Press-Release

Almaty                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10 April 2018

Within the framework of the International Farabi Readings, the journalism faculty of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, UNESCO Department of Journalism and Communication with the support of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty, hold the III International Scientific and Practical Conference "Models of teaching international journalism for sustainable development" (MTIJ ). The conference is intended to become a quality scientific platform for achieving high standards of education and organizing interaction between the scientific community of different countries and international organizations for sustainable development.

III CONFERENCE MTIJ

MODELS OF STUDYING INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTICS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sessions and areas of scientific discussions:

 Journalistic education in the context of change:

• ·         New algorithms for teaching the profession;
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• ·         Journalism in the system of global threats;
• ·         Mediosphere in the cluster of sustainable development;
• ·         Robotization of media: forms and perspectives;
• ·         The era of post-truth and content verification;
• ·         Crowdlearning: a new level of audience learning;
• ·         Cyberwar and personal security risks;
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 III MTIJ Conference: formats for dialogue and consultation:

• ·        Keynote speakers: Krista Pikkat, Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; Vlastimil Samek, Director of the United Nations Department of Public Information in Kazakhstan; Sergey Karpov, Head of Communication and Information Department of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty; Marek Bekerman, Project Director of the Regional Project Albany Associates International; Yusuf Kaliengo, Director, Institute of International Journalism, Ohio University (USA), Professor; Galiya Ibraeva, Advisor to the First Vice-Rector of KazNU named after al-Farabi; Sagymbai Kozybaev, President of the Academy of Journalism of Kazakhstan; Galiya Azhenova, expert of the International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech "Adil Soz" Adil Jalilov, Director of the International Journalism Center "MediaNet"; Marat Bigaliev, head of Internews in Central Asia; Anna Sukhacheva, consultant for new media Internews; Olga Didenko, lawyer of Internews; Director of the International Journalism Center "MediaNet"; Maria Dubovitskaya, National Coordinator for Political Affairs and the Media Office of the OSCE in Astana; Rafis Abazov, director of the MDP program, associate professor at Columbia University; Nasiya Zhoyamergenkyzy, President of PF "Fund of Turkic Speaking Journalists"; Esengul Kapkyzy, Ph.D., President of the Public Foundation "Support Center for Journalists" Minber "; Zhuldyz Abdilda, deputy director of LLP "Zhas оrken", Erbol Azanbek, Press Secretary of JSC "KaspiBank"; Duman Smakov editor of Factcheck.kz; Sagynbek Aronov, Press secretary of Atyrau State University named after Kh.Dosmukhamedov; Zauresh Koygeldieva, Senior Lecturer of M.Kh.Taraz state university. 

Official partners

UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty; Department of The UN in Kazakhstan; The Hub program the academic influence of the United Nations (UNAI);Academy of Journalism in Kazakhstan, “ Kazakh newspapers” LLP; International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech "Adil Soz"; Public Foundation "Fund of Turkic Speaking Journalists"; International Center for Journalism "MediaNet"; Public Relations Center "Minber"

Contact informations:

Shyngyssova Nazgul - 8- (727) 221 13 44, 377 33 40. ext. 1344.

Dudinova Elena - 8-777 173 89 47.