As we say goodbye to our LSE Bolashak 2015 – 2016 Custom Programme students, Aigul Zhumanbayeva, Dinara Toxanova, Dauren Duberbayev and Inkar Tazhigulova from the Republic of Kazakhstan look back at what they have learnt and explore how they would like to use their experiences in the future.
Aigul Zhumanbayeva attended this Custom Programme in order to study the forensic system in the UK.
I am Aigul and I work as a leading expert in the Forensic Centre of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a great experience.
From my personal experience, I can give the following advice to my colleagues who are planning to come to study at LSE in the future. Take the opportunity to visit public lectures, which take place almost daily. These lectures are interesting because the invited speakers are often famous politicians, academics and journalists from different countries, who have practical experience in their areas.
The university has a large and modern library, which has a variety of learning places for studying individually or collectively. I think that for people of my profession it may be especially interesting to visit the gemmological laboratory to learn about the latest gemstone research methods.
Aigul Zhumanbayeva
Dinara Toxanova is a researcher from the Astana University of Law, and her main interest is private forensics.
Hello! My name is Dinara and I am from Kazakhstan. I am studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on an internship programme about forensic systems. I am very happy to study at this university. My studies started a few months ago, so I have had plenty of time to discover interests outside of my studies.
I have had the chance to visit places in London that are of great interest for a lawyer. I remember a highly fascinating visit to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, which is located in Westminster. I have discovered new information about how the Supreme Court works and how it hears civil cases from all parts of the UK and criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
I have also had the opportunity to go to the House of Lords. I witnessed how the House of Commons creates laws, checks and challenges the actions of the government and then provides a forum of independent expertise. What is more, I had a chance to see how the voting system is organised and carried out in practice.
I have found the experience both good for my life and career.
Dinara Toxanova
Dauren Duberbayev is a forensic DNA expert from the Central Forensic Institute (Astana) and he wanted to improve his professional skills and experience.
Studying at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has helped me to increase my scientific knowledge and practical experience of the UK and Europe’s innovative methods and technologies in forensic molecular genetics. Forensic science in Kazakhstan has to comply with global trends and be on the same level as forensic systems from other developing and developed countries.
After finishing my internship at LSE, I want to discover new ways of introducing innovative technologies in forensic molecular genetic expertise to the Republic of Kazakhstan. Also, I will share all of the knowledge that I have gained during this internship with my colleagues in Kazakhstan. One of the main goals of my course is to introduce new methods and methodologies on identifying people by their DNA. In addition, I would like to make a comparison between the forensic system in the UK and that in Kazakhstan and extract useful aspects of the UK’s forensic system and use it to develop our own system.
Dauren Duberbayev
Inkar Tazhigulova is a forensic expert and deputy director of the Central Institute for Forensic Inquiry. Here, Inkar talks about her impression of LSE public lectures that she has attended whilst studying in London.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the world’s leading universities. A broad range of subjects are taught at LSE, but most (as its name suggests) relate to the economy, politics and social sciences. The university also has one of the most prestigious public programmes in the world, in which speakers primarily tackle current geopolitical and economic issues and express their own views on the subject. Well-known public and political figures and scientists deliver their lectures to students. The first thing I would like to mention is that, from my own experience, there are always a huge number of attendees. These lectures are attended not only by students and teachers of LSE, but also students and teachers of other schools, high school students and anyone wanting to listen to an interesting lecture. Lecture halls are open to anybody who wants to come.
Public lectures have greatly expanded my horizons. Some approaches to solving issues and their implementation (in particular, the basis of management), allowed me to view the subject of my research from a different prospective. It also opened new theoretical and practical problems for my research topic.
I was very pleased to be able to attend public lectures and would highly recommend attending them. It is an indispensable experience for anyone whose work relates to science.
Inkar Tazhigulova
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