On February 17, 2023, the Department of General Legal and Special Disciplines of the Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz, together with the Department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Karaganda region, held the Olympiad "Fundamentals of Law" in the form of a quest game among schoolchildren of 10-11 grades in Karaganda and Karaganda region . The purpose of this event: the formation of anti-corruption consciousness and anti-corruption culture, values and the development of abilities necessary for the formation of integrity and citizenship among young people, strengthening knowledge and skills in the basics of law. 19 teams participated in the Olympiad. The participants of the Olympiad, applying their knowledge, performed a variety of individual and team tasks, thereby gaining invaluable experience for further professional orientation. As a result of the Olympiad, all the winners and team members were awarded diplomas of I, II and III degrees, certificates of participation, team leaders were awarded letters of thanks. Holders of diplomas of I, II and III degrees (each participant) were provided with discounts for admission to the EP "Judicial and Law Enforcement Activities" for the 2023-2024 academic year in the amount of: 1st place - 15% II place - 10% III place - 5%.
Technological business incubator «Coworking Center «Dostyk» and the EPI Research Institute of Karaganda University of Kazpotrebsoyuz on February 20, 2023 organized a meeting of students with the director of «Synergy life» LLP, international SALES coach ICF, chairman of the Regional Council of Businesswomen at NCE Atameken of Temirtau Shiller Marina Vasilyevna on the topic: «Fundamentals of entrepreneurship». During the Master class, Marina Vasilyevna shared her personal experience of becoming from a simple entrepreneur to the CEO of a large enterprise and the knowledge gained not only in Kazakhstan, but also abroad. During the meeting, the issues of how any future entrepreneur can build his business, prepare for applying for investments, understand how investors evaluate projects, and identify weaknesses of their startups were considered. The students expressed their gratitude for the information provided during the meeting, which turned out to be very informative and fascinating, and expressed their wishes for further cooperation.
On February 16, 2023, a regional accounting forum was held, organized by the Department of Accounting and Audit together with «VIP» LLP. The forum addressed issues on the tax and related legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan related to strengthening the accounting profession were considered, new challenges of business, science and education were studied, new approaches to accounting and reporting were identified, since the implementation of business depends on the accounting decision, reducing financial and tax risks.
Partners of the university are always ready to host teachers and students of our university to share their practical experience and show the subtleties of work in their fields. So, on February 15, 2023, a field lesson was held for students of the educational programs "Psychology and Management in Education" and "Social Work", which was attended by the groups PiMO-21-2, PiMO-21-1K, SR-21-2. The field lesson was held on the basis of the UNPC "Damu" in the "Medical Firm "Hippocrates" LLP, where we were received by the director of the socio-psychological service, Galina E. Baikhmukhanova and her team of psychologists and social workers. Specialists of the social work center of the socio-psychological service, represented by Natalia Palagina and Natalia Zolotykh, shared their experience in conducting an in-depth assessment of clients' needs in working with a specific case, focusing on the competencies necessary for a social worker in interdepartmental interaction and work in multi-teams. Also, during the excussion, they were introduced to the work of the palliative service. Psychologists of the socio-psychological service of "MF "Hippocrates" LLP, represented by Valentina Nesterova and Alyona Zakharova, stressed the importance of working not only with patients, but also with staff, since the quality of services provided depends primarily on the specialists of the medical organization whose employees are most susceptible to burnout. Psychologists showed and told about the psychodiagnostic techniques used by them, and also demonstrated simulators for working with patients, the office of a speech therapist, salt mines. The students were delighted with the field lesson and are ready to continue their studies with even greater zeal in order to become professionals in their field.
Primary health care is the basis of a system of medical care based on a biopsychosocial model and includes measures for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of diseases and conditions, social and medical rehabilitation, healthy lifestyle formation and sanitary and hygienic education of the population. The provision of affordable and high-quality primary health care depends on the professionalism of specialists, including social workers and psychologists of the healthcare system. The Department of Psychology, Pedagogy and Social Work interacts on an ongoing basis with the partners of the UNPC from medical institutions. Employees of MF “Hippocrates“ LLP held a ”platinum“ lecture on ”Socio-psychological work at the level of primary health care” for students of the educational programs ”Psychology and Management in Education“ and ”Social work". Speaker of the lecture: Deputy Director of the Socio-psychological Service for Social Issues of MF “Hippocrates" LLP Nesterova V.A., Zakharova Alyona Denisovna - clinical psychologist, Palagina Natalia, Zolotykh Natalia - social work specialists, Kindzerskaya Victoria Yuryevna - obstetrician-gynecologist. There was a discussion of socio-psychological methods and technologies for the formation of a healthy lifestyle, strengthening the reproductive health of young people, stress management and stress resistance.
