On 27^th of February 2020 on the initiative of the Head of the Department of Diplomatic Translation Professor Seidikenova A. S., at the Faculty of International Relations of al-Farabi Kazakh National University there opened the international center for " Intercultural communication and Translation studies»

The purpose of the international center is:

- organization of joint research projects and writing articles, conducting training seminars and courses for professional development; master classes, summer schools;

- translation and interpretation services (translation of various texts from English, French, German and Spanish);

- consultation on international educational programs and international grants, organization of summer schools;

- providing educational services for studying English, French, German, Chinese and Spanish.

According to the duty schedule of International relations faculty, department of diplomatic tranlsations of KazNU named after Al-Farabi, on February 26, 2020 from 19.00 to 22.00, I was on duty at the dormitory №14.

During my duty time, I went upstairs to each floor of the dormitory, checked the cleanliness of the dining room, and observed the order in the corridor.

 At 8 p.m I read a report on the theme: «Үздікпен үзеңгілес» in the assembly hall. The educational purpose of the report was to introduce the best graduates of Al-Farabi KazNU and famous people of the University with students. Students of the Faculty of International Relations and the Faculty of Oriental Studies attended the conference.

There were some discussions about famous graduators of KazNU as Olzhas Suleimenov, Nurlan Orazalin, Rakhman Alshanov, Abdrasul Zharmenov, Armanzhan Baitasov, Asylbek Kozhakhmetov and Nurlan Smagulov. Balandin, V.A. Zyabkina, S. Altynbekova.

Students took an active part, shared their ideas and asked questions from interested parties. The meeting had a high educational value.

Educational activity on the theme «No drugs and violence!»

On February 23, 2020 the lecturer of the Department of Diplomatic translation Ualikhanuly A. conducted an educational activity on the theme «No drugs and violence! ».

The purpose of the event was:

1. to explain the danger of drugs;

2. to promote the need for a healthy lifestyle;

3. teach how to resist the pressure of the group (don't do what you don't want to do);

4. explain the causes and consequences of drug use;

1, 2, 3 year students took part in this event. During the event, the lecturer Ualikhanuly A. together with other teachers made reports, showed videos about the harm of narcotic substances. Students actively participated in this event and everyone was satisfied with the event.

On February 13, 2020, the 3rd-year adviser of the specialty " regional Studies “of the faculty of international relations, candidate of historical Sciences, Byuzheeva B. Z. held an adviser hour on the topic ” Our goal is peace and harmony " with the participation of 3rd-year students of the specialty"regional Studies".

On February 13, 2020, at 15.00, an open curatorial hour was held in the FMO's 218 auditorium in the MP 91 group (Russian branch) with the invitation of the Chief specialist of the civil service Department of the Agency for civil service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Baigaliev Aidar Kusaryekovich on the topic "Explaining the procedure for entering the civil service and passing competitive procedures for holding administrative public positions of the b corps.

On February 7, 2020, a round table on the theme “Environmental problems of Kazakhstan and ways to solve them” was held in 202 classrooms of the faculty of international relations, organized by members of the student club “zhas diplomattar”. Responsible for the event, candidate of historical Sciences, head of the club, Byuzheeva B. Z. told the students about the importance and problems of modern ecology. Students of the 3rd year of the specialty regional Studies, who took part in the round table, presented ways to solve environmental problems, received a lot of new knowledge on the topic.

Raphael Fayzon is an exchange master's degree student from the University of Poitiers in the framework of the Erasmus + Mobility enseignant program under a cooperation agreement between the University of Poitiers (France) and the Faculty of International Relations (KazNU). Raphael is the 1st year student of master's degree of the specialty «Translation business in the field of international and legal relations». At the faculty he studies several foreign languages such as Russian, German, and Spanish.

According to him, he was attracted in Al-Farabi Kazakh National University by its educational programs that meet international standards, the opportunity to study in English and a unique University campus which consists of the modern library, Student service center, Sports complex and comfortable dormitories and etc.

An event by undergraduates was held at the faculty of International Relations at our university. As part of their master's program, 2nd year undergraduates of International Law organized an educational lecture on the occasion of Human Rights Day. The lawyer of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR) - Kuatbekova Gulmira was invited to this event. The lecturer raised the main issues of protecting human rights in the world and on the territory of Kazakhstan, the specifics of the work of human rights defenders and human behavior in general in the modern world, the lecture was held in a discussion form, where students asked various questions: ranging from human rights to being of a human rights defender and the activities of a lecturer. The lecture was attended by the teaching staff, students of all courses. It should also be noted that this event was enthralling for some students, that is, the students present were interested in the mission of the Bureau and Tsoy Irina, Sagyndykova Aliya were invited to practice and further volunteer activities! 

On 12 December 2019 at 14.30 as a part of pedagogical practice of the 2 year master’s students of International Law program open lecture was conducted. The lecture guest was a Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of Trade and Economic Affairs, Mr. Miladin Miladinov.