A second-year master's student, Zhumakan Zhupar, conducted an open lesson within the framework of pedagogical practice

Zhumakan Zhupar, a second-year master's student of the Faculty of International Relations at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, conducted an open lesson in the form of a seminar on the topic "The Balkan Crisis. The Policy of European Powers in China in the First Half of the 19th Century" within the framework of pedagogical practice.

During the lesson, students were introduced to the main context of the Balkan Crisis and the policy of European powers regarding China. Subsequently, students held a group discussion on two key issues: first, the connection between national liberation movements in the Balkans and the rivalry of European powers for spheres of influence; second, the evolutionary logic of European powers' policy toward China. Each group engaged in lively discussion, expressed their views on the similarities and differences in the logic of expansion in the two regions, and conducted in-depth analysis.

Through this lesson, students not only mastered the historical thread of simultaneous expansion by European powers in multiple regions during the 19th century, but also deeply understood the following: although the national question in the Balkans and the trade question in China differ in nature, together they reveal a unified logic of the principles of "balance of power" and "maximization of gains" under conditions of power politics. The essence of this open lesson lies in cultivating students' ability for interregional comparative analysis and deepening their understanding of the structural continuity between historical expansion and contemporary international intervention.