The awarding of higher education diplomas is one of the most exciting events in the life of a recent student, and now a graduate. After all, it marks the beginning of a new independent life and a promising career in teaching. The role of the teacher in today's world is significant. The teacher is a key figure in society, so everyone who chose this profession, should remember that the future of our country will depend on their work, and on the attitude to their work and students. The graduates of 2020 are special, despite the current situation, students were able to defend their diploma projects with dignity and receive the degree of "Bachelor Education".
On June 22, 2020, an unusual holiday was held in all respects - a graduation party at the Faculty of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism! For the first time in 80 years of the university’s existence, this holiday was held in a new, dictated by the epidemiological situation, format - an online meeting. Nevertheless, both teachers and graduates, junior students and parents of graduates took part in this event. Graduation 2020 can truly be considered historical and stellar; this year 3 masters of sports of international class, 4 masters of sports, 8 candidates for masters of sports are graduated from the walls of alma mater.
The Department of arts organized an exhibition of portraits of outstanding figures of Kazakhstan! In terms of the modernization of historical consciousness, the idea of forming a gallery of images of great thinkers, poets and rulers of the past aroused special interest for students of the educational program "Fine arts and drawing". Students and teachers of the OP "Fine arts and drawing" decided to contribute to the implementation of the project "Modern Kazakh culture in the global world".
From May 30 to June 9, 2020, at the Department of Natural Sciences of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in online format defense of theses was held. Protection was held by students of the Kazakh, Russian, multilingual departments with a degree in "Geography". The State Commission presented various topics of diploma research: Toponymy of Uzunkolsky district, Features of the location of Kostanay historical and cultural monuments, Analysis of migration processes in the Kostanay region in 2010-2018, Demographic situation in the Mendykarinsky district for 2010-2019, Analysis of the hydronyms of Kostanay region, Use STEM educational technologies in geography lessons for the development of IT skills (OZAT in the form of a lyceum school), the development of students' creative competence and the use of gaming technologies in geography lessons in 8th grade, etc.
Graduation work is a mandatory student certification test, an indicator of knowledge, which was mastered by a graduate of a higher education program for all years of study. From June 1 to June 3, 2020, graduate students of the specialties "5B011800 - Russian Language and Literature", "5B012200-Russian Language and Literature in schools with non-Russian Language of Instruction" passed the defense of graduate works. Graduates presented their scientific research to members of the state certification commission, demonstrated the ability to develop in the scientific field and solve the problems under study.
From May 24 to May 30, 2020, the senior teacher of the Department of Philology Koval O. was holding events dedicated to the Day of Slavic Written Language and Culture in a remote format. Every year on May 24 this holiday is celebrated in Kazakhstan and many countries of the world. “Day of Slavic Written Language and Culture is very important for multinational Kazakhstan. Therefore we decided to organize an action under the hashtag #возрождаем забытое and conduct an online quiz on the Quizizz platform.
Last autumn, Kazakhstan American Free University in partnership with Michigan State University (USA) submitted a joint application for grant funding for the SCILLA project and it was approved. The long-awaited project received funding, and in the next 8 months the participants will work online to implement the goals and objectives of the international project. Douglas K.Hartman, professor of the University of Michigan, Peter De Costa, associate professor of the University of Michigan, Julia Novitskaya, head of the department of the Kazakh-American University, as well as teachers of Kazakhstan universities take part in the project. The representatives of Kostanay State Pedagogical University named after U. Sultangasin became the teachers of the department of philology of OP "Foreign language: two foreign languages" M.I. Kudritskaya, associated professor, candidate of pedagogical sciences, A.S. Kinzhibayeva, senior teacher, head of educational program and A.A. Bermukhambetova, senior teacher, master of humanities.
May 21-22 2020 on the basis of Kyzylorda state University Korkyt ATA online platform ZООМ was held Republican subject Olympiad XII educational programs 6В01202 - "Preschool training and education". The purpose and objectives of Olympics: stimulating educational and research work of students; creating conditions for self-realization and self-improvement, self-awareness, professional and personal potential of students; education of students' civil position; selection and support of competitive, innovative, educated, talented students who know the world educational process.
Remote technologies expand horizons and make many processes accessible. So for the majority of teachers, further education courses conducted by leading teachers of Nazarbayev University became possible. From the Faculty of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, the courses were studied by the head. Department of Theory and Practice of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism Ogienko N.A., Senior Lecturers Safargaliva G.N. and Malshakova V.V. For almost two weeks, teachers at Nazarbayev University shared their experience in the design of educational programs, on management and leadership in education.
On may 16, 2020, first-year students of the educational program «6B01502-Physics» presented for defense the social project «Нold out your hand to the paws» in the discipline «Community Service». During the implementation of the project, the children visited the «Zoopuls» animal shelter, learned about the problems faced by employees and helped homeless animals with food. In the social network Instagram the guys have a page https://www.instagram.com/kspu_physics/ and thus try to provide information support to the shelter.
