Gulnar Nadirova – Page 2

November 7, 2023

United Nations Report on Ageing World 2023

On January 9th, 2023, a World Social Report titled “Leaving No One Behind In An Ageing World” was published by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (UNDESA). The report is an extensive 161 pages long document that explores the issues of ageing, its economic, […]

September 7, 2023

Suburbanization in Kazakhstan: Patterns Of Spatial Reorganization of Kazakhstan’s Major Cities

Suburbanization has become one of the dominant trends in spatial demographics in many parts of the world over the past several decades. As the name suggests, “suburbanization” refers to the rapid growth of suburban areas around major cities due to the spread of residential communities beyond the urban boundaries. This […]

September 7, 2023

Microsoft Education Programs

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. Since then, it has become one of the largest and most influential technology companies in the world, known for its software products, including the Windows operating system, the Microsoft Office suite, and various […]

May 28, 2023

Regional Education Policy

According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, regional education policy is “a set of decisions and actions that guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of education programs and services within a specific geographic region” [UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2019]. Regional education policy refers to policies that are specific to a […]

March 30, 2023

Soft and Hard Skills in Demand

In the dynamic and complex job market of the modern world, both hard and soft skills have become increasingly important for individuals to succeed in their professional lives. Hard skills refer to the specific technical knowledge and abilities required for a particular job or industry that an individual acquires through […]

January 9, 2023

Approaches to Inclusive Education in Kazakhstan

In the 21st century, the contingent of the field of education is becoming more and more diverse, which is a challenge for higher education. The report on human development of the UN (2019), based on global research, states that serious barriers to access to education, academic success, and the well-being […]

November 30, 2022

Transforming Education Summit 2022: A New Vision of Challenges and Solutions

One of the biggest global forums on education, the United Nations Education Transformation Summit, was held in New York City from 16 to 19 September 2022. The summit took place during the 77th session of the UN General Assembly and was convened by the Secretary-General to put education at the […]

July 9, 2022

Perception of Social Justice and Changes in Its Meaning

On February 20, at the initiative of the UN, the World Day of Social Justice is celebrated all over the world. The concept of “social justice” at first glance seems to be absolutely understandable and transparent, but, as often happens, people sometimes put different content into it. Meanwhile, this concept […]

June 21, 2022

Some Aspects of Conspiracy Theories: Causes and Consequences

The desire of a person to know and understand his/her surroundings is not a prerogative only for scholars and analysts, as it may seem. The modern period of history is perceived by ordinary people as complex, even alarming, and their aspiration to explain it in some way or another grows […]

June 8, 2022

The Importance of Journalism in the Sociocultural Context

The cornerstones of any successful society are the media and the press. They are the “Fourth Estate of the realm” – a crucial supporting pillar of statehood to legislature, judiciary and executive to impose and ensure people’s control over other institutions. Independent press has the potential to expose both deliberate […]