Training courses on IT journalism have started in Almaty

Today, on October 25, at the initiative of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the International University of Information Technologies has started conducting training courses for journalists specializing in the IT field (the program is attached).

The courses are held as part of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the International University of Information Technology, concluded this year.

Within five days, current issues on data journalism, features of digital storytelling, and mobilography will be explained to the course participants.

The speakers will be representatives of the teaching staff of the International University of Information Technologies, such as, PhD in Psychology, Professor Manuel Martinez, senior lecturer of the Department of Computer Engineering and Information Security, IT specialist, Yergali Dauletbek and others.

The training courses will be held in Kazakh, Russian and English until October 29, 2021.

The online broadcast takes place on the official Youtube page of the International University of Information Technology https://youtu.be/SQb9ddJACkE

Recall that this year, the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with universities, conducted training courses for journalists specializing in medical, environmental, religious spheres. The courses cover about 4,000 participants.