Education is rapidly changing, and Kazakhstan is actively implementing innovative approaches to learning. Svetlana Borisovna Glazunova, Director of the Department of Strategic Development, explains why continuing education and micro-qualifications are becoming essential tools for professional and personal growth.
Why is Continuing Education So Important?
In a world where technology and the economy are developing at an incredible speed, the knowledge gained in universities quickly becomes outdated. The need for constant renewal and expansion of skills has become a vital necessity. Continuing education allows people to stay abreast of the latest trends, acquire new competencies, and remain competitive in the labor market.
Our university student Zarina Gataullina, majoring in Economics, prepared a research paper titled "Managing ESG projects in the context of achieving sustainable development goals in the Republic of Kazakhstan," which was awarded 3rd place at the international competition of student scientific works "Management, Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Principles." This event took place on April 25-26, 2024, in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. The scientific supervisor was M.A. Asanova, PhD, a senior lecturer at the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship, and one of the authors of the module "European practice of sustainable development management towards green transformation" (101082930 EPOS) under the Erasmus + Jean Monnet program 2022-2025.
Zarina's work is a profound study of project management methods in the fields of environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance within the context of Kazakhstan's efforts to achieve global sustainable development goals. Her research and proposed solutions were highly appreciated for their originality and contribution to the development of sustainable practices.
Zarina's achievement is a bright example of how our university students can make a significant contribution to international efforts towards sustainable development and reaffirms our commitment to high educational standards and global cooperation under initiatives such as Erasmus + Jean Monnet.
Congratulations to Zarina Gataullina on her success, and we wish her further academic achievements!
On April 30, 2024, within the framework of the international project Erasmus + Jean Monnet (2022-2025, project No. 101082930 EPOS "European practice of sustainable development management towards green transformation"), a master class on the topic "Professions of the future: competencies of sustainable economy" was organised. The event is dedicated to the study of European experience and Kazakhstani practice in managing the sustainable development of urban agglomerations.
The leading speaker was Ms. Kharitonova Irina , an invited expert, practitioner and public figure in Kazakhstan.
Master class objectives were:
- studying the European experience of sustainable urban development.
- discussion of strategies for the development of creative industries and their impact on sustainable urban development.
- shaping the development trajectory of urban agglomerations, taking into account key factors such as human resources and necessary competences.
During the master class, participants were able to understand the mechanisms for implementing sustainable development goals and had the opportunity to learn how to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. In addition, the Center for Multilingual Education organized a training on writing motivation letters and developing soft skills in English, where participants received recommendations and practical advice from experts.
The participants of the master class expressed a high degree of satisfaction with the event, noting its relevance and practical orientation. Many emphasized that the knowledge and experience gained would be used by them in future projects and professional activities.
May 1 is the Day of Unity and Friendship of the peoples living in our country. "Where there is unity, there is life," says our people. It is of great importance that various cultural centers participate in the holiday in order to familiarize the people of Kazakhstan with the traditions of other nations.
Within the walls of our university, a round table was held on the topic: "day of unity of the people of Kazakhstan: the history of the holiday". The Round Table was attended by the head of the Department of scientific and expert support and methodological support "Kogamdyk kelisim" of the Department of internal policy of Karaganda region Duman Bazarkeevich Malaev, honorary citizen of Karaganda region Valery Gromov, member of the management board of the NGO "ethno-cultural association of Koreans of Karaganda region" Hegay Asya Aleksandrovna, head of the public Association "Polish Society of Karaganda region" Polonia " Vitaly Khmelevsky, Teachers of the Department of socio-political disciplines and the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan and students of Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz took part.
The moderator of the round table was the head of the Department of "Socio-political disciplines and the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan", PhD, Professor Minzhanov Nurlan Adilbaevich. The conference participants talked about feelings of patriotism, respect for culture, traditions and customs, history and heritage of the Kazakh people, as well as other ethnic groups living in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Last Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of April we have had in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the USC the visit of a delegation of 11 universities from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. This visit has been carried out in the framework of the CirculEC project funded by the Erasmus CBHE programme of the European Commission. The aim of the project is to enable these 11 Central Asian Universities to improve training in circular economy and sustainability. The first day of the visit focused on training the attendees on Circular Economy and Sustainability and the different aspects of this topic, which ended with a participatory session to identify the needs of the universities and the subsequent debate. On the second day, a visit was made to the Water Technology Centre, CETAQUA - VIAQUA where the participants had the opportunity to attend the explanations given by Teresa Alvariño, director of the Centre, on the operations and projects of CETAQUA. Also in attendance was Ana Botas, manager of VIRATEC, Clúster Gallego Soluciones Ambientales y Economía Circular (Galician Cluster for Environmental Solutions and Circular Economy) with whom a productive debate on potential forms of cooperation for mutual learning took place. The visit ended with the summary of the visit and the closure of the event.
The event began on April 22 at FHM in Bielefeld (Germany), continuation in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and Naples (Italy).
Participants: Central Asian delegation from four countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan).
The aim of this international project meeting is, in addition to getting to know the project participants in real life for the first time, above all to pass on the basics of circular value creation in research and teaching as well as from the economic perspective in Europe to the Central Asian partners.
The following objectives will be pursued during the project period from 2023-2026:
- Integration of circular economy concepts into university coursework in Central Asia
- Organizing events and workshops at universities in Central Asia on the circular economy, such as lectures, panel discussions or hackathons, to get students and teachers interested in this topic.
The program in the two days in Germany started with a general presentation of the Fachhochschule des Mittelstandes and its activities in relation to Circular Economy in research and teaching. This program included a workshop to work out the transferability of a course “Circular Economy” in Bielefeld for course programs in Central Asia. On the second day, the participants were given an insight into existing FHM research projects in the field of circular value creation. Here they had the opportunity to talk to a practice partner: Marc-Philip Lamm from the bakery Lamm in Bielefeld was on hand to answer questions on the topic of sustainable and circular value creation in his own company. After an overview of the EU project “Linear 2 circular”, the participants had the opportunity to try out the tested tools and methods for themselves. The second joint day was rounded off with a presentation by Armando Garcia Schmidt from the Bertelsmann Stiftung, who gave the participants an understanding of the political and legal situation in Europe and Germany on the topic of the circular economy.
The event concluded with an idea phase in a design thinking format to integrate what they had heard into their own projects and learn from the wide-ranging input. The participants worked according to the prevailing motto in the field of the circular economy: “If we could build an economy that uses things instead of consuming them, we could build a future.” (Ellen MacArthur, Ellen MacArthur Foundation).
Rector of Karaganda University, Doctor of Economics, Professor Aimagambetov Yerkara Balkaraevich, together with the head of the Department of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Combating Corruption (Anti-Corruption Service) in the Karaganda region Sergey Perov, opened a coworking center, which will become a landmark platform for joint work of the anti-corruption service and all students of Karaganda as part of the implementation of the Concept of Anti-Corruption Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2026 years.
The anti-corruption coworking center (coworking space, collective office) will operate on the territory of the University and is intended for joint events of employees of the Anti-Corruption Prevention Service, students and compliance officers.
The center plans to jointly conduct anti-corruption events, mainly of an educational nature, such as discussions, debates, intellectual games, trainings, and training sessions.
This work will help to form an anti-corruption consciousness, give a direction for future behavior in adulthood, since in fact, education in secondary and higher educational institutions is a large and important stage in the formation of a personality.
On April 25, 2024, the XVI Republican student subject Olympiad on the educational program 6B11404 "Social work" was held on the basis of the Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz. The organizer of the student subject Olympiad was the Department of Psychology, Pedagogy and Social Work.
Teams from 8 universities of Kazakhstan took part in the Olympiad: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Kyzylorda University. Korkyt ata, Narkhoz University, Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University, Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz, Karaganda University named after E.A.Buketov, Central Kazakhstan Academy.
The purpose of the Olympiad is to identify the talents and abilities of students, develop the professional courage and creativity of future social workers, and search for and implement innovations in the social sphere.
According to the rules of the Olympiad, the teams competed through self-presentation, development and protection of social advertising and research projects, solving cases related to social work.
The jury, chaired by the Commissioner for Children's Rights of the Karaganda region Irina Kiselyova Boleslavovna, evaluated the contestants taking into account their creativity, innovation, use of information technology, erudition, ingenuity, level of knowledge, skills of rapid decision-making.
According to the results of the competition:
The first place was taken by the NARKHOZ team of Narkhoz University,
Second place - the "Heart of Society" team of L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University,
The third place was taken by the BIRLIK team of the Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoz.
All team leaders were awarded with letters of thanks.
Congratulations to the winners and wish them creative success!
Within the framework of the IX international student meeting "Modern youth: creating innovations - striving for the future", a Competition of innovative projects was held at the Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz (April 12, 2024).
The members of the commission evaluated the presentations of innovative projects according to the following criteria:
- the novelty of the project idea;
- clarity of the set goal and task;
- the quality of marketing research and financial and economic calculations;
- risk assessment;
- the level of use of software products.
On 04/25/2024, the Career and Professional Development Center of the Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz organized a training "Psychology of decision-making", which was conducted by the business coach of the corporate university of QazTehna LLP Bikuzina V.D.
The purpose of the training was to increase the level of skills and competencies of managers in making effective decisions in various life and professional situations. The participants of the training got acquainted with various decision-making techniques and tools, including SWOT analysis, decision matrix, decision tree and other techniques.
During the event, a friendly and open atmosphere was created, where everyone could express their opinions and take part in the collective solution of tasks. Through active interaction and communication, the participants were able to solve real practical situations and find optimal solutions to emerging problems.
The training attracted positive feedback from university representatives, who expressed gratitude for the organization and professionalism of the coach. The event brought significant benefits to participants who expressed a desire to participate in similar events in the future.
