On December 21, 2018, the hackathon “IT Centers – Knowledge Beacons” was held at the «Astana Hub» IT-Startup International Technopark in Astana where Baurzhan Zhansultanovich Yerzhanov, Director of the Center for Information Technology and Telecommunications, took part from KGUI.

Ilya Sergeyevich Terenchenko, Secretary of the Nur Otan Party addressed the event with a welcoming speech, followed by Vice-Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nariman Nurlanovich Mukushev, Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Rustem Aydarbekuly Bigari and Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC “National Information and Communication Holding «Zerde» Pavel Vyacheslavovich Koktyshev.

The main theme of the hackathon “IT centers – beacons of knowledge” was the discussion of the development in our country of IT centers created for training IT specialists, their relevance and trends.

Adel Turebekovich Nasynov, head of the project “Training of IT-specialists”, made a presentation of the project “IT centers – beacons of knowledge”.

Recall that in the current year in Kazakhstan started the party project “Training of IT-specialists.”

«Training IT-specialists” should become for the population a kind of “Beacon of knowledge” in the field of legal, digital and social literacy. The program includes online surveys, webinars, online lectures, etc. The work is carried out in such areas as “Information Security”, “Modeling”, “Graphic Design” and others … – expert of the Secretariat of the Portfolio Office of the central office of the party «Nur Otan» Adel Nysanov»

On the basis of many Kazakhstani companies and regional universities, several dozens of IT centers have already been opened, which allow to train about 35 thousand people a year, including the unemployed and self-employed youth. All IT centers will soon be integrated with the new Astana Hub technology platform, opened in early November of this year.

Summing up the event, the participants noted that the work of the IT centers can help Kazakhstanis to adapt to the large-scale changes that are occurring in the country. Thanks to the project, everyone will be able to join the digital sphere, including getting a demanded specialty, as well as introducing and using digital technology to the population will help convey the meaning of the program documents of the Head of State and the «Nur Otan» party.

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On December 19, 2018 undergraduates of Karaganda State Industrial University took part in a tele-lecture of the President of the Russian Geological Society, Ph.D., Ph.D., Professor Viktor Orlov on the topic: “On the role of the state and business in geological study of the subsoil “. Representatives of 38 higher and secondary educational institutions from the Russian Federation and UIS countries became online students.

The professor began his lecture with a demonstration of a geological map of Russia and focused the attention of the teleconference participants on the fact that today there are a lot of white spots in the Far East and the Far North. And young geologists face an extremely ambitious task to reduce their number.

The key goal of the event was, of course, the opportunity to tell students and young professionals about the peculiarities of government and business participation in the geological study of the subsoil.

During the teleconference, participants were able to get a lot of new, interesting and useful information for the future professional development.

After the end of the lecture, the teleconference participants had the opportunity to ask the scientist their questions.

Recall that in October of this year, students of our university have already taken part in the teleconference lecture of Academician RAS Erik Mikhailovich Galimov on the subject “Earth-Moon System”, which was held at the Interuniversity Academic Center of Navigation.

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During the visit of the delegation of the Kazakh delegation in Italy today, December 19, the agreement with Milano University has been signed. This is already the 3rd contract with Italian universities in the bank of our university.

From December 13, under the auspices of the Council of Rectors of Kazakhstan, the heads of Kazakhstani universities together with the representative of the National Office of Erasmus + in Kazakhstan Shaizada Tasbulatova are familiarizing themselves the activities of Italian universities.

Milan State University is the largest state university in Milan and Lombardy and one of the best universities in Europe, whose main building is located in the former Ca ‘Granda, built by the Duke of Milan Francesco Sforza. It is the only University of Italy in the League of European Research Universities (abbr. LERU).

The University of Milan is one of the best universities in Italy, which is of key importance for the country’s socio-economic development and has learned prominent graduates, including: Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has been elected Prime Minister of Italy and Carlos Papoulias the president of Greece. Today, about 65,000 students enrolled in 137 undergraduate and master’s programs are educated at the university.

The characteristic of the university is the multidisciplinary nature of the teaching and many research programs. The departments of the university are located in important historic buildings in the center of Milan and in modern buildings on campus. Research papers, publications of the University of Milan are a scientific value, as well as numerous research centers.

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Under the auspices of the National Office of Erasmus + and the Council of Rectors of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh delegation headed by Tasbulatova Shayzada, the Director of the National Office of Erasmus + in Kazakhstan, to familiarize themselves with the activities of universities of international level stay with the work program in Italy. The delegation included the Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilev, North Kazakhstan State University named after M. Kozybayev, Almaty University of Energy and Communications, Aktobe Regional State University named after K. Zhubanov, University of International Business.

The purpose of the working trip is to discuss possible events and the development of bilateral cooperation, academic exchange, joint training of specialists and the implementation of scientific and educational projects of KGIU with universities in Italy. During the visit, the experience of Italian universities in the field of modernization of higher education, the organization of educational and research activities, as well as the establishment and strengthening of bilateral relations between the universities of the two states, the discussion of the possibility of joint participation in E + CBHE projects was studied.

Italy is one of the countries with the oldest higher education system and the birthplace of the University of Bologna – the first higher education institution in Europe. Also, it is the most popular destination for foreigners in the Erasmus + student exchange program.

Karaganda State Industrial University signed a cooperation agreement with Italian universities Cassino Southern Lazio University, Genova University. Cassino Southern Lazio University is located between Naples and Rome, near which the Alfa Romeo plant in Arese is located – the industrial zone of Alfa Romeo. Under the agreement, students and undergraduates of KGIU will have a unique opportunity to undergo an internship at the Alfa Romeo automobile plant.

Genova university is one of the oldest universities in Europe. The year of its foundation is considered to be 1481, when various specialized schools and other institutions united into a single educational institution. There are branches in five cities. There are 53 research departments and a department specializing in information technology. More than forty thousand students enrolled in 178 programs study there, among them are students from 32 countries of the world. Scientific research is carried out in 13 subject areas defined by the Council of the National University.

During the visit, a meeting of Kazakhstani university leaders with the leadership of Link Campus University in the person of President Vincenzo Scotty, vice-rectors, where the institutional presentation of the university and its academic programs took place.

Representatives of the Italian alma mater focused the attention of the Kazakh delegation on the characteristics of the university, which combines the strategy of teaching the English system with the culture of Italy and the didactic method. Kazakhstanis were also able to familiarize themselves with the activities of the National Agency INDIRE, which provided full information about the structure of the Italian higher education system. Italian colleagues told about the participation of universities in Erasmus +.

International cooperation is a priority of the Karaganda State Industrial University and an important tool in ensuring the quality of education and its compliance with international standards.

It should be noted that at the moment KGIU cooperates with more than 30 partner partners from near and far abroad.

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