A 72-YEAR-OLD PENSIONER BECAME A STUDENT OF THE "SILVER UNIVERSITY" AT THE UZBEKALI ZHANIBEKOV SKPU
Within the framework of the Silver University project, students over the age of 50 take free courses in various fields at the Uzbekali Zhanibekov SKPU. Among them is 72-year-old Sulushash Tashkent, who graduated from the Kazakh Women's Pedagogical University in 1979 and worked as a teacher before retiring. Today she is the grandmother of 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
One of the courses taught by Sulushash Tashkent is dedicated to the early development of children. The course program is focused on the intensive development of motor, intellectual and emotional abilities of children from the age of 1, as well as on the formation of speech and mental processes. The teacher of the course, Zhuparkul Beknazarkyzy, teaches methods and theories based on Kazakh creativity for the development of cognitive activity of children.
"This course is very important to me. Especially in the upbringing of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The fact is that nowadays, in many cases, children's speech develops with a delay. We learned how to improve it by combining folk traditions with international experience, gaining access to new knowledge, terms and innovative technologies. Thanks to the course, we got acquainted with the peculiarities of education systems in England, Italy, France and New Zealand using an interactive whiteboard," the 72-year-old student shared.
The Silver University project has been implemented since 2021 and provides representatives of the older generation with the opportunity to master various knowledge and skills. In the context of rapid progress in science and technology, the program is aimed at improving the level of education of older people. In Kazakhstan, this initiative is supported by the state program for the development of education and science for 2020-2025 within the framework of the concept of continuing education and employment.
Today, the project at the Uzbekali Zhanibekov SKPU offers training in 13 different areas, and students can enroll in several courses at once. Upon successful completion of the training, students receive certificates in the selected areas.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/sci/press/news/details/883399