diff --git a/python/educational-core/build.gradle b/python/educational-core/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e563ad317069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/educational-core/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
+
+plugins {
+  id "org.jetbrains.intellij" version "0.0.39"
+}
+
+subprojects {
+
+  apply plugin: 'java'
+  apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.intellij"
+
+  tasks.withType(JavaCompile) { options.encoding = 'UTF-8' }
+
+  sourceSets {
+    main {
+      java.srcDir 'src'
+      resources.srcDir 'resources'
+    }
+    test {
+      java.srcDir 'test'
+    }
+  }
+
+  intellij {
+    version ideaVersion
+    updateSinceUntilBuild true
+    downloadSources Boolean.valueOf(downloadIdeaSources)
+  }
+
+  processResources {
+    filter ReplaceTokens, tokens: [
+      'VERSION': version.toString(),
+      'BUILD-NUMBER': buildNumber,
+    ]
+  }
+
+  afterEvaluate {
+    tasks.getByName('buildPlugin') {
+      archiveName = "$intellij.pluginName-$version-${buildNumber}.zip"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+project(':student') {
+
+  dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(dir: 'lib', include: ['*.jar'])
+  }
+
+  intellij {
+    pluginName 'student'
+  }
+
+}
+
+project(':course-creator') {
+
+  dependencies {
+    compile project(':student')
+  }
+
+  intellij {
+    pluginName 'course-creator'
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/python/educational-core/course-creator/course-creator.iml b/python/educational-core/course-creator/course-creator.iml
index fed8cc4ab07d..e1b3cb0ba27c 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/course-creator/course-creator.iml
+++ b/python/educational-core/course-creator/course-creator.iml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/resources" type="java-resource" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/../../educational/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/format" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
diff --git a/python/educational-core/educational-core.iml b/python/educational-core/educational-core.iml
index aa1983234de3..aa1fa8d39271 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/educational-core.iml
+++ b/python/educational-core/educational-core.iml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/resources" type="java-resource" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
diff --git a/python/educational-core/gradle.properties b/python/educational-core/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a54d6c732a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/educational-core/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ideaVersion IC-2016.1
+downloadIdeaSources true
+version 2.0.5
+buildNumber 145.597
+javaVersion 1.8
diff --git a/python/educational-core/settings.gradle b/python/educational-core/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8377fed16671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/educational-core/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include 'student', 'course-creator'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/educational-core/student/student.iml b/python/educational-core/student/student.iml
index fed7c3cddcf5..e16fc06deca8 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/student/student.iml
+++ b/python/educational-core/student/student.iml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/resources" type="java-resource" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.gradle" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/../../educational/interactive-learning/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/course" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />