Webinar titled “Formation of IT competence of students in the field of natural sciences”, carried out within the framework of the Republican forum “Digital education: features and development process” was held on November 13, 2019, organized between  Arkalyk state pedagogical Institute named after I. Altynsarin, M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University, al-Farabi Kazakh national University, Abay Kazakh national pedagogical University, South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University, Taraz State Pedagogical University, Dosmukhamedov Atyrau State University.

M. Auezov SKSU as a country coordinator of the Project 585761-EPP-1-2017-1-FI-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP “Enhancing Competence in Sustainable Waste Management in Universities of Russia and Kazakhstan / EduEnvi” took an active part in a webinar with the involvement for participation of project partner universities, at which the project coordinator from M. Auezov SKSU, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of “Biotechnology” Botagoz Mutaliyeva represented results of the project with a report titled “Development of online courses in Sustainable Waste Management in Universities of Russia and Kazakhstan in the framework of the EduEnvi project ”. Information about readiness of the courses for the start of piloting, which will take place in the end of November and that finished by analysis in early January 2020 have been presented. In addition, a video about the project was shown. The participants in the webinar took an active part in the discussion, so questions were asked about the introduction of courses in the educational process. Developed courses is now under piloting process, and it is planned to be introdused into existing Master degree programs after the complete readiness for use in the next educational year.