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From April 22 to 26, 2025, the XVII Republican Subject Olympiad was held among students of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the educational program 6B03210 - "Library Science" (6B03205 - "Library Information Systems").

            The Republican Olympiad was held in the conference hall of the Scientific Library named after S. Kaniyev of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University. The event was organized by the Department of Information Technology and Library Science of the Physics and Mathematics Institute.

The Olympiad is organized with the aim of finding and introducing innovations into the educational process, developing professional skills and independence of librarians, and identifying the talents and abilities of future specialists.

By supporting talented youth, the Student Subject Olympiad contributes to the formation of team characteristics at the interstate and international level in the educational program "Library Science".

            Chairman of the jury of the Olympiad:

1. Saidembaeva Aliya Shuratovna - Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Director of the Republican Scientific and Pedagogical Library

Members of the jury of the Olympiad:

1. Makhanbetova Gulmira Abylaikhanovna - Head of the Scientific and Methodological Service of the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2. Utegenova Asem Mukhtarovna - Director of the Scientific Library named after S. Kaniyev of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University
3. Nurzhanova Gulmira Isatayevna – candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor of the Department of Information Technology and Library Science of the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University.
4. Usenbaeva Shynar Mutanovna - Master, Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Technology and Library Science, Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University, Institute of Physics and Mathematics

            The main objectives of the Republican Olympiad were: revealing creative abilities, selecting and supporting talented and gifted students, promoting the development of the intellectual potential of the contestants, involving them in solving modern scientific problems and developing interest in scientific activity.

The Olympiad was held in three rounds in the form of a team competition.

Round I. The team greeting was performed as homework. The task presented a profession that includes the focus, essence, and features of practical work in the library field and creative departments.

            Round II. Situational and question-and-answer competition on the core disciplines of OP 6B03210 - "Library Science" (6B03205 - "Library Information Systems"). Each team was given one situational task and two questions.

   Round III. Development and defense of a scientific project related to library and information activities:

- Development of librarianship “New vision – new library” (implementation and use of new technologies in library work).

- Development of librarianship "New vision - new library" (implementation and use of new technologies in library work).

- In the digital educational space: competencies of library specialists.

Four teams from four universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan were represented at the Republican Olympiad: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University, M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University, and Zh.A. Tashenov University, Shymkent.

            Students of M. Auezov South Caucasian University who took part in the Republican Olympiad demonstrated comprehensive deep knowledge and professional skills.

            According to the results of the Olympiad rounds, the team of M. Auezov YUKU "Bookliders" won - 1st place (team leader - senior lecturer, master's student Toieva Meruert Esengeldievna, team captain - Abduzhappar Aisha Erdauletkyzy), the team of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi "LIBNEWAVE" - 2nd place and 3rd place of the team of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University "Edugrace" and the University named after Zh.A. Tashenov, Shymkent "Tashenov akparat arulary".

            For the high level of preparation of students participating in the 17th Republican Subject Olympiad in the educational program 6B03210 - "Library Science", all participants and top managers of universities were awarded Certificates and Letters of Gratitude.
Head:Toieva M.E.