A ceremonial meeting and Republican scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 70th anniversary and memory of Gulshaukhar Shagatayevna Zhambatyrova, the first dean of the international relations faculty will be held on May 28, 2013 at the faculty of international relations al-Farabi KazNU.

We are pleased toannounce that theInternational Summer School(workshop)on "The flora and vegetationdynamics of theIli-Balkhash region. Biodiversity Conservation inCentralAsia"will be held 20-28May 2013in Almatyat the Departmentof Biodiversityand Bioresources. SummerSchool organized bythe Al-FarabiKazakh NationalUniversity, in cooperationwith theCentral Asian Biodiversity Network (CABNET),with the support of the University ofthe ErnstMoritzArndt(Greifswald, Germany), the Foundation for the Conservation of NatureMichael Succow(Germany).

Professor of the University of Colorado (USA), director of the laboratory for human origins Michelle Glantz, as well as professors of the University of Colorado, Director of the Center of Archaeology Jason Labelle will held the lectures and consultations on issues and problems of human evolution before the history of Central Asia, Neanderthal morphology and evolutionary history and anthropology at the Department of Archaeology, Ethnology and Museology Faculty of History, Archaeology and Ethnology (Museum of Ethnology) during the 06 of May – the 23 of May, 2013.

April 26, 2013 Department of International Relations, Project Al-Farabi Carnegie on Central Asia at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, with the support of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, held a video conference on the topic “Meeting of ministers of the Istanbul Process: results and prospects for the future”.

Faculty of Geography and Environmental Science of Al-Farbi KazNU organizes 7^th Central Asia GIS Conference – GISCA 2013 which will held 2-3th May in Malachite Hall of the university. The main purpose of this conference is a meeting of scientists, educators and professionals for Geoinformatics and Geoinformation Science from Central Asia and other countries and support international cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of GIS education. Title of the conference «Connected Regions: Societies, Economies and Environments».

French-Kazakh Centre for Research and Training «Geo-Energies» organizes admission tests to join its International Master “Subterranean Reservoirs of Energies: Hydrodynamics, Geology, Modeling” delivering a Double French and Kazakh degree.

The 2'nd Regional Olympic Game among students of "Tourism" specialty of higher educational institutions of Almaty and Almaty region has finished in KazNU. "Bolashak" team (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University) was a winner, team "Zhihankez" (Abay KazNPU) gained the second place, third place was given to the "55'th parallel "( Abylay Khan KazUIR & IL) according to the results of two days competition in the competitive program and competitions in sports distances of tourism technology.Teams of KAZACT, Turan University, T.Ryskulov KAZEU became prize-winners in separate types of program.

Professor of the University of Colorado (USA), director of the laboratory for human origins Michelle Glantz, as well as professors of the University of Colorado, Director of the Center of Archaeology Jason Labelle will held the lectures and consultations on issues and problems of human evolution before the history of Central Asia, Neanderthal morphology and evolutionary history and anthropology at the Department of Archaeology, Ethnology and Museology Faculty of History, Archaeology and Ethnology (Museum of Ethnology) during the 06 of May – the 23 of May, 2013

The Department of International Relations of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (USA) and Center about the UN at the Al-Farabi KazNU announce the start of the application process for participation in the four-week training course titled “Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction Nonproliferation”. The course is intended for Master’s students, PhD students and young scholars specializing in International Relations, International Law, Political Science and Nuclear Physics. If interested, Master’s students, PhD students and young researchers specializing in other fields may also participate in the training.

April 10 a grand ceremony of opening of the stand and lecture room of the first dean S.M.Kirov Kazakh State University, Professor Nikolai Kosov placed at the Physical and Technical Department.

April 11, 2013 at 14:00. at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Kazakh National University of Al Farabi in the Great Hall of the Faculty of Oriental Studies will be a creative meeting with the family duet Auezkhan Kodar and Ayman Kodar.

Department of Energy and Ecology with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia in 11-12 April holds the International Workshop-Conference Tempus IV the European Union I-WEB «Integrating Water cycle Management: Capability, Capacity and Impact in Education and Business».

2nd Regional Interuniversity Olympics for tourism specialty students of higher educational institutions in the city of Almaty and Almaty region - is the ability to identify the level of theoretical knowledge and possession of skills, manifestation of creativity and leadership skills of future professionals of tourist areas.

On April 3, 2013 was held the event «The guarantee for the sustainable development of the country is educated youth” in the framework of the project «Al-Farabi KazNU Green campus», organized by adviser of undergraduates of chair of religious studies and culturology N.K.Aldzhanova and second year undergraduates of specialty «Culturology».

On March 30 The students of department Technical Physics and Thermophysics went on The world famous Chimbulak.

The department of international law of the faculty of international relations suggests to hold seminar-training on “Labour legislation of the RK in the frame of social program “Society of global labour ”.

Geography Faculty of KazNU named al-Farabi and the Institute of Ecology in cooperation with the international organization British Council leaded a scientific seminar on theme: “The role of the project INSPIRE for international cooperation between the al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the University of Nottingham on problems of climate change” at workshop was established video link with London, in which the participants listened a report of PhD Marat Karataev, discussed issues on ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the environmental program British Council.

The Scientific-research Institute of Ecology problems held a round table dedicated to the promotion of knowledge on the protection and rational use of water resources. Participants were students and university lecturers in biology, biotechnology, geography and nature of al-Farabi, representatives of the media and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan.

The university action «MAKE THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY OF AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY THE BEST LIBRARY!»   is prolonged to April 5, 2013.

The team of Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi advanced to the semifinal in Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Educational Foundation TV project “Intellectual Olympics" and thus our team won the right to compete for the final game.