Republican Student Olympiad (Philosophy)

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

Information Letter

Dear Colleagues!

In order to establish business and professional relationships between Republican universities which trains specialists in "Philosophy", as well as universities, which are interested in investigating the actual problems of philosophy in university degree, the department of Philosophy KazNU is going to carry out Republican Subject Olympiad of philosophy in 26th March of 2015 year.

Olympiad will be scheduled in two directions:

For students who majors in "Philosophy"; for students of the humanitarian and the natural sciences and also for technical disciplines, which studies discipline "Philosophy". The Olympiad will be held in the Kazakh and Russian languages.

The content of competitions is suggested to test students’ knowledge, skills and the availability of a creative approach to philosophical problems of theoretical and practical nature.

All students between 2-4 grades can participate in the olympiad. Financing – on account of university, guides team. Questions of olympia are attached to informational letter.

Application form will be taken in the following form: name of participant, course, specialty, name team leader, leader’s position. Submissions will be accepted until March 20, 2015 by the following address: The Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 050012, st. Masanchi 39/47 (yr. Bogenbai Batyr), Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, room. 413, Department of Philosophy. Phone: (8-7272) 92-57-17 (int. 21-29); 8-701-398-29-21; the Department of Philosophy, Ph.D. Nigmetova Alia Temirlanovna.

Questions of subject olympiad in philosophy

  1. First tour: «Visit Card»

Team work – team offset

Team suggest name and slogan of their teams, and also illustrate scientific priorities of their teams

Speech time – no less than 10 min.

  1. Second tour: Home work «Actual philosophical problems in modern world »

Team work – team offset

1. Speech time – no less than 15 min.

2. Every team can use audio and video materials. Presentation format is due to team choice (creative, academic, theatrical, etc.).

  1. Third tour: «Branding of philosophy»

1.Use of music, suits and theatrical illustrations are permitted.

2.Team work – practical tour – team offset

  1. Fourth tour: «Erudite»

Individual work – Personal offset

In the 4th tour every team will get 2 questions to following themes:

1. The great thinkers of ancient and medieval philosophy.

2. Portraits of prominent Russian philosophers.

3. The history of classical and modern philosophy.

  1. Fifth tour: «Competition of team captains»

Organizing Committee of the Olympiad