The Department of religious and cultural studies, Faculty of philosophy and political science conducts the international summer school "Kazakh culture" in the Ethnocultural studies direction in cooperation with scientists of Bulgaria from August 31, 2016 to September 9, 2016. The participants of the International summer school: General Director of "Predtechi BG" – Dobichina Violeta, Professor of Sofia University Irina Koleva, Director of the Mental Health Institute Vanya Matanova, Stanislava Stoyanova international Department, Sofia University, Nadezhda Zhechkova doctoral student, Sofia University, Elena Vitanova, Ministry of education and science, Senior expert, Mitko Shoshev Trakya University, lecturer etc. In the framework of the International summer school there were discussed the issues of scientific and educational cooperation development, implementation of student exchange programmes. The Department organized a course on "Kazakh culture".