The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation Imangali Tasmagambetov took part in the round table. In his welcoming speech, Mr. I. Tasmagambetov expressed his gratitude to the rector of the Moscow State Linguistic University, Irina Arkadyevna Krayeva, for the professional training in the Kazakh language at the MGLU. The Ambassador of Kazakhstan stressed that graduates of MGLU with knowledge of the Kazakh language are highly in demand as professional experts in various fields of Kazakhstan-Russian relations. Noting the contribution of I.A. Regional in the development of humanitarian ties between Russia and Kazakhstan, Mr. Ambassador awarded her a medal of the 25th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In her greeting, the rector of the Moscow State Linguistic University, IA Krayeva said: “The Kazakh language has become a full member of a large, multicultural family of languages ​​taught at our university, and we have only 37 of them. The center of the Kazakh language and culture is a really working scientific and educational structure of the university. For 15 years, the Kazakh Language and Culture Center of the Moscow State Linguistic University has trained more than 50 specialists with knowledge of Kazakh as a foreign language. ” I.A. Krayeva read out the Decision of the Academic Council of the Moscow State Linguistic University on awarding for significant contribution to the development of educational and scientific activities and the promotion of the Kazakh language and culture in the Moscow State Linguistic University a member of the Public Council on Languages ​​and Culture of the Base Organization of the CIS Member States, Professor E.D. Suleimenova, Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Member of the Scientific Expert Council of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, Dr. Ph.D. Professor N.ZH. Shaymerdenova, directors of the Center of the Kazakh language and culture of the Moscow State Linguistic University in different years: Doctor of Philosophy Abdrasilova E.A. (2003-2005), Ph.D. Professor Avakova R.A. (2005-2007), Doctor of Philosophy Associate Professor Musabekova U.E. (2008-2014) with the badge of the MGLU "For Merits".

Director of the Directorate of the Base Organization for Languages and Culture of the CIS Member States V.N. Konev pointed out: "Kazakh National University. Al-Farabi stood at the origins of the creation of the Center of the Kazakh language and culture. Every year, students, undergraduates, doctoral students and teachers of the Kazakh National University named after. al-Farabi. Since 2018, students of the Moscow State Linguistic University, studying the Kazakh language, undergo a language internship at the Resource Center for Multilingual Education at the Kazakh National University. al-Farabi.

Welcome address on behalf of the rector of the Kazakh National University G.M. Mutanov Rector of the Moscow State Linguistic University IA Krai presented the academician of the International Academy of Higher Education, the President of the Kazakhstan Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, the vice-president of MAPRYaL, the Member of the Scientific Expert Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan Eleonora Dusenovna Suleimenova. E.D. Suleimenova said: “15 years ago, in the spring of 2003, an agreement on the exchange of specialists and students was signed between the Kazakh National University. Al-Farabi and MSLU, and in the autumn the Center of the Kazakh language and culture was already opened. Over the years of cooperation, teachers of the Moscow State Linguistic University and KazNU have developed a serious scientific and methodological basis for the methods of the Kazakh language as a foreign language for students of universities of the Russian Federation ”.

Head of the Analysis and Strategy Department of the CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation (MFGS) S.V. Alyaschenok demonstrated textbook U.E. Musabekova, I.A. Regional, G.M. Frolova “Kazakh language for the CIS countries” (2012), recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for students studying in linguistic specialties and areas. S.V. Alexislok noted that this textbook was published with the support of the IGSF and is recommended for the second edition.

Third-year students of the Anglo / Kazakh group of the Institute of International Relations and Socio-Political Sciences prepared a welcoming program in the Kazakh language, showed a video about classes at the Center of the Kazakh language and culture; where they learn the language with great interest, learn the culture of the Kazakh people. Graduates of the Moscow State Linguistic University Anastasia Reshetnikova and Elizaveta Osipova presented to the participants of the Round Table an exciting media project “Moscow in Kazakh”.

At the end of the holiday, all participants were invited to a gala concert.

The successful functioning of the Kazakh Language and Culture Center at the Moscow State Linguistic University in the Russian Federation plays an important role in the promotion and expansion of the spheres of influence and distribution of the Kazakh language abroad.                                                        

Director of Resource Center

multilingual education KazNU. Al-Farabi, Doctor of Philol.

Musabekova U.E.