On February 14, 2024, teachers of the Department of Biotechnology Mamytova N.S. and Voronova N.V. held a business game with 2nd year students of the English group specializing in "6B05103 – Biotechnology" educational event (business game) on the topic: "GMO Pros and cons." The event was held according to the schedule of the Roadmap of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology for SDG 2 – eliminating hunger. The purpose of the event: the formation of knowledge on the criteria of risks or positive effects in connection with the use of genetically modified products, their importance for the human body, current trends in rationalization of nutrition and environmental ecology. The expected results are to analyze the research of scientists who advocate and oppose genetically modified foods to assess the results of their impact on human life and health.

January 25, 2024 teachers of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience Yesenova M.A. and Kulmurzaeva L.R. within the framework of SDG 11, a training seminar was held on the topic “Earthquake Safety Measures” with 1st year students of specialty 6B05109 - Neuroscience. The purpose of the training seminar held within the framework of SDG 11 was to provide first aid to those in need in the event of an earthquake, to help victims get out from under the rubble, to exercise maximum caution and evacuate the building as soon as possible, i.e. to another place.

An earthquake is a subterranean shock and subterranean movement that occurs as a result of a sudden movement or explosion in the earth's crust or the upper part of the mantle and spreads over a large distance in the form of a significant deviation.

An earthquake is the most destructive type of earthquake. It takes the first place in terms of economic losses, as well as the number of injured and killed.

Every year there are 100,000 earthquakes around the world, many of which are weak and can only be detected by seismographs. It is advisable to become personally acquainted with the secrets of strong earthquakes that are likely to occur in the future. It is necessary to read a lot of information about the causes of earthquakes, where they occur and how they spread. Secondly, the degree of preparedness of the population to avoid disasters should be high. Only if these conditions are met, earthquake disasters will not cause significant damage to human life and public wealth. In addition, exercises have been conducted to remember safety measures.

January 8, 2024 teachers of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience Kairat B.K and Yeshmukhanbet A.N. conducted a seminar-training with students of the 2nd course of the specialty 7M05102-Biomedicine on the topic "Proper nutrition - the guarantee of health and longevity" within the framework of the 3 SDGs with the aim of ensuring a healthy lifestyle and promoting well-being for all at any age.

Proper nutrition is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle, the basic rules of which should be laid down from childhood and which must be adhered to throughout life. The food pyramid is a schematic form of the principles of healthy eating proposed by nutritionists. At the training seminar, it was explained to undergraduates that the daily menu should contain proteins and microelements. Folk proverbs were told about the benefits of proper nutrition. It is alarming that ready-to-eat foods filled with various chemical additives have become popular among students. Therefore, failure to follow proper nutrition rules is a factor in the development of many dangerous diseases.

From November 14 to 21, the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) was a knowledge week, organized by the University of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (USCO) under the theme “Innovative tools for implementing projects in the field of sustainable development”. Kanshora Assel Sabitovna, a second-year master's student at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University majoring in Biotechnology at the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, was proposed and invited to participate in the USCO autumn school.

The autumn school of the USCO University was attended by: students from states that are members of the organization (Russia, China, Kazakhstan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan), students from USCO observer countries (Belarus, Iran) and students from BRICS countries (Brazil, South Africa).

On December 13, 2023, under the guidance of PhD, Acting Associate Professor Ashirova Zh. B. at the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, students not only received education, but also took an active part in research related to nature conservation and environmental safety. A recent seminar divided the students into four groups, each of which deeply studied the unique aspects of human interaction with the environment.

This multi-faceted workshop was an example of how students can actively participate in research related to key aspects of conservation. Each group has made a special contribution to understanding the complex relationship between man and nature, emphasizing the importance of a deep understanding of these issues for the future ecological balance.

The event was organized to raise students' awareness on HIV prevention. Through presentations, discussions and interactive discussions, participants received detailed information about protection methods, regular HIV testing and the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

The students actively participated in the discussions, asked questions and exchanged opinions. Thanks to the event, participants gained new knowledge, became more informed about ways to prevent the spread of HIV and gained confidence in making informed decisions about their own health and the health of others.

On November 17, 2023, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience Yessenbekova A.Y. gave a lecture to the 3rd year students of the specialty 6B05108-Biomedicine on the topic “Prevention of addiction from psychoactive substances and gambling” within the framework of 3 SDGs with the aim of ensuring a healthy lifestyle and promoting well-being for everyone at any age.

Currently, addiction to psychoactive substances and gambling is a pressing problem. The lecture aims to form and educate students about the mechanisms, causes and methods of prevention of gambling and drug addiction. In addition to the lecture, students analyzed the domestic TV series "Sheker" as well as the book "Requiem for a Dream" by Hubert Selby and "Junkie" by William Burroughs.

As an additional assignment, they prepared a scene on the theme “The Drug Addiction Trial”. The purpose of the manifestation is to prevent people from using alcohol and drugs, to form a desire to gain knowledge on this issue, to observe their actions and predict their results.  

On October 31, 2023, PhD, acting as.prof. Kenzheyeva Zh.K. held a seminar on the topic "Healthy lifestyle and its components" of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience in order to understand that the main wealth of nature is human health – it is a healthy lifestyle that avoids harmful, other people's actions.

 Human health is the wealth of society. Everyone should think about how to become healthier. A healthy person is the most valuable part of nature.

Our happiness directly depends on our health. Therefore, the choice of each person should be to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

The practices are recorded on video and posted in the public domain for everyone!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDo6_ypJF6Xs8wg5hP4KWJd-uD4pU-i6/view?usp=sharing 

On 19.10.2023, at the Department of "Biodiversity and Bioresources", a 1st-year doctoral student A.M. Baymukanova held a scientific seminar on the topic "It is necessary to investigate in order to preserve". The seminar was attended by doctoral students, undergraduates and students of the department. Asel Baymukanova, a doctoral student, shared her own scientific results of research on Caspian seals in the Kazakh part of the Caspian Sea. The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica Gmelin, 1788) is the only marine mammal and endemic that lives throughout the Caspian Sea, from the coastal areas of the northern Caspian to the shores of Iran. Most of the seals concentrate on the north-eastern part of the sea, forming large deposits there, which persist until the ice age. The most crucial period of the seal's life takes place here, because it is biologically connected with the ice on which it reproduces and feeds its cubs, and also spends most of the molting period. At the beginning of the 20th century, the number of the Caspian seal was about 1 million individuals. The population of the Caspian seal has been in a depressed state since the mid-80s, and the number of seals has decreased to 450 thousand heads, currently the population is estimated at about 100-170 thousand individuals throughout the Caspian Sea.