THE PROBLEM OF HARMONIZING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF PERSONNEL TRAINING HAS BEEN DISCUSSED
On March 1, 2023, a meeting of the Educational and Methodological Association-Project Management Groups (hereinafter - EMA-PMG) in the areas of training "Agriculture and bioresources" and "Veterinary" of the Republican Educational and Methodological Council under the NJSC "Kazakh National Agrarian Research University" was held in offline/online format. The meeting was attended in offline 79 and online format -110 members of EMA-PMG.
On the agenda, the issue of harmonizing educational programs in the areas of training “Agriculture and Bioresurs” and “Veterinary” was discussed.
The meeting was solemnly opened by the Deputy Chairman of the EMA-PMG REMS, A. Kayrbayeva, Executive Director for Academic Associations of NJSC KazNARU.
In order to discuss the issue of coordinating educational programs in the areas of "Agriculture and bioresources" and "Veterinary", it was divided into sections in separate areas, which were discussed among themselves and the members of the EMA-PMG.
The following decisions were made:
- the educational programs between higher educational institutions are agreed upon by training “Agriculture and biological resources” and “Veterinary”;
- unified educational programs in the areas of training "Agriculture and bioresources" and "Veterinary";
- the internal academic mobility of students in the areas of training “Agriculture and biresurs” and “Veterinary” was optimized and improved;
- the absence of objective differences was achieved when transferring students between 22 higher educational institutions that train personnel in educational programs “Agriculture and bioresources” and “Veterinary”;
- questions will be compiled from the basic and profile subjects included in the educational programs in the areas of personnel training for the Republican subject Student Olympiad between universities;
- for admission to the master's program, examination questions will be compiled from the basic and core subjects defined in these educational programs;
- the passage of academic mobility was also considered and supported for the teaching staff during 1 academic semester for the 2023-2024 academic year in the above-mentioned areas of training.
In conclusion, to share their opinions, the floor was given to the guests: S. Shegenov, associate professor, Kokshetau University named after Sh.Ualikhanov; S. Akhanov, senior lecturer at Kyzylorda University named after Korkyt Ata, K. Nurzhanova, Head of the Department "Agriculture and bioresources" of Shakarim University; K. Bayazitova, professor North Kazakhstan University naved after M. Kozybayev, M. Dusenov, Professor of West Kazakhstan Agrotechnical University naved after Zhangir Khan; B. Zhetpisbayeva, associate professor of Almaty Technological University.