Do you know Chemistry
On May 24, 2024, the Chemistry Department of Kazakh National Medical University organized and conducted the Intellectual Game “Do you know Chemistry” on the eve of the celebration of Chemist Day. Teachers of the chemistry department responsible for the event: Nechepurenko E.V., Almabekova A.A., Karlova E.K., Begimova G.U.
The event had the purpose of increasing the level of students’ knowledge, developing their cognitive activity, and instilling interest in Chemistry to motivate them to learn the subject.
Two teams of foreign students took part in the intellectual game: one team of the foreign students of KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov and the other team of foreign students of KazNU named after al-Farabi.
Both teams prepared presentations about their universities, members of the teams, their hobbies, and their choice of future profession. The captain of each team introduced their team members.
They then competed in their chemistry knowledge by participating in a quiz. The questions were mainly with a medical aspect of inorganic, physical, colloidal, and organic chemistry fields. Participants were given one minute to answer the question.
The answers were evaluated by a jury consisting of the teachers of the Biochemistry and Chemistry departments, and students of both universities. There were also questions for the support groups of the two universities. Students competed not only in their knowledge of chemistry; they also answered logical tasks, and puzzles, and did fun tasks.
At the end of the event, participants were presented with certificates and memorable gifts. Participants of the event noted that it marked the beginning of the friendship between students of the two universities.
