GET & iSchool Bolashak Program Welcome
The iSchool and the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) are partnering with Global Education and Training (GET) to cohost data science scholars and professionals participating in the Bolashak Program, an international scholarship created by the government of Kazakhstan to send scholars and professionals to study abroad. Join us for an afternoon of informal conversation to meet the new Bolashak fellows; share your research interests; build academic and professional connections with faculty, staff, and students; and learn how you can get involved with the program. Refreshments will be served. Register for the event.
Schedule of Events
| TIME | SESSION | SPEAKERS |
| 1:00-1:10 | Introduction to GET | Matt Rosenstein, Director of Global Education and Training |
| 1:10-1:20 | Bolashak Program Experiences | Aliya Maussymbayeva and Ualikhan Sadyk, members of the previous cohort |
| 1:20-1:45 | Introduction to the iSchool | J. Stephen Downie, Professor, Interim Executive Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Research Glen Layne-Worthey, Associate Director for Research Support Services, HathiTrust Research Center |
| 1:45-2:00 | Introduction to the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS) | Tim McPhillips, Senior Research Scientist, and Bertram Ludäscher, Professor and CIRSS Director |
| 2:00-2:30 | BREAK - Food and Posters | |
| 2:30-3:15 | Quick Bites - iSchool Faculty Talks | Dong Wang, Professor Ian Brooks, Research Scientist and Director of the Center for Health Informatics Junwei Deng, PhD student Kahyun Choi, Assistant Professor |
| 3:15-3:30 | Bolashak Fellows' Flash Talks | Introduction and professional background |
| 3:30-3:45 | How to Participate in the Bolashak Program | Wendy Spencer, Assistant Director at Global Education and Training, and Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral, Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| 3:45 | iSchool Tour | J. Stephen Downie and Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral |
Questions? Please contact Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral and Wendy Spencer.