As part of the implementation of the Message of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on October 29, the Department of Natural Sciences hosted an event dedicated to the protection and rational use of water resources in Kostanay region. Dana Murzataevna Kuttuguzhina, Chief Specialist of the Republican State Institution Tobol-Torgai Basin Water Inspectorate for the Protection and Regulation of the Use of Water Resources, provided information on the activities of the inspectorate and topical issues of water resources management in the region. The meeting contributed to the expansion of students’ knowledge about the environmental problems of water bodies and the importance of conservation of water resources for the sustainable development of the region.