Regional methodical webinar for deputy principals and methodologists of the colleges of the region “Colleges’ Academic Freedom - Problems and Prospects”

On June 09, 2021, Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, in order to prepare the transition of colleges to academic independence, held a methodological webinar “Colleges’ Academic Freedom - Problems and Prospects”.

The webinar was attended by 85 deputy principals and methodologists of the colleges of East Kazakhstan region.

The goal of the webinar is to update the issues on the process of transition of colleges to academic independence.

The speakers of the webinar covered the following issues:

- Review of regulatory legal acts regulating the transition of colleges to academic independence - A. Akylbek, Director of the Center for Vocational Education of East Kazakhstan region;

- Relevance of colleges’ transition to academic freedom - Zh. K. Dalabayev Ph.D., Head of the Department for Technical and Professional, Post-Secondary Education Content, TALAP NJSC;

- Increasing academic independence in universities, from the experience of NAO EKU – A.K. Alipova, Director of the Department of Academic Policy and Management of Educational Programs of NAO EKU;

- Organizational and practical aspects of training of Higher IT College of NAO EKTU on transition to academic freedom - A.Kh. Khaziyeva, Director of Higher IT College of NAO EKTU, A.A. Korunova, Head of Educational Affairs of Higher IT College of NAO EKTU.

Following the webinar, they highlighted the prospects and the need for the transition of colleges to academic independence, the participants were given methodological recommendations and examples.