al-Farabi - a great thinker

On October 26, 2020, on the occasion of Abu Nasyr al-Farabi`s 1150th anniversary, the world famous thinker, philosopher, sociologist, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, botanist, linguist, logic, musician, the meeting of the «English time» club was held on the topic "al-Farabi - a great thinker", organized by the senior teachers of the department of Foreign languages ​​Akylova G.S. and Duysenbaeva Sh.S.

The 1st year students of the faculty of Information technologies took part in the meeting. Students made reports with a presentation, which covered the life and work of Abu Nasyr al-Farabi, his influence on the European renaissance, his interests in the field of astronomy, music, ethics, geography, history, art, psychology.

The text “al-Farabi: The Virtuous City” was presented to the students for reading and discussion. In conclusion, the participants were shown the video "al-Farabi - the philosopher of civilization".