Ministry of information and social development of the Republic of Kazakhstan launched a pilot project to train industry journalists

On August 26, 2020 in Nur-Sultan, the Minister of information and social development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva signed two memorandum of understanding and cooperation during a meeting with representatives of domestic universities.

The purpose of the memorandum is to train industry journalists specializing in the medical and religious fields.

Parties to the Memorandum in the medical field were the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian national University, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh national medical university, the Ministry of health and the Ministry of information and social development of the RK and in the religious sphere, the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian national University and the Ministry of information and social development of the RK.

Within the framework of the Memorandum, a number of events will be held, including the improvement of educational programs, organizing professional practices and internships for students, and forming pools of industry journalists. 

As a result, it is planned to provide the media market with qualified journalists who specialize in searching for materials and preparing articles in the field of health and religion.

In her final speech, Aida Balayeva thanked the organizations that signed the Memorandum and noted that if positive results are achieved, the work in this direction will be continued together with other universities and interested government agencies.