Winter School course - Technical disciplines (STEM) opens for the first time in Naryn under the framework of the project «Women in Engineering and Science»

In January 2016, the winter school of natural and technical disciplines (STEM) opened, including in Naryn State University. On the basis of the Naryn State University (NSU), the opening of the Winter School was held for the first time in the framework of the project "Women in Engineering and Science" with the support of the "Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva" IPF in conjunction with the project "Fund of progressive initiatives."

The purpose of the winter school is the involvement of girls in technical specialties and preparation for university entrance on the hard sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science, as well as English.

At the opening of the Winter School at NSU the Dean of the Faculty of the Agro-Technical Department (ATP) made a presentation. In the presentation, she drew attention to the number of students among the faculty and girls. According to the dean of the ATP, the number of women in the agro-technical department of the NSU is 21% of the total number of students of the department, which explains the relevance of the goals of the Winter School. She also stated the results of the ORT (the national university entrance exam for high school students) for the exact sciences of the last 3 years, which requires training in courses outside of the hard sciences.

Based on the recommendations of the Summer School in Osh, the Technical University in Naryn formed 2 groups of classes: 25 girls for each of the 10th and 11th grade classes. When registering girls for the winter school, special attention was paid to girls from rural areas.

All classes are conducted in accordance with the curriculum plan. At the beginning of the winter school, tests were given in each subject to determine the level of knowledge on the subject, which allows for teachers to further plan. In other words, teachers are able to focus on those topics that students find difficult. There are plans to conduct tests at the end of the winter school to determine the outcome of the program. Additionally, a survey to determine student satisfaction in the courses and receive recommendations will be given which will assist in the organization of the future work of the Winter School.