New Approaches to Legal Education Discussed at MNU

Maqsut Narikbayev University hosted a meeting of the working group of the Academic Methodological Association in the field of Legal Education. Over the course of three days, experts examined new approaches to the training of future legal professionals.

The working group comprised representatives of MNU, the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Justice, as well as employers. The participants reviewed the recommendations adopted at the Parliamentary Hearings on the development of legal education held in April of this year. The agenda also included updating the educational programme in Legal Education in line with labour market needs, introducing interdisciplinary courses, developing a new graduate profile, and enhancing the work of legal clinics.

A substantive discussion was held on the use of artificial intelligence technologies in education, their various applications, and the development of standards for their integration. Members of the working group were introduced to the content of the new course “Introduction to AI,” currently being developed by MNU faculty. In addition, modern legal literature in the state language was presented, and the issue of its funding was addressed.

The participants also exchanged views on the methodology for producing academic publications in the state language and proposed measures to strengthen the publication of scientific research in the field of legal education. The establishment of a professional development centre for legal education faculty, to operate within the framework of winter and summer schools, was supported. Furthermore, a Roadmap was adopted for the development of a sectoral qualifications framework in the sphere of legal education.