Surgut State University became a member of the CDIO initiative in 2017. The Department of Automation and Computer Systems is the first in the University who began to implement educational programs in according to the CDIO standards. The Department provide two education programs: "Control in technical systems" and "Software engineering". Research and analysis of the CDIO initiative’s organizational principles caused changes in the implementation strategy of educational programs. Evaluation of existing educational programs before beginning work on joining the CDIO was held on the 1st of February, 2017. The initial period of educational programs’ modernization has been completed on the 1st of September, 2017. During this period there have been qualitative changes in educational programs. This has led to an increase in rating scores on the 1 - 6 standards of the CDIO. Thus, there has been progress in adapting educational programs and the system of training in accordance with them to the requirements of the CDIO standards. The more efficient correction of educational programs’ will be possible after the first students’ graduation and the survey of the stakeholders about the learning outcomes of the graduates.
