II International Farabi Readings
07.04.2015
KazNU launched the II International Farabi Readings.
KazNU launched the II International Farabi Reading. This year the event is dedicated to the 1145 anniversary since the birth of Abu Nasyr al‐Farabi, the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate, the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The forum was attended by prominent foreign and Kazakh scientists, public figures: B. Karlyga (Turkey), A. Fishler (France), R. Gangosa (Ukraine), V. Syros (Finland), H. Staris (Greece), R. Seisenbaev, M. Otarbayev and other guests. They discussed a wide range of topical issues relating to the integration of science and education, improvement of moral and intellectual culture of the modern society based on the understanding of the creative heritage of the Great thinker from the standpoint of modernity.
A special highlight of the event was the presentation of a series of books – works of al-Farabi, prepared by the International Abai club and center "al-Farabi" of KazNU: "The faithful city", "Book of music", "Al-Farabi and modernity", "Al-Farabi bibliographic index", "Book of reason", "The Book of Mind", "Al-Farabi zhane kazyrgy zaman", "Baқyt turaly kitap" and others. The documentary "Al Farabi - the second master" (the Dutch TV channel NPO2) was also presented to the public. Guests and participants of the event got acquainted with the expositions of the Museum of al-Farabi of Kazakh National University, founded in the building of University Scientific Library of al-Farabi, which is the largest among the University libraries in Central Asia.