The Faculty of Oriental Studies of the al-Farabi Kazakh National University together with the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak” organized a round table on the topic “ Kazakh-Arab relations in the written heritage ”. The cultural event was held on November 21, 2019 at the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A welcoming speech was delivered by the scientific secretary of the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Bolat Zhunusbekov. The scientific secretary noted that within the framework of the state programs “Cultural Heritage”, “People in the Stream of History”, “Seven Facets of the Great Steppe”, archival documents of scientific and historical value relating to the history of the country and are being searched in foreign archives and foreign scientific institutions and noted the importance of holding a round table "Kazakh-Arab relations in the written heritage." The moderator of the round table was the dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University PhD Paltore Yktiyar Moldatoreuly.

The event was attended by Abdullah Ibrahim al-Hokil, Mahmoud ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz al-Mahmoud and Abd al-Rahman ibn Raji Allah Ibn Tifan al-Sulami, professors of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Arabic Language and highlighted the cooperation between the two countries.

Within the framework of the round table, an exhibition of the same name, “Kazakh-Arab Relations in the Written Heritage”, was organized at the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The event was attended by teachers of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi KazNU and Abylay Khan Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, teachers and students of Nur-Mubarak University, library staff and readers.

Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, together with the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Arabic Language and the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak” held a traditional II republican methodological webinar for university teachers.

In continuation of the methodical webinar on November 19, 2019 in the library of Al-Farabi KazNU hosted the international scientific-practical conference “Relations of the Central Asian countries with the Arab world in the field of language, history and culture”.

The republican webinar began with the scientific seminar “Methods of Teaching Languages” for university professors and continued with a lecture “Methods of Teaching the Grammar Structures of the Arabic Language”. The workshop was hosted by Abdul Aziz al-Mahmoud, professor at the International Center for Arabic Language in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The seminar was attended by university teachers and specialists from other fields who are interested in the Arabic language.

During the webinar, a special lecture by Professor Ibn Rafid al-Sufaniani was organized for students and undergraduates, doctoral students of the department of Middle East and South Asia of the faculty of Oriental Studies. The event, which lasted a week, was attended by university teachers and students.

The participants of the methodological seminar were awarded special certificates of the “King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Arabic Language”.

II Republican methodological webinar, organized by the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University together with the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz International Center for the Arabic Language continued at the Egyptian Islamic University Nur Mubarak.

I, Andirovа Alina, graduate of KazNU 2019 and now I am a master of the first year. KazNU taught me to receive a decent education, to absorb the acquired knowledge, to share this knowledge with others, to know myself and to improve. I 'm proud of my KazNU! All conditions are created to realize the dream of twenty thousand students. There is a set of modern opportunities and resources in our university such as, big modern library, the museum, Internet center, service center of students and other student's organizations. Kaznu is the main center for the preparation of the future of Kazakhstan, as the majority of university graduates make up the elite of Kazakh society and participate in the development of the country. This is an important result of the educational institution. As a graduate of this sacred university I am proud and I look to the future with confidence. During my bachelor 's degree I got the opportunity to study in Turkey under Erasmus+ program in connection with collaboration between KazNU and Universities Hacettepe and Anadolu (Turkey). I am very glad that I got the opportunity to study at the university, which pays great attention to the development of professional skills. Thank you to my distinguished teachers of the Department of TURKSOY of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of KazNU for knowledge and education.

A book is what establishes a bridge between human values and man. Classic books are one of the best examples of this. Some books preserve national values. Mehmet Kaplan says: "A person who is tired of reading or refuses a book, interrupts his life." This is a very accurate word. Books are one of the most reliable and most valuable bridges of connecting hearts, feelings, words of readers. I would like to call them "golden bridges."

Also, the library’s work on organizing cultural events and leisure activities is a focused systematic work aimed at satisfying the reader’s daily spiritual needs.

On November 20, a regular event was held in the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the initiative of the professional association of authors of scientific and literary works of Turkey “ILESAM”. The presentation of the literature was carried out as part of the project “Transfer of the value of books which is a spiritual connecting bridge to the libraries of Turkish-speaking countries” (Kazakhstan)

The delegation visiting the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan was represented by ILESAM Director General Mehmet Nuri Parmaksiz, representative of the Writers Union of Azerbaijan Hayal Rza, first deputy chairman of the Writers Union of Kazakhstan Akberen Elgezek Turkestan. Throughout the study of the cultural foundations of Turkish communication, each book serves as a bridge to finding solutions to today's problems. Because it is always required to read, to learn to read the work of leading world intellectuals, representatives of tradition, language, to be on the same wavelength connected with them in unity.

Within the framework of the project "100 books", the event was attended by the faculty and students of the Department of Turksoy, the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi. Participants got acquainted and informed with books in more detail. At the end of the event, it was discussed that, in the future, with the students of the Turksoy chair, joint activities will be organized for reading and analyzing literary works.

This year, as in previous years, 29 October in Turkey with great enthusiasm celebrate the anniversary of the formation of the Republic. Students of the Kazakh national University named after al-Farabi, faculty of Oriental Studies, Department "TURKSOY" also joined the celebration of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.

During the Turkish language lesson, students organized an event, combining the celebration of the national celebration with Turkish traditions, and introducing students to the concepts of national identity and the place of hospitality in Turkish life. The organization of this event was undertaken by students of the 2nd year, specialty "Foreign Philology". Students welcomed their classmates, and accompanied the lesson with food and drinks, thereby demonstrating Turkish hospitality.

The key theme of the event was the emphasis on the Republican form of government, which is common in our countries. There was a screening of a short film on the theme " How was the Republic formed?", explaining to students how Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk contributed to the formation of the Republic. After the screening of the film, a discussion was held between students with the participation of teachers of the Department, and the event was transferred to the category of debates. The speakers made speeches, which touched upon the importance of both the Republic and the brotherhood of the two countries and the continuity of their cooperation in the future.

We celebrated with joy the Day of the Republic of Turkey in Almaty.

The Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University together with the “King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for the Arabic Language” as well as with the support of other partners and organizations, held the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Relations of the Central Asian countries with the Arab world in the field of language, history and culture » on November 19, 2019.

The conference dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the great thinker of humanity Abu Nasr al-Farabi, the 85th anniversary of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, as well as the 30th anniversary of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University was held in the main Al-Farabi library.

Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is one of those faculties that contributes to cultural events under the state programs “Cultural Heritage”, “People in the Stream of History”, “Seven Facets of the Great Steppe”, initiated by the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The conference began with the official speech of the Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies PhD Yktiyar Paltore and continued with a congratulatory speech by professor Absattar Derbisali, who currently heads the Institute of Oriental Studies named after R.B. Suleymenov.

The founder of the Kazakhstani science of Oriental studies, the first dean of the faculty of oriental studies, academician A. Derbisali emphasized the historical moments of the faculty from the first days of its existence and noted outstanding works in the history of the faculty. He also welcomed all the participants of this conference, foreign delegates, and appreciated the head of the Faculty of Oriental Studies PhD Yktiyar Paltore and the faculty who organized the conference.

During the conference were discussed the topical issues and concepts of Oriental studies, relations between the countries of Central Asia and the Arab world in a historical and cultural context, as well as the level of spread of Arab culture and civilization, language and religion in the region. In addition, the place and role of the great thinker's heritage in eastern sources was discussed as part of the republican plan dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasr al-Farabi, which will be celebrated on a UNESCO-wide scale in 2020.

During the cultural event, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies named after R.B. Suleymenov, Doctor of Philology, Professor Absattar Derbisali, Rector of the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak” professor Muhammad al-Shahat Abdulhamid Muhammad al-Jindi, Professor of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Arabic language Mahmoud Abdullah Almahmoud, Prof. Abdulrahman Rajullah Alsulami, Abdullah Ibrahem Alhoqil, Abdulelah Saud Altuwaym, Bandar Abdulaziz Alghmaiz, Consul General of Tajikistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan Bahodur Nazir, Consul General of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan Abror Fathullaev, Attache for Cultural Affairs of the ARE, Professor Randa Rizk Mahmud, Advisor to the Supreme Mufti of the SAMK Alsabekov Mukhammad-Khusain Usmanovich, deputy director of the Central State Archive Zhylysbaeva Marziya, the chief imam of the city of Almaty Erkinbek Shokay and other speakers held a structured dialogue. The conference continued with the scientific reports of the section meeting. During the event, an exhibition of valuable written heritage from the Central State Archive Fund was organized, as well as an exhibition of Arabic calligraphy.

On November 16, 2019, at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, a festive meted was organized for the students at the initiative of the Dean of the Faculty, Paltore Yktiyar Moldatoreuly. 

            There was a meeting with Amir Ordabayev, the accompanying translator of our country, a polyglot of the country. The compatriot, who is fluent in nine languages, shared his experiences with the students.

Mr. Amir, mastering English, French, Spanish, Italian and German as his native language, is currently studying Chinese, Turkish and Persian. The meeting aimed at enhancing the students' love for language learning and the acquisition of the theoretical and practical knowledge in this direction made a great impression on the students.

During the meeting, our guest shared some of the most effective ways to learn a new language and answered students' most up-to-date questions.

On November 10, in the Nihon University in Tokyo hosted the annual Association conference of studying Chinese Koreans in Japan.

In order to form a new healthy, active, generation of young people that are in demand in the modern world, an open lesson was organized among 2nd year students studying in the following specialties: Foreign Philology, Translation Studies in the subject “Basic Foreign Language in the Context of Cultural Communication”, Department of Turksoy, The Faculty of Oriental Studies. During the open lesson, a discussion was held on the topic “We and Fashion” with the aim of identifying and encouraging the best students.

         The purpose of the open lesson: to identify talented young people with a culture of speech, planning, to teach the culture of public speaking through creative work; to increase the level of discussion and critical thinking between students; Responsibilities and cognitive abilities of students through various debates. To develop the ability of students to communicate in different spheres of life, the culture of speech, to develop skills to freely express their opinions in Turkish.

The Department of Turksoi, as part of an open lesson, held a debate on the topic "Fashion and Me." The two teams discussed topics such as Fashion and Medicine, Fashion and Health, Fashion and Beauty.

   Debate today is regarded as one of the most effective methods of teaching a foreign language. This technique not only embraces and involves a larger number of participants in the work, but it is not less important that it instill the ability to work in a team.

Our participants demonstrated a deep knowledge and understanding of the topic discussed, and pleased everyone with a confident knowledge of the Turkish language. Teachers and mentors really enjoyed the heated debates and the level of language proficiency. At the end of the debate, the participants were awarded well-deserved prizes.

   By the end of the final round, all participants got well- deserved prizes.

Special thanks to our honored guests-Dean of the faculty of Oriental studies Y. M. Paltore, head of the Department Y. T. Kydyrbayeva, Deputy for educational part Montanay E. A., Shadkam Z., Zhanatayeva K.B., Temenova G.K., Iliyas N.K., Baloglu Selenay, Kabadayi Jeren.

   This lesson is a great opportunity to see a tense debate in a “healthy” atmosphere of competition. Participants were able to practice all the stages of the debate process, such as stating approval, denial, and a round of crosscutting issues.