FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - 2024". Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics.

     The event organised by Al-Farabi KazNU within the framework of the first International Summer School "Environmental Protection-2024" was an important step towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Lecture sessions were conducted by the staff of "Alidada" and "Geocourse" companies, as well as faculty members from the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics. For the convenience of students from the People's Republic of China, all lectures were in English only.

     Below are the topics of the sessions and the lecturers who conducted them:

27.06.2024

     Lecture "Seismic monitoring of earth structures" - Koishygarin Aibek, Trimble Brand Manager, representative of "Geokurs" LLP;

    Practical training "Study of accuracy and efficiency of geodetic methods of geodetic measurements using laser scanner, total station and GPS/GNSS receiver" - Koishygarin Aybek, Trimble Brand Manager, representative of "Geokurs" LLP.

     Lecture "GIS in nature management" - Asylbekova Aizhan, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics;

     Practical session "GIS in nature management" - Mukaliev Zhandos, PhD candidate of the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics.

    Lecture "Satellite Eyes on Sustainability: Drought Observation in the Balkhash Lake Basin" - Egizbaeva Asset, PhD candidate at the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics.

28.06.2024

     Lecture "Web-application for geotechnical data management" - Rakhymbai Zabira, PhD candidate at the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Operations Director of AlmatyGeoCentre LLP.

     Lecture "Possibilities of Web-GIS for visualisation and analysis of natural resources" - Kyrgyzbay Kudaybergen, PhD candidate, lecturer of the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics; Augambayev Kairat, PhD student, lecturer of the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics.

     Lecture "Application of machine learning in the study of agricultural land" - Kyrgyzbay Kudaybergen, PhD candidate, lecturer at the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics; Augambayev Kairat, PhD student lecturer at the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics.

     Lecture "Integrated ecological study of the environment using remote sensing and GIS-technologies" - Kyrgyzbay Kudaibergen, PhD candidate, lecturer of the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics; Augambayev Kairat, PhD student lecturer of the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics.

     The classes for students from Xinjiang University were successful and exciting. Thanks to this opportunity, experience and knowledge was exchanged between the staff and students of the two universities from neighbouring countries.