Studying of the Russian experience of the organization “green university”

On September 26-28, 2018 a business meeting of the professor of the department of social pedagogy and self-knowledge of the ENU named after  L. N. Gumilyov G.K. Dlimbetova with well-known experts and scientists in the field of environmental education of Moscow State University named after M.N. Lomonosov, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Service (RANE&PS), Moscow State Pedagogical University (MSPU), V.I. Vernadski Foundation and others was held.

Issues of discussion were the concept of “the green university” - “the green campus”, which is widely implemented in foreign universities, and  the role of “the green universities” for the development of green economy and their implementation. In turn, this direction represents to us a great interest in the field of environmental education and is being studied within the framework of the scientific project “Ecologization of the university education system as an innovative way to modernize the spiritual consciousness of students”.

In particular, the professor had a meeting with scientists from the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, including the Faculty of Globalization of Processes, of Professor U.N. Sayamov. Thus, one of the areas of environmental activity  at the university is to promote the implementation of the principles of education for sustainable development, which were formulated by UNESCO, to improve economic and environmental efficiency, promote eco-education and eco-education in order to implement the principles of organizing the "green university".

G.K. Dlimbetova's meeting with scientists of applied ecology department, head of the departments, the Doctor of Economics M.M Redin and chaired by the dean of ecological faculty took place in RUDN. Among other things, were discussed the principles of environmental policy, global sustainable development goals for 2015-2030, the project on environmental monitoring campus of RUDN. It should be noted, that several years take part in the rating of "the green universities", having begun this work as the first among the Russian higher education institutions. Now among 514 higher education institutions of RUDN takes the 115th place in the world on indicators of "the green universities".

In addition, at ecological faculty of RUDN was roundtable discussion with 2 year students of ecological faculty on the subject "Greening of Education for Development of Green Economy in the conditions of Kazakhstan", also was meeting with the deputy dean on scientific work of ecological faculty T.N. Ledashcheva, professor of department of pedagogics and psychology G.P. Ivanova, etc.

During the meeting with the leading scientist in the field of ecopedagogics and ecopsychology, Ed.D. professor from Administration RANEPA A.V. Gagarin discussed an issue of joint scientific research, the place of disciplines "Social ecology", "Ecological pedagogics", "Ecological psychology" in  their didactic and psychological adaptation, educational technologies, requirements to the level of development by students of ecologically focused disciplines.

Also was exchanging experience with the academician of RAS A.N. Zakhlebny, with professors S.N. Glazachev, E.N. Dzyatkovska concerning development of continuous ecological education, the volunteer movement, ecological consciousness, spiritual consciousness and their role in vocational training of future experts.

 

Thus, these meetings gave an opportunity to exchange results of researches in the field of greening of education, development of "the green universities" in Kazakhstan, to plan ways of their ecologic education and ecologic-psychological maintenance in a high school education system.