On November 1-3, the Department of History, Archeology and Ethnology together with the Republican Scientific and Practical Center “Daryn” held a republican intellectual contest “My Little Homeland” among schoolchildren. Schoolchildren from all regions of Kazakhstan participated in the competition.

On November 1, the grand opening of the competition was held, and an excursion for schoolchildren on the al-Farabi KazNU campus. Participants also had the opportunity to participate and appreciate the talents of KazNU students at the Zhalyn festival.

The next day, the participants competed in four categories in which they defended the presentations, wrote essays on the topics: history, symbols, the future of my small homeland. The preparation of the participants was at a high level. The design of the models and the imagination of the participants in the section “The Future of My Little Motherland” surprised everyone very much.

On November 3, the solemn closing and awarding of participants took place.