The III Republican Forum of Preschool Educators, titled “Integration of STEM, ecology and digital technologies in early childhood education,” was held at the Atyrau University named after Khalel Dosmukhamedov.
The event aimed to facilitate the exchange of best practices in integrating STEM disciplines, environmental culture, and digital technologies into the preschool education system, as well as to enhance the professional competencies of educators.
Professor of the Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences Akbul Zhobandyqova delivered a presentation entitled “The potential of artificial intelligence in developing the professional competence of future preschool educators.” In her address, she highlighted the effective use of digital tools in the training of teaching staff and emphasized the growing role of artificial intelligence in modern pedagogical education.
The forum also brought together representatives of other leading educational institutions. Participants included delegates from the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, as well as the Institute of Early Childhood Development under Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education.
In addition, professor Akgul Zhubandykova, delivered a series of lectures for undergraduate and master’s students at Khalel Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University with the aim of promoting academic mobility and fostering professional exchange.
Within the framework of the lectures, comprehensive discussions were held on contemporary research methodology in pedagogy, digital transformation in education, the scientific and practical foundations of building an inclusive environment, and the role of academic mobility within quality management systems.
The students and master’s candidates were provided with the opportunity to analyze current issues through practical case studies and to further develop their professional competencies.
