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Articles by Yelena Jetpyspayeva

Born October 17, 1982. Yelena is a journalist, blogger, and New Media consultant, as well as a barcamp organizer. She is currently a Research Fellow at Giessen University in Germany working on the article about "EU, Germany and Central Asia: Do we see the same regions?". Among her many accomplishments, she organized the BarCamp Central Asia 2009, New Media specialists conference, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in April 17-19, 2009. Check out her personal blogs @ mursya.wordpress.com (ENG), lena-jet.blogspot.com (RUS), and http://www.barcampkz.net/ (ENG, RUS).

Kazakhstan: Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
Monday, 29 Nov, 2010 – 23:47 | No Comment

Study Subject: Accounting,Agriculture, Anthropology,Biology, Business, Chemistry,Computer Science,Criminal Justice Etc.
Employer: U.S. Embassy, Kazakhstan
Level: Undergraduate
Scholarship Description: The U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan is pleased to announce that recruitment has begun for the 2010-2011 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program.
The Global …

KIMEP International Conference includes free hands-on training in journalism, public relations, new media
Sunday, 7 Mar, 2010 – 14:28 | One Comment

Journalism, public relations and marketing are undergoing tremendous changes in the 21st Century, and much more change is imminent because of the Internet, says KIMEP Associate Professor Ken Harvey, Ph.D.
Dr. Harvey is one of dozens …

KIMEP KIC Conference, March 2010, Almaty
Wednesday, 3 Mar, 2010 – 22:07 | No Comment

We would like to invite you, your teachers and students to participate in the KIMEP International Conference (KIC) on March 25-27, in Almaty. Attendance at any of the anticipated 75-100 workshop sessions is free, …

Universale Kazakhe est unum de multis et in multis.
Monday, 15 Feb, 2010 – 11:00 | No Comment
Universale Kazakhe est unum de multis et in multis.

During Soviet times, Kazakhstan was a rich tapestry of Asian and European ethnic groups. Recent census data suggests that this may be ending. neweurasia’s Mursya reports: “The numbers prophesy that Kazakhstan its European identity and increasing the share of its Asian one. If this trend continues unabated, then I predict we will see a very, very different Kazakhstan by 2030.”

The curse of plenty. Part 3.
Saturday, 30 Jan, 2010 – 10:44 | No Comment
The curse of plenty. Part 3.

written by Alezandra Tsay
translated by Peretz Partensky
Part 1 here. Part 2 here.
Harvest and weep
The situation facing the producers is catastrophic. On the market there are practically no buyers, with the exception of flour mills, but they …

The curse of plenty. Part 2.
Thursday, 28 Jan, 2010 – 10:37 | One Comment
The curse of plenty. Part 2.

written by Alezandra Tsay
translated by Peretz Partensky
Part 1 here.
Perfect storm
FCC had to renege on the original purchase price of $165 US because that turned out to be the market price on the Black Sea ports. …

The curse of plenty. Part 1.
Tuesday, 26 Jan, 2010 – 15:34 | 3 Comments
The curse of plenty. Part 1.

written by Alezandra Tsay
translated by Peretz Partensky
Government intervention is necessary to address the problem of excess wheat supply that is threatening Kazakhstan’s grain industry.
With the help of abundant summer rains, farmers in Kazakhstan harvested a …

Two myths about teaching Kazakh
Monday, 28 Dec, 2009 – 14:07 | 5 Comments
Two myths about teaching Kazakh

Published with an approval from author sagymengl.
An article that has recently appeared on Azattyq makes a number of debatable claims.
The first is that “in order to learn Kazakh, one should know Russian.” This is difficult …

NGO’s Allege Kazakhstan Not Ready for OSCE Chairmanship
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 15:37 | One Comment
NGO’s Allege Kazakhstan Not Ready for OSCE Chairmanship

By: Erica Marat, published by approbation by the author.
Less than two months before Kazakhstan takes over the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Kazakh NGO’s are warning the international community about …

Kazakhstan Geography: Charyn Canyon
Saturday, 31 Oct, 2009 – 9:02 | 2 Comments
Kazakhstan Geography: Charyn Canyon

Published with a permission of subaur:
When it rains in Almaty, sun shines in Charyn Canyon, there is often cloudless there. Last Saturday I spent in Charyn Canyon, made some photos.
On the way to Charyn Canyon …