KazNU launches International School of Eco-Activists

The opening ceremony of the International School of Eco-Activists was held at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The large-scale event was attended by heads of public organizations, representatives of environmental communities, initiative groups and active youth.

At the opening ceremony, Zhandos Baizhuma, Director of the KazNU Center for Strategic Development, Dilyara Urmanova, Director of the Ban Ki-moon Institute for Sustainable Development, Elena Kislitsyna, representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Kazakhstan, Ekaterina Oleinik, Director of the project program, and Elena Gorokhova, director of the "ЭКА" movement, delivered a welcoming speech and a presentation of the goals and key areas of the school.

The training program covers a wide range of work formats: from theoretical lectures and exchange of experience to practical volunteering. Under the guidance of experts from the field of public organizations, eco-projects and social entrepreneurship, participants master modern approaches to the development of urban eco-communities, the organization of green initiatives, work with communities and the implementation of long-term projects.

The students immediately apply the acquired knowledge in practice. Together with ""green rangers"", they conduct educational events for visitors in the Main Botanical Garden, and during trips to the EcoFermer ecological agro-complex and the Butakovka visitor center, they participate in volunteer actions in natural areas. The training course will end on September 29 with an environmental action in the Main Botanical Garden and an award ceremony for the participants.

In the future, students will have access to an online community building course and will be able to participate in a competition for urban environmental projects.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University