In the conditions of forced isolation and quarantine, Karaganda state industrial university actively uses the leading corporate solution for videoconferencing, online meetings, screen sharing, and webinars, the Cisco WebEx platform for conducting events in an online format.

This opportunity has appeared at our university thanks to long-term fruitful cooperation with the Cisco Academy under the leadership of the president of the Kazakh Academy of Infocommunications, doctor of Economics, Academician of the International Academy of communications Seilov Shakhmaran Zhurnsinbekovich.

Two large-scale events were held in KSIU on this platform.

On may 5, KSIU hosted an international online teleconference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war and the 100th anniversary of Hero of the Soviet Union Nurken Abdirov, who united Moscow, Astrakhan, Karaganda and Temirtau. The event was attended by more than 200 teachers and students of universities and colleges in Kazakhstan and Russia.

On April 16, 2020, a scientific conference «Youth, science and technology» was held in Karaganda state industrial university in an online format: ways of improvement and integration”, dedicated to the day of science in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The conference was attended by more than 250 people from leading universities in Kazakhstan and Russia.

It should be noted that in the current conditions, Cisco provides everyone with free licenses for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as schools and universities for all WebEx services – a solution that allows you to hold meetings, trainings and conferences in an online format with up to 100 participants without limiting the time of the conference. You can take advantage of this offer by simply registering on the site webex.com. As part of the global initiative, Cisco Systems also provides free access to demo subscriptions to Cisco web conferencing services that help our teachers choose and quickly deploy optimal solutions for remote collaboration.

Karaganda state industrial university expresses its gratitude to Shakhmaran Seilov, President of the Public Foundation «Kazakh Academy of Infocommunications» for the opportunity to use this platform in a high-quality format, without time restrictions, when conducting university events using remote technologies in the educational process.

Cisco is a global leader in information technology and networking. In the face of the pandemic, Cisco has once again confirmed its technological leadership in online conference solutions and critical collaboration infrastructure. After all, every day Cisco continuously supports several million video conferences with many participants around the world.

The press service of KSIU