Students Explore New Communications

International Student Projects Competition entitled «New Media in the New Era» was held in Almaty. It was attended by students of I-IV courses specializing in journalism, public relations, and publishing.

Students have presented their vision of profession through not only their knowledge and skills from classrooms, but also from their own experience gained during practical activities and internships. Many projects, according to the jury, were not only original, but also useful for professional activities. The new era has created a unique phenomenon, where any person generates information. However, the fact-finding, interactivity, and sustainability of feedback continues to be an important aspect.

Anuar Magzumov, student of Al-Farabi KazNU, has developed a matrix for shopping and entertainment centers’ reputation correction. Student of «Turan» University, Polina Akulova, has demonstrated in her research a commitment of population of different ages to traditional and new media. Dana Amirkenova designed the «JOUREK» application for decrypting records, which can simplify and speed up the preparation of materials. Students of Al-Farabi KazNU Maria Matrunina, Denis Bragin and Kamila Karymsakova showed the types of blogging in Kazakhstan. Students of SSGU (Russia) Tatyana Sharova, Daria Ovsyankina and Valerya Melentyeva differentiated language trends in the Media and everyday communication.

As noted by Larisa Noda, the senior teacher of the faculty of journalism, Al-Farabi KazNU, now everyone can become a communicator, but not everyone can achieve goals in such a complex process.

«The level of student projects is quite mature, and it was not easy to determine the winner. In summing up the competition results, we took into account the conformity of topic of the study to specialty, the originality of approach in disclosing the topic, the logic and understanding of the problem, and the self-presentation skills» - noted Alexander Rozhkov, Candidate of Philology, member of the jury. 

«New Media in the New Era» International Student Competition has become an active communication platform, where participants get a positive emotions and made new friends, and winners and prize-holders were awarded with Diplomas and prizes from sponsor - «Kaspi Bank».

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