Integrity and Responsibility: The Choice of a Conscientious Generation

On October 28, 2026, the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Organization of Pharmaceutical Practice at South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, jointly with Bayan Seitjapparovna Baiymbetova, Chief Specialist of the Department of Social and Youth Policy, organized a round-table discussion entitled “Integrity and Responsibility: The Choice of a Conscientious Generation — Academic Integrity, Anti-Corruption Culture, Internal Discipline, and Drug Abuse Prevention.”
The round-table discussion was moderated by Nurgali Amanbayuly Rakhymbayev, PhD, Acting Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Organization of Pharmacy. Yerbol Kaltursynuly Salim, Vice-Rector for Educational Work and Social Affairs of the Academy, emphasized the educational significance of the event and highlighted the importance of fostering integrity, responsibility, and respect for the law among students.
The meeting brought together representatives of the prosecutor’s office, the police, higher education institutions, the legal profession, healthcare, and the pharmaceutical sector. Kairat Daniyarbekuly Atambayev, a lawyer of the Shymkent City Bar Association, and Nurgali Alikhanuly Pernebayev, Compliance Officer of the Academy, discussed the prevention of corruption, adherence to the principles of academic integrity, improvement of legal literacy, and enhancement of personal responsibility.

Particular attention was given to the prevention of drug-related crime and cybercrime. Representatives of the Police Department, Bauyrzhan Kanatovich Karbekov and Bakytzhan Tursynbayevich Bekbayev, informed the students about modern threats and effective ways to protect themselves. Khadisha Derbesovna Alzhanova, Head of the Damu Association of Pharmaceutical and Medical Organizations, and Aigul Amangeldiyevna Sadykova, Acting Head of the Shymkent Department of the Pharmacy Committee of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan, highlighted the importance of integrity and responsibility in professional practice.
During the discussion, students had an opportunity to ask the experts questions and engage in an open exchange of views. The informative meeting contributed to enhancing the students’ legal awareness, reinforcing the principles of academic integrity, and fostering a deeper sense of responsibility toward society.