Publication about the lack of classrooms and equipment at the Kazakh Agro-Technical University (KazATU) raised questions about students' learning conditions. An FBRK correspondent visited the university's new building, inspected the teaching premises and spoke to students.
WHAT WAS COMPLAINED ABOUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A Threads user under the handle horse.3859442 published a post complaining about the learning conditions in KazATU's new building.
According to the author of the post, instead of proper lecture halls, students were taught in one large room with study tables. It was also claimed that the necessary equipment and instruments were not always available for classes.
The author raised the question of moving students back to the university's old building. The post was accompanied by a video showing a room with several rows of study tables and students. However, the footage contains no KazATU logos, signs or other identifying marks that would establish the location of the filming. Therefore, it was not possible to confirm that the video was filmed at this university.
WHAT FBRK FOUND DURING ITS VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY
An FBRK correspondent visited KazATU's new building to verify the information about possible problems with the organisation of the learning process.
During the visit, it was possible to inspect some of the teaching premises and attend several lectures. The building looked clean and spacious. In the classrooms inspected, there were enough places for students, and some rooms were less than half full.
The correspondent also noted that even in classes with a large number of students, free seats remained, including in the back rows.
WHAT STUDENTS SAID
An FBRK correspondent spoke to several university students and asked whether the number of students hindered the delivery of classes.
Two female students said that they were satisfied with the learning conditions and considered the number of people in classes comfortable.
Another female student said that her group had 23 people. According to her, there were quite a lot of students, but this did not hinder the learning process.
Another student surveyed also noted that the number of students did not affect the quality of classes. According to him, the lecturer manages to give attention to everyone.
WERE THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT LEARNING CONDITIONS CONFIRMED
FBRK's check covered only part of the teaching premises of the new building. Conditions in other classes and in the university's other buildings could differ from those the correspondent observed during the visit.
The information about the shortage of specialised equipment and instruments remained unverified. Therefore, the results of the visit do not allow a conclusion to be drawn about learning conditions across the entire university.
