The head of the Department of International Relations and Tourism Elvira Temirkhanovna Zhangozhaeva was awarded a grant in the direction of 500 scientists of the Bolashak program in the academic year 2023-2024. Currently, she is doing a research internship in the field of pedagogical innovation at Michigan State University, located in the state of Michigan, United States of America. Elvira Temirkhanovna will return to the team after the internship.