Training courses on environmental journalism completed in Almaty

Training courses on environmental journalism, which are held at the initiative of the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have been completed at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
For five days, the participants of the courses were taught topical issues on environmental issues in the media, environmental education and upbringing, waste disposal and environmental protection.
Participants had the opportunity to take part in an ecotour on the university campus, in laboratory classes, as well as visit the biomuseum, the green technology zone.
The courses covered more than 50 media representatives (JSC "RTRK " Kazakhstan", JSC " MIA "Kazinform", media holding "Nur-Media", information and analytical portal Orda.kz, ORT Kazakhstan-Eurasia, etc.) and the civil sector. At the end of the course, all participants were awarded certificates.
The event was attended by the representative of the UN Department of Global Communications in Kazakhstan – the head of the UN Information Office in Kazakhstan Vlastimil Samek, the representative of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty Sergey Karpov.
The lecturers were Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of the Department of Press and Electronic Media of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Professor Gulmira Sultanbayeva, Head of the UNESCO Department of Sustainable Development of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor Tursynkul Bazarbayeva, Senior lecturer of the Department of Press and Electronic Media of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Noda Larisa, Chairman of the Association of Practicing Environmentalists Laura Malikova and others.
Recall that in 2020, a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main purpose of the memorandum is to train industry journalists specializing in the environmental field.