Аннотация
After welcome ceremony Faculty formed three groups In each group there were participants who had the experience of the previous school IRIS2017 in Astana and Taraz, Kazakhstan (Zhenisgul Tlegenova, Kairat Nurbekov, Daniyar Cholponbaev) [].Participants with experience teaching their speciality in English at the university (Nurlan Torokeldiev, Kudaibergen Osmonaliev, Adylbek Shadykanov) and a practical cardiologist who plans to approve a research project (Damirbek Abibillaev, Nuraim Zhakybalieva Aiperi Toktosunova,).The groups had responsibility to create research projects.All groups from the first day demonstrate the same activity in the creation of research projects.The training consists of Workshop № 1 Project selection and introduction to research proposal, Workshop №2 Research design and methods I: Study population and outcomes, Workshop№3 Research design and methods II: data collection and analysis, Workshop № 4 Research administration.Every day one of the aspects of scientific research is discussed.Every Workshop Faculty did the introduction, then the participants worked in groups on the project, each group presented the project, then all participants and faculty discuss the project.The moderators of the sessions were the participants.During the discussions the participants and Faculty asked questions and gave valuable recommendations for improving the projects, after the discussions the project were amended.Faculty emphasized the value of knowledge gained from the active work, the importance of clarify the significance and hypothesis of a scientific project.Beautiful nature, Issyk-Kul, common interests, close cultures (8 participants from Kyrgyzstan and 1 from Kazakhstan), informal and high professional skills of the faculty created a very friendly environment.Participants do not remember the evening at the Faculty home.The participants were interested in the scientific career of Gulmira and Jonathan, their completed and planned scientific projects, the history of the IRIS school, told about their successes, problems and plans for the future.