Two professors of Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University took part in the “Dialogue of the Day” programme on KÖKSHE TV. They were Aigul Saparbekovna Kurmanbayeva, Candidate of Biological Sciences and Associate Professor, and Nurgul Nurkenovna Nurmukhanbetova, Candidate of Chemical Sciences and Associate Professor.
The discussion was framed by the President’s Address to the Nation. The speakers covered the current state of water resources in Akmola Region. They also spoke about why a culture of rational water use should become an integral social norm. One promising way to overcome “water stress” that they presented was the CirculEC project, which supports the shift from a linear economic model to a circular one.
Both speakers are involved in the Erasmus+ KA2 CBHE project CirculEC (No. 101129169). The University is implementing it together with European and Central Asian partners. The project aims to train specialists who can use resources, above all water, on a closed-loop basis.
As part of the project, the University has achieved the following:
- new courses on the circular economy and rational water use have been developed for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programmes;
- students are gaining hands-on experience in using water efficiently and sparingly.
Our graduates should enter industry and the public sector with a new mindset: every litre of water is a resource that can be returned to the cycle.
Watch the full episode on the KÖKSHE TV YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/UbPiPJzJyno?si=LX_QQR1voRHxCxW0