Almaz Sharman, MDSholpan Askarova, Ph.D.

Faina Linkov, PhDRonald LaPorte, PhD

and the Supercourse team

Development of Central Asian Supercourse in Kazakhstan

Exchanging knowledge along the Silk Road

Prepared by Dr. Linkov

What is the Supercourse?

SUPERCOURSE-global library of 5150 PowerPoint lectures on prevention and public health, shared for free by over 50,000 faculty members in 174 countries.

www.pitt.edu/~super1

Teacher in Alexandria

Teacher in Kazakhstan

Teacher in Havana

Teacher in Pittsburgh

Teacher in San Francisco

Supercourse Model: lecture sharing

Teacher in Bolivia

Large Multidisciplinary Network

Open SourcePowerPoint Lecture

Library

Distribution System to EducatorsContinuous Quality Improvement

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Golden lecture of prevention: example of single lecture available in multiple

languages

Science Supercourse at the Library of Alexandria is designed to expand beyond the topics of Health and Preventive Medicine, to encompass other areas of science:

EnvironmentAgricultureComputer EngineeringHealth

Science Supercourse, Library of Alexandria

Gil OmennFormerPresident AAAS

Vint Cerf, Father ofInternet

Ismail Sergeldan, DirectorLibrary of Alexandria

Advisory Board

Ron LaPorte, Professor, Supercourse Founder

Francois SauerCEO, Trans Am Group

Science Supercourse site

•Kazakhstan•Kyrgyzstan •Tajikistan•Turkmenistan•Uzbekistan

Continuing diffusion of innovation along the ancient silk road

Reaching the unreached: Moving Science Supercourse Efforts to Central Asia.

Central Asian History: Silk Road

Silk Road and Diffusion of Innovation

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Silk Road as a global network of people, goods, ideas, beliefs and inventions. Linking people together

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Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan and Supercourse’s Team Team

Goals of the Central Asian Supercourse

• Empower teachers• Development of Scientific Network• Improve Scientific Productivity through the

establishment of a new journal• Improve access to free digital libraries• Improve teleconferencing abilities• Development of Lecture library• Kazakhstan –US Science collaboration

Empowering Educators world wide with state of the art lecture content

Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev University

Development of Scientific Network

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Tajik State Medical University

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Linking with CAREN and DANTE?

Thanks to the interconnection with its pan-European counterpart GÉANT, CAREN allows researchers, educators and students across the region not only to collaborate among each other but also to engage in exciting joint projects with their peers in Europe and in other parts of the world.

Improved access to digital libraries

Advantages of digital libraries

• No physical boundary.• Multiple access• Easy retrieval• Preservation and conservation?• Space• Added value (such as quality images)• Easily accessible.

Supercourse Network, Central Asia

CA and Kazakhstan Network (2011-2012)

Training workshopAstana, Kazakhstan

July 9-13, 2012

Availability of lectures of the Supercourse, both online and CDs Offers a golden chance for both staff and students to access knowledge and available materials

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Future directions: mHealth ?

Future steps

• Sustainable network in Central Asia• Newly established collaborations between

institutions in Central Asia and Library of Alexandria

• Incubation of new journals • Joint research, publications, and teaching

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Reaching the unreached

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Reaching the unreached:Disabled

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

Prevention education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the Health of the world. Supercourse team

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This project is made possible by the support of the American people through the United

States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the sole

responsibility of the University of Pittsburgh and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.