GET & iSchool Bolashaq Program Welcome
The University of Illinois Office of Global Education and Training (GET) and the iSchool are pleased to welcome the third cohort of data science scholars and industry professionals participating in the Bolashaq Program, an international scholarship created by the government of Kazakhstan to send scholars and professionals abroad for academic and professional development.
This year, the schedule of events is divided into 2 sessions.
Session 1 will offer an overview of the iSchool research, courses, and programs, the Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS), and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). The main audience of Session 1 is Bolashak fellows and anyone who would like to learn more about the iSchool.
Session 2 will be focused on introducing the GET team and Bolashaq fellows to the iSchool and fostering international data science research, teaching, and professional connections with faculty, staff, and students. The community members will learn how they can get involved with the program and how compensation works.
We will end the event with a tour of the iSchool buildings. The tour is open to everybody who is new to the iSchool.
Refreshments will be served: coffee and light pastries in the morning and pizza for lunch.
Schedule of events
Session 1: Welcome to the iSchool at Illinois
| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome reception | Bolashaq iSchool team and GET team |
| 9:00-9:05 | Opening remarks | Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral, Teaching Assistant Professor |
| 9:05-9:25 | iSchool overview | Emily Knox, Interim Dean and Professor J. Stephen Downie, Professor, Executive Associate Dean, and Co-Director of the HathiTrust Research Center Kyungwon Koh, Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Community, Culture, and Engagement |
| 9:25-9:40 | iSchool programs and courses | Maria Bonn, Associate Professor and MSLIS Program Director |
| 9:40-9:55 | Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship | Tim McPhillips, Senior Research Scientist Bertram Ludaescher, Professor and Director, Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship |
| 9:55-10:10 | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Chuck Pavloski, Associate Director for Research |
| 10:10-10:50 | Lightning talks | Masooda Bashir, Professor Ian Brooks, Research Scientist and Director, Center for Health Informatics Jingrui He, Professor Halil Kilicoglu, Associate Professor |
10:50-11:00 Posters & Break
Session 2: Networking Lunch
| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 11:00-11:10 | Global Education and Training | Matt Rosenstein, Director of Global Education and Training |
| 11:10-11:30 | Bolashaq fellows flash talks | Data science scholars and industry professionals from Kazakhstan |
| 11:30-11:45 | How to participate in the Bolashaq program | Wendy Spencer, Assistant Director Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral, Teaching Assistant Professor |
| 11:45-12:00 | Bolashaq mentorship experience | Haohan Wang, Assistant Professor |
| 12:00-12:05 | Closing remarks | Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral J. Stephen Downie |
| 12:30-1:00 | iSchool tour | J.B. Bailey, Coordinator of Events J. Stephen Downie Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral |
Questions? Please contact Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral, J. B. Bailey, and Wendy Spencer.