As the President of Kazakhstan K. K. Tokayev noted in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan, 2019 in the country was adopted as the "year of youth". On October 4, within the framework of the President's address, in order to increase the cognitive abilities of 1st year students and strengthen friendship between young people, a festive event "Welcome party" was organized for 1st year students of the faculty of Oriental studies of KazNU.Al-Farabi, with TURKSOY.

The event began with the greeting of the Deputy Dean of the faculty for teaching and educational work sh. E. Kanafyeva and the head of the Department turksa Kydyrbaeva U. T. and continued with the speeches of students of 2-4 courses. Senior students sang songs in Turkish, performed the traditional dance "halayy", and students who have passed an internship abroad under the program of academic mobility shared their impressions about student life abroad. They shared their tips for future practice in the walls of the niversity. Took part in intellectual games and various interesting competitions.

That is, this event is the first step in uniting students. Since at this holiday students not only got acquainted with each other, but also showed their talents, accumulated experience for the coming years, and we hope that the festive moment is the beginning of the brightest, most unforgettable period in the life of a student. This event will become a tradition at the Department in the future.

The main organizer of the event is the Deputy head of the Department of TURKSOY for educational and methodical work Montanay Elmira Azimbaykyzy.