1st-Year Students of the Geography Program Completed a Field Training at Karkaraly National Park

From June 9 to 13, 2025, first-year students of the Geography education

program at the Pedagogical Institute of Astana International University completed

a field training at the Karkaraly State National Nature Park, supervised by

instructors T.N. Samarkhanov and A.B. Sagynbayeva.

During the training, students studied the region’s landforms, vegetation

cover, soil structure, water resources, and landscape features.

In addition, they actively participated in an ecological campaign organized

by the park’s administration. They followed designated tourist routes and took part

in cleanup activities. This event helped to cultivate a caring attitude toward nature

and enhanced their ecological awareness.

The field training significantly improved the students’ professional skills and

played an important role in shaping them as future geographers or teachers. The

richness and diversity of Karkaraly’s nature made a strong impression and further

deepened their interest in the natural environment.