The Faculty of Journalism, within the framework of the UNESCO International Program for the Development of Communication (IPDC), is implementing a project to integrate data journalism curricula in Central Asian universities.
Today our students Madina Okas and Almabek Ibraiymov won the competition, and received scholarship from the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation.
The 3rd International Conference Elsevier Science Day in Kazakhstan on 2-3 December 2020 was held online. The forum for two days riveted the attention of young scientists, including those from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
The team of students of the Faculty of Journalism of Al-Farabi KazNU took the 1st place in the correspondence round of the "Battle of Journalism Faculty" 2020.
Within the framework of the project of distance media education "Multimedia Journalism School" a webinar "Multimedia Storytelling" is being held, organized by the Faculty of Journalism. The main task of the project is to promote familiarization of students with the modern media space, substantiation in it, as well as to promote their becoming a multimedia personality. Training to work at any level, both as a journalist and as a user. Formation of skills in searching for information in the Internet space, analyzing this information and its application.
The Department of Print and Electronic Media of Al-Farabi KazNU, within the framework of the Week of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL), with the participation of representatives of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty, conducted advanced training courses for teachers “Media and Information Literacy” on the critical topic “Counteracting disinfodemia: media and information literacy for one and all ”.
On November 13, 2020, the Department of Publishing-editing and design art of the faculty of Journalism of al-Farabi Kazakh National University, has organized an international scientific and practical online conference "Current Issues and Challenges Faced in publishing industry”. It was organized to mark the 70th anniversary of the scientist-bibliographer, publisher, editor, candidate of Philology, associate Professor Konyr Mukatayeva.
Journalism occupies the place of the “fourth estate” in the unofficial hierarchy, but at the same time it is among the most dangerous professions. The relevance of the problem of guarantees and support for ensuring the safety of journalistic activities was devoted to an introductory online meeting on the safety indicators of journalists jointly by the Adil Soz International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of expression within the framework of the approved project of the International Program for the Development of Communication (IPDC) “Kazakhstan: Improving the Safety of Journalists”.
On October 29, 2020 at 11.00, an online conference "NATIONAL JOURNALISM: RESEARCH AND PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION" has been held in the E. Shaimerdenov auditorium of the faculty of journalism of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in honor of the 70th anniversary of Namazaly Omashevich Omashev, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Director of the Institute of Journalistic Research.
