As part of the week of Japanese culture at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, under the guidance of teachers of the Japanese department Saudanbekova Sh.T., Borankulova S.K., Nurelova A.M., Tazabekova G.B. the international student forum "Dialogue of languages and cultures of Kazakhstan and Japan" was held. This event was attended by students of KazNU and students of Japanese higher educational institutions, such as Sofia University and Tokyo University of Foreign Languages, who came to study in Kazakhstan under the winter school program.

The purpose of the forum is to improve the knowledge of local and foreign students about the languages and cultures of the two peoples, as well as to further strengthen friendly relations between students of the two countries.