On April 11, 2025, a conference organized by the students of the Association of International Students in collaboration with the Department of Microbiology, Virology took place. The event was attended by 21 students. The conference began with opening speeches delivered by Shamsutdinova A.G., Jardemalieva N.J., and Koloskova E.A. The members of the jury were Koloskova E.A., Bunyaeva D.V., and ChatGPT.
The conference featured 13 presentations on the topic “Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater environments.” Each presentation was evaluated by the jury using checklists, followed by a Q&A session. Artificial intelligence was also used in the evaluation process, analyzing the presentations based on the checklists (excluding the oral part).
Based on the jury’s evaluation, the winners were:
– First place: Abdul Mussavir
– Second place: Mudhat Manzoor Bhat
– Third place: Prince Gupta
The winners were awarded diplomas and memorable gifts, while all participants received certificates of participation. The students expressed a desire to organize a similar conference in the next academic year, taking into account the lessons learned from this event.