150 teachers of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will be trained at Altai State University

During the pedagogical sessions, the teachers of Altai State University and experts of REC for Altaistics and Turkic Studies "The Greater Altai" will present 10 teaching aids, including: "The nature of the Greater Altai in the era of a climate change", "Art of the peoples of Central Asia", "Ethnography of the Greater Altai", "Epics of Turkic peoples”, “Media competencies of the inhabitant of the modern society of the Asian region”, and others. The general methodological case, which will be sent to each school based on the results of the lectures, includes plans for optional lessons, examples of homework and independent work. The textbooks on "The Greater Altai" are developed taking into account digital technologies and include interactive games, the creation of game videos.

Pedagogical sessions for school teachers, teachers of universities and colleges of the Greater Altai and Central Asia are organized within the framework of the state project of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation "The Turkic World of the Greater Altai: Unity and Diversity in History and Modernity." In the development of methodological programs for teachers of foreign schools, experts from REC for Altaistics and Turkic Studies "The Greater Altai" participated: Doctor of Art Criticism Larisa Nekhvyadovich, Doctor of Sociology Alla Kovaleva, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Olga Latysheva, Candidate of Geographical Sciences Andrey Bondarovich, Candidate of Historical Sciences Ivan Nazarov, Candidate of Technical Sciences Elena Ponkina, and others. As well as foreign experts: Professor of the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after S. Abay Aman Ibragimov, Professor of the East Kazakhstan State University named after S. Amanzholov Anna Yegorina, Associate Professor of the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn Begayym Maksutova, Associate Professor of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Nurgul Ramazanova, and others.

“This is a unique scientific and educational event,” says Head of the Center for Altaic and Turkic Studies “The Greater Altai”, President of Altai State University, Professor Sergei Zemlyukov. “Firstly, we managed to implement in an educational format the most interesting materials on the history, geography, culture, and economy of the Greater Altai - a macroregion that includes the territories of Southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and other countries of Central Asia. Secondly, we invited teachers of Russian-language schools, teachers of universities and colleges of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, who are interested in this topic, to the platform of AltSU. We have the same goal with the teachers of neighboring countries - to conduct school lessons on regional studies, taking into account our common history, the centuries-old ties of our peoples. Next year we plan to carry out the same work for teachers in the Russian regions of the Greater Altai - in the Republic of Tyva and in Khakassia. I would like to believe that our contribution to the education of the younger generation, based on knowledge of the history, origin and traditions of their people, will allow young people to stand on their own feet and be more confidently about their future."