On April 22, 2023, the IX Regional Olympiad for schoolchildren in Biology was held at the Semey Medical University. The Olympiad was held in the Kazakh, Russian and English languages.
The purpose of the Olympiad is to attract and stimulate the interest of a wide range of graduates, 11th grade students of the region interested in the profession of a doctor, identify talanted children, develop creative abilities and interest in research activities, assist them in professional orientation and continuing education in medical universities.
For organizational and methodological support, the organizing committee was formed: the teaching staff of the Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics named after the academician of National Academy of sciences Republic of Kazakhstan Raisov T.K.; the department of the NCJSC “Semey Medical University” “Medical foundation”; as well as volunteer students of curatorial groups of the department from the 1.2 course, specialty “General Medicine” (1101, 1103, 1121, 2322, 2324).
Participants came from different districts of the Abai region (Abai, Aksuat, Ayagoz, Beskaragai, Borodulikhinsky, Zharminsky, Kokpektinsky, Urdzharsky districts and cities: Kurchatov and Semey); Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan region (Altai, Glubokovsky, Zaisansky, Katon-Karagai, Kurshim, Samara, Tarbagatai, Ulan, Shemonaikhinsky districts, Ridder and Ust-Kamenogorsk).
After the official registration of the participants and their teachers, the Olympiad was opened in the assembly hall of the NCJSC “Semey Medical University”. At the opening of the Olympiad, Rector of SMU NCJSC Dyusupov Altay Akhmetkalievich made a welcoming speech: “Dear students, parents, teachers, I want to say welcome to everyone! to our University, I congratulate everyone from the bottom of my heart on the opening of the IX Olympiad in Biology, I wish all participants success and great luck.”
The head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics named after the academician of National Academy of sciences Republic of Kazakhstan Raisov T.K., Orazalina Ainash Saparovna made a speech: “I would like to congratulate all participants on behalf of the Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics named after the academician of National Academy of sciences Republic of Kazakhstan Tolegen Kazezovich Raisov on today’s opening of the IX Olympiad in Biology, which is held on the eve of the 70th anniversary of our University. This Olympiad is held annually, if I call the Olympiad after our professor Maksut Rakhimovich Mynzhanov, I probably won’t be mistaken, since he is the main initiator, organizer, founder of these Olympiads.”
Professor of the department Mynzhanov Maksut Rakhimovich also spoke, he told about the experience of our department: “Our department has a rich experience of career guidance work. In total, 21 biology Olympiads were held for graduates of secondary educational institutions and colleges (city – 12 and regional – 9).” Maksut Rakhimovich also wished good luck to all participants. And then all the participants were sent to lecture halls.
The Olympiad was held in one round in the form of written testing, the tests included questions from the high school biology program in the following sections: botany, zoology, human anatomy and physiology, general biology, general, medical genetics. The written test consists of 50 questions of 1,2,3 levels. 80 minutes were allotted to complete all tasks, without a break.
236 participants tested their knowledge, of which 179 participants with Kazakh as the language of instruction and 44 participants with Russian and 13 with English as the languages of instruction. After the end of the testing, the jury checked the works and determined the results.
Also, students, teachers, parents were given sightseeing tours of the thematic study rooms of the NCJSC “Semey Medical University” (Japanese, Pakistani, Indian, Kazakh, Turkish rooms, the Astana room, the room of “Peace and Harmony”), as well as to the anatomical museum and the Department of Simulation and Educational Technologies.
According to the results of the subject Olympiad, the places were distributed as follows:
Students with the Kazakh language of instruction
1st Place: Toktamys Danial, Semey, No. 37 gymnasium, (36.95 points); Akylgalieva Ayazhan Semey, No. 5 gymnasium, (36.95 points).
2nd Place: Anarbekova Ayim, Semey, No. 33 school, (36 points); Kaliev Sernad, Semey, No. 125 High school “Innoverse Semey”, (35.3 points); Tuulzham Ibrahim, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Zhambyl school, (35.5 points).
3rd Place: Abdolda Madina, Ust-Kamenogorsk, “Daryndy balalarga arnalgan oblystyk mamandandyrylgan mektep boarding school”, (34.9 points); Kadyrbekova Dilnara, Semey, No. 37 school, (34.8 points); Mukhtarkhanova Ayym, Markakol, Markakol orta mektebi, (34.3 points); Kalimoldina Zhannur, Zaisan, M.V. Lomonosov Secondary School, (33.7 points).
4th place – Zhumagalymov Alimger, Semey, No. 39 school, (33.3 points); Serikkaliev Rauan Semey, No. 125 High school “Innoverse Semey”, (32.8 points);
Students with Russian language of instruction
1st Place: Ruslan Bobomullaev, Kokpekty district, with Kokpekty, Kokpekty secondary school, (43 points).
2nd Place: Idrisheva Alina, Semey, No. 30 school, (42 points), Kurbatov Anton, Semey, No. 6 school, (40 points).
3rd Place: Shil Sofia, Semey, No. 29 school, (38 points), Bekbulatova Alina, Beskaragai district, Beskaragai village, Borasinskaya secondary school, (37 points); Azylkan Diyara, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Lyceum No. 11, (37 points).
4th Place: Temirbayev Timur, Pavlodar, Gymnasium No. 3, (34 points); Koldybekova Alua, Urzharsky district, Makanchi village, (33 points); Shatskaya Sofya, Borodulikhinsky district, Zhezkent village, gymnasium-lyceum, (33 points).
The winners of 1,2,3,4 places of the Olympiad were awarded with prizes with the support of the university! And also, each winner was awarded diplomas for 1,2,3,4 places and each participant received a “Certificate of participation” with the number of points, as well as all biology teachers were awarded certificates for the preparation of a student.
The Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics named after the academician of National Academy of sciences Republic of Kazakhstan Raisov T.K. thanks all students for participating in the IX Regional Biology Olympiad. We express our gratitude to the University Board for financial support, to the teaching staff of the Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics named after the academician of National Academy of sciences Republic of Kazakhstan Raisov T.K., to the staff of the “Medical Foundation” division; as well as to the volunteer students of the curatorial groups of the Department of the 1.2 course, “General Medicine” (1101, 1103, 1121, 2322, 2324) for organization and holding of the Regional Biology Olympiad.
Mukhamediarova L.A., lecturer of the Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics named after the academician of National Academy of sciences Republic of Kazakhstan Raisov T.K.[/vc_column_text]