Student research circle "Fertility" of the Faculty of Agronomy has been operating since 2003

Goals and objectives of the Fertility Club.

Goals:

● Educational: focusing on the formation of professionally educated specialists in a competitive, highly dynamic society in accordance with modern requirements, teaching them to work effectively, increasing the level of education of students using simple forms of education. To develop students' search for research work, independent abilities and social relationships, as well as introspection.

● Educational: the formation of aesthetic taste based on such moral categories as compassion, brotherhood, foresight, kindness and justice, the ability to obtain concrete results and save time, use your knowledge correctly and in a timely manner, express yourself freely and clearly, make clear decisions and take on self-responsibility education to strengthen love and respect for the Motherland.

● Developing: comprehensive development of students' thinking, the formation of new thinking skills, interest, provision of new knowledge to students through comprehensive development, in particular, involvement in scientific work.

Responsibilities:

• Development of social activity of students.

• Strengthen the abilities of students by allowing them to develop their knowledge.

• Formation of students' skills of independent work;

• Skills for obtaining both theoretical and practical knowledge;

• The goal should be results-oriented;

• Development of cognitive, professional and educational abilities of students through integrated thinking.

The circle included students of 1, 2, 3, 4 courses of the EP "Soil Science and Agrochemistry" with an interest in natural science. The total number of participants in the circle is 17 people (table 5).

The members of the circle and students of the 3rd and 4th years take an active part in field, laboratory work and research of scientific projects carried out at the department. They participate in research during the growing season with project managers in the field, observe the growth and development of the studied crops. Participate in analytical soil studies.

The figures below show the active participation of students in field and laboratory work (Figure 1).

Since the beginning of the academic year, the work of the members of the circle has been carried out on the ZOOM platform in accordance with the plan. Several meetings were organized.

The members of the circle take an active part in various seminars, round tables, lectures, conferences. Organize scientific conferences and meetings with employers and scientists.

11/15/2020 Club members organized a meeting with D. Kaliaskar, a graduate of Edmund University, Canada, under the Bolashak program. He provided information on what documents need to be prepared within the framework of this program in Kazakhstan. He spoke about the life and situation of Kazakhstani youth abroad. He also spoke about the results of the work done while studying abroad, about the period, the complexity of training and differences in traditions.

On November 26, 2020, at the ZOOM site, teachers, undergraduates and students of the 3rd and 4th years met with Ibrayeva M.A ,the head of the department of soil fertility and biology of U.U.Uspanov  Kazakh Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, discussing the topic "Organic soils and soil processes".

In 2021, at the university level, 7 competitive works of students of the specialty 5B080800 - Soil Science and Agrochemistry were awarded with diplomas of various degrees. (Table 1)

Table 1. List of students and supervisors participating in the competition in 2021

According to the results of the meeting on the competitive work of students, held at the university level in 2020, 6 works of students of the specialties "Soil Science and Agrochemistry" received diplomas of various degrees. Students are nominated for awards. (Table 2)

Table 2. List of students of the specialty "Soil Science and Agrochemistry" who won prizes in the competition

Over the past two years, 4th year students of the specialty "Soil Science and Agrochemistry" took part in subject online Olympiads, organized at the Republican level, and won prizes (Table 3).

Table 3. Information on the participation of students of the specialty "Soil Science and Agrochemistry" in the Republican Subject Olympiad for the last two years

Also, students take an active part in research work at the department. (Table 4)

Table 4. List of students participating in research work at the department

Table 5 - List of members of the "Fertility" circle for 2021-2022

Responsible member for the research work of students at the department -Kenzhegulova S.O.