On April 6-9, 2020, the traditional conference of students and young scientists "Farabi Alemi"was held at the al-Farabi Kazakh national University, including the faculty of law. Conducted annually on an ongoing basis, the conference this year has two distinctive features. First, the conference was dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of al-Farabi.

On April 6, 2020, the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University held an online presentation of methodological developments on opening a small business in the conditions of the economic crisis (after quarantine) for citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of the republican volunteer project “Accelerator of Good” and Kaiyrylymdy Kogam Organizers: Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law. Time: 04/06/2020.

4/15/2020

At the initiative of the President, a number of measures were taken to prevent coronavirus infection. The Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Aymagambetov ordered that the universities of Kazakhstan switch to distance learning from March 16.

As a result, the teaching staff of the department of "Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law" maintains a system of «distance learning», that is, the process of online learning in full accordance with the workload, curriculum and schedule. The teaching staff of the department uses video lessons, independent online work, extracts from online courses, MOOCs in the disciplines a tool for distance learning.

Despite the different distances, students and undergraduates feel a great responsibility for expanding their knowledge, searching, creative thinking and dialogue, substantiating their ideas, using information resources, solving subjectivity problems, mastering knowledge and applying them in practice.

The Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University has provided and will continue to provide volunteer assistance in providing legal services to clinical students in the Public Service Center of the Bostandyk district of Almaty prior to the announcement of quarantine. Transition to distance counseling within the framework of the republican volunteer project “Accelerator of Good” and “Kayyrylymdy Kogam”. Organizers: Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law. Time: 2020

On March 3, 2020, the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University held a presentation of methodological developments for legal clinics of the Republic of Kazakhstan on resolving tax and administrative disputes as part of the republican volunteer project “Accelerator of Goodness” and “Kayyrylymdy Kogam”.

Organizers: Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law. Time: 03.03.2020.

On February 24, 2020, the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University organized and participated in the congress of volunteers in the framework of the republican volunteer project “Accelerator of Good” and “Kayyrylymdy Kogam” 

2020 жылдың 19 ақпанында әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университетінің кеден, қаржы және экологиялық құқық кафедрасы қарт азаматтарға заңгерлік қызметтерді тегін ұсыну туралы келісім жасасу үшін Алматы қаласының №2 әлеуметтік үйіне (қарттар үйлері) барды. Аптасына бір рет карантин жарияланғанға дейін көмек. Ұйымдастырушылар: Кеден, қаржы және экологиялық құқық кафедрасы. Уақыты: 02/19/2020.

On February 19, 2020, the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University visited the social house No. 2 (Nursing Homes) of Almaty to conclude an agreement on the provision of legal services free of charge for senior citizens. Assistance once a week until quarantine is announced. Organizers: Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law. Time: 02/19/2020.

We are 3rd year students of the Faculty of Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. In the 2019-2020 academic year, we studied and gained experience in the 1st semester of the "Student Exchange" program at Istanbul University in Istanbul, Turkey. We would like to thank the staff of the Faculty of Law, including the head of the department Aizhan Yerzhanovna, our curator-advisor Aigarinova Gulnar for this opportunity. We would also like to thank Mr. Mehmet Bey for his help in collecting documents and in Turkish.

On January 15, 2020, the Department of Customs, Financial and Environmental Law of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in honor of the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasir al-Farabi, known as the “Second Teacher of the World”, held an online conference with legal officers Faculty of the University of Cadiz, Spain, to glorify the scientific work of Al-Farabi internationally.