On Completing an Internship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Acting Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional and Civil Law, and Secretary of the Board-Scientific Secretary of our University, Guzal Gazinurovna Galiakbarova, has completed an internship within the framework of the international Bolashak program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA) – one of the world's leading universities – from August 24, 2023, to May 23, 2024.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the largest of the University of Illinois campuses, was founded in 1867 and is located in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign in central Illinois. The university hosts over 51,000 students and over 2,500 faculty members, including 11 Nobel laureates.
In the 2023-2024 academic year, 15 fellows from the international Bolashak program, representing various universities from our country, participated in internships at the University of Illinois.
The internship was conducted in accordance with an approved program and aimed at gaining experience in innovations and trends in higher education, instructional design, and online learning, as well as developing skills in integrating research results into curricula and conducting research in collaboration with scientists at the University of Illinois.
During the internship, various workshops and classes led by university professors were attended. Additionally, in the course of her research, G.G. Galiakbarova studied the features of the legal regulation of higher and postgraduate education in the United States and conducted a comparative legal analysis in this area to learn from the experience. The results of this work were presented in articles published in both periodicals and the media, such as «Қазақстан мен АҚШ-та жоғары және жоғары оқу орнынан кейінгі білім беруді реттеу несімен ерекшеленеді?» (https://adyrna.kz/post/199618). The resources and sources available at the University of Illinois Library were utilized in writing these articles.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library is the second-largest university library system in the United States.
After the internship, a ceremonial presentation of certificates for the successful completion of the program was held.