KazNU students carry out forensic examination with the latest equipment

Students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University are engaged in conducting forensic examinations. The Centre for Forensic Expertise, established in 2016, is now equipped with the latest equipment.

This centre was opened for the first time among domestic universities in KazNU. It was also one of the first to receive a licence to train specialists performing forensic examination. Here students, masters and doctoral students of higher education institution undergo practical training to improve their knowledge. The centre has a full opportunity to conduct special studies in such areas as: examination of documents, trace, ballistic, computer, molecular-genetic expertise.

Here students are taught by teachers of KazNU, who have passed training and advanced training under the programme ‘Bolashak’ in Great Britain and Turkey. According to scientists of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics of the Faculty of Law, the centre provides methodological and methodological assistance to law enforcement agencies.

‘We have a comparative microscope for forensic examination, including ballistic examination. Its main peculiarity is that it is designed to study offences committed with the help of small arms. That is, it helps to determine the trajectory of a bullet and from what direction it was fired. With the help of a comparative microscope it is possible to find out whether a person committed suicide or someone killed him. Only Al-Farabi KazNU has such a device among domestic universities,’ said Sulushash Daubasova, a senior lecturer at KazNU.

The centre also has a box for detecting offenders by smell and a machine for analysing small arms.

Specialists of the Forensic Centre intend to conduct joint research and training of specialists in IT, chemistry, physics and biology in the future together with KazNU faculties.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University