Nurgazy Tomiris Nurmatkina is a 4th year student of the Department of Mathematical and Computer Computer Modeling, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Tomiris recently studied for six months at the University of Tsukuba, ranked among the top ten in Japan, under the JASSO scholarship program.

     Tomiris says about the foreign education system: “In the Japanese state, one semester is taught in three periods. In each period there is an opportunity to choose and study new subjects of their choice, that is, in each period of the semester a student can study different subjects. Intensive courses are also available. During these six months, I studied several subjects in my profession.

     I took part in additional Japanese language courses. I am especially grateful to Vasilak Simone Mirele, Igarashi Yasuhiko and Misaki Ono among my teachers. The university has various clubs run by the students themselves. I also did karate. Representatives of nationalities from all over the world study at the University of Tsukuba, including citizens of Kazakhstan. The university hosts various activities so that international and local students can interact more closely with each other and learn about each other's cultures. Among them I would like to mention Campur. At this event, each day is divided into different nationalities, and on the day allotted to them, representatives of these nationalities prepare national dishes of their countries, wear national clothes, dance, sing songs and tell the assembled people about their homeland. In midsummer he dedicated a day to my country. Together with students studying at the University of Tsukuba, we prepared a table and showed the national traditions of the Kazakh people. We danced the “Kara Zhorga” dance, danced the “Balbyraun” pose and played the “Arkan Tartu” game.

    During her studies, Tomiris was invited to the construction company Iida Group Holdings to exchange experiences. Japanese houses are primarily built of wood and are subject to earthquake testing. Everyone knows that earthquakes and other natural disasters often occur in Japan. That is why construction companies strive to make houses and buildings resistant to natural phenomena. She said she gained a lot of experience here. “General technologies are intensively developing, everything is automated and favorable conditions for human life have been created,” she concluded.