Experience of an inter-institutional cooperation in enhancement of optics and photonics teaching

In this paper an experience of an inter-institutional collaboration in teaching optics and photonics at Kazan National Research Technical University - KAI is described. Cooperation with international scientific societies is especially emphasized among other directions. Particularly, such a new form of the cooperation as establishment of a local student chapter of the societies is considered. The main possibilities of students’ professional development provided by this program are listed. Individual and collective activities are distinguished and described in details. We also represent our view on creation and management of such chapter. It is concluded that the student chapter program can help to enhance an optics and photonics teaching system.