. I.S. Bruk", Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation N.L. Prokhorov.

Since 2015, the department has been headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor N.B. Paramonov.

Direction of bachelor's training:

• 09.03.01 Informatics and computer technology. Training profile: "Automation and control technological processes and production".

Direction of master's training:

• 09.04.04 Software engineering. Training profile: "Specialized information systems".

During the work of the department, about 500 engineers in the field of computer technology were trained. Graduates of the department work in the field of development technical means computer technology, creation of system and application software, development of computer systems and computer networks.

The most experienced and qualified employees of PJSC INEUM named after. I.S. Brook" conduct lectures and practical lessons according to specially designed curriculum and are the authors of monographs and textbooks on the principles of construction and application of control computer technology.

Every year, dozens of students study in the thematic departments of the institute industrial practice on real problems of designing new technologies for control computer systems of SM computers. 10-15 MIREA graduates defend theses By current topics PJSC INEUM im. I.S. Brook" Many of MIREA's graduates become full-time employees of the Institute and have the opportunity to continue their studies in graduate school.