III interdisciplinary school for young Kazakhstani scientists "Science School Kaskasu"

From June 24 to 28, the 3rd Interdisciplinary School for Young Kazakhstani Scientists "Science School Kaskasu", organized by the Science Council of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy, was held in the Turkestan region. This year, participants of the republican educational project were trained in the monetization of scientific projects. Traditionally, the school was attended by leaders of student organizations, chairmen of the Councils of young scientists of universities and research institutes, teachers and researchers up to 30 years. Among the participants of the Science School Kaskasu were representatives of the South Kazakhstan Medical Academy.

The main goal of the current school is to teach young scientists and researchers to monetize research projects and technological developments. The implementation of this task becomes more relevant in the Year of Youth announced by Elbasy N. Nazarbayev. The members of the Science Council at the Foundation believe that young scientists need to learn to attract various sources of funding and support for research projects. Successful passage of this school in many respects can contribute to the emergence of youth science to a new level of commercialization.

During the week, participants were taught project management, teamwork, conflict resolution, public speaking skills, the basics of effective presentations, the basics of copywriting and much more. The program was designed in such a way that young scientists could create the concept of a scientific project on a given topic and present it to the jury members.

The team building conducted at the beginning of the school allowed the project participants to show their leadership skills, tune in to teamwork and form goals for achieving success in developing and protecting a research project.

When developing a scientific project, young scientists relied on their main specialization in science, personal work experience and new knowledge gained in school. A mentor was appointed to help each team from among the members of the Science Council of the Foundation and successful scientists. The task of the mentor was to support the team members and explain to them the basic principles of communicating scientific ideas to the investor.

On the last day of school, young scientists presented research projects. The teams justified the relevance of their projects, defended the estimates for their implementation, and talked about the possibility of commercialization of scientific ideas submitted to the court. We add that the main goal of the school has been achieved - young scientists have been taught to create projects focused on monetization and access to a wide consumer market.