Al-Farabi Kazakh National University improved its performance and strengthened its position according to the results of the “QS World University Ranking by Subject 2021”, where more than 1,200 world universities are ranked in five different subject areas. Compared to last year, KazNU significantly improved its performance in the “Arts and Humanities”, going up from the 277^th to the 156^th place and in “Social Sciences and Management”, from the 351^st to 257^th place.

Al-Farabi KazNU, as the Global Hub of the UN program "Academic Impact” Program on Sustainability, held an international round table on the topic "The role of youth in the implementation of the SDGs within the framework of the UN Agenda "Decade of Action", dedicated to the day of Kazakhstan's official accession to the UN.

The Bulletin series of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University were included in the "Russian Science Citation Index" on the Web of Science platform. This database now indexes 7 university journals, which is the highest indicator among higher education institutions and research institutes in Kazakhstan.

Under the memorandum signed between the al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Allameh Tabataba’i University of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the policy aimed at a respectable rank among the best universities in the world, the Department of Middle East and South Asia, Faculty of Oriental Studies organized a winter school on the theme "History of Central Asia: language and culture. Regional Studies" for students of Iranian university.

The traditional winter media school carried out its work online. Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of "Qazaq Radiosy" and World Radio Day, the VIII Winter School of International Journalism and Communication on the theme "Accessible Radio to Every Resident and the Whole Population: Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic" is an international event that united seven countries of the world.

The Department of Business Technologies together with the staff of DAMU Logistics (http://dlg.kz/) held an online meeting with 1-4 year students of the Logistics specialty. At the online meeting, speaker Mr. A. Anishev, curator of the DAMU training center, manager for the implementation of online projects, shared practical information on the topic "Integrated logistics: from import of goods to their implementation." 

4th year students of the specialty mechanics of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University passed pedagogical practice at the "Republican Physics and Mathematics School" from 01/18/2021 to 02/06/2021 in accordance with the curriculum.

The RSE on REM "Institute of Mechanics and Engineering Science named after Academician Dzholdasbekov" donated to the Department of Mechanics of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi the textbook of Academician U.A. Dzholdasbekov "Tearily mechanics aceptar inay" released in Almaty, 2003.“ 

Zhanseit Tuymebayev, Chairman of the Board-Rector of Al-Farabi KazNU met with veterans and aksakals of the university. During the meeting, the topical issues of the university development were discussed.