Department of Educational and Social Work
About the department
Department of Educational and Social Work
Goal
The Department of Educational and Social Work is a unit of the International Information Technology University responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating activities aimed at creating a comfortable and safe learning environment. It was established in 2024 to support students' personal and professional growth, develop their social and leadership qualities, and assist with career guidance.
Key objectives
- Organizing educational and social work with IITU students aimed at fostering active citizenship, social awareness and personal development.
- Developing and implementing programs and events that help students engage in the social life of the university, including cultural, sports and educational initiatives.
- Ensuring cooperation with other university units and external organizations within the Department's tasks and functions. The procedure is determined by the Vice-Rector for Educational Work and Social Affairs.
- Monitoring and analyzing students' needs in educational work and social initiatives, and developing recommendations to improve the Department's work.
- Holding educational and training events to build the Department staff's competencies and students' skills in leadership, teamwork and social responsibility.
- Systematizing reporting on events and programs and evaluating their effectiveness against established criteria.
Mission
To create conditions for students' all-round personal, social and civic development, to foster lasting moral values, social responsibility and a culture of conduct, and to provide social support and protect students' rights and legitimate interests.
The Department helps build a supportive educational and social environment, develops civic engagement, student self-government and volunteer initiatives, promotes students' social adaptation and inclusion, and strengthens cooperation between students, faculty and the university administration.
Team
Department team
Director of the Department
Tursynbayeva Alma Turginbayevna
Chief Manager
Bainazar Aziz Dilmukhanbetovich
Social Work Specialist
Tasbolat Adilet Kairatuly
Chair of the Youth Affairs Committee
Tolepbergen Askhat Rakhymuly
Contacts
Department contacts
34/1 Manas St., Almaty, 1st floor, room 108
+7 (727) 244-51-21, ext. 2070 desw@iitu.edu.kz Instagram: @stud_life_iitu