Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia held an international online conference «The contribution and significance of Al-Farabi for the world civilization», dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the great thinker of mankind. The event aroused great interest of the academic community and brought together over 250 participants from 16 countries. It was attended by leading scholars and researchers, who study Al-Farabi’s spiritual and scientific heritage, teachers and students, Mass Media representatives and public figures. 

Al-Farabi KazNU together with the Embassy of the RK in Great Britain and Oxford University has held an international scientific symposium «Al-Farabi: His Life and Heritage», dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the great scientist of mankind. Famous scientists and farabiologists from the USA, Germany, Great Britain, Kazakhstan and other countries, have attended the event, which was conducted in online format.

Al-Farabi KazNU has held a bilateral online meeting with the management of the world-renowned agency «Times Higher Education» (THE).

International Online Conference "The Contribution and Importance of Al-Farabi for World Civilization" will be held on 21 July at 3 p.m. (Nur-Sultan time). The event is organized by Al-Farabi KazNU with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. To participate, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IIIk8EatThKVEXxOKfmGaw.

Graduate of the Faculty of Journalism, KazNU. Al-Farabi, Member of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Nurtore Zhusup, gave a live lecture on Instagram (@journalism_kaznu).

Al-Farabi KazNU – Global Hub of the UN Academic Impact Program on sustainable development – has received a grant from the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) aimed on implementing a project to fight coronavirus.

On the official website of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Yelbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, the section of the books and publications is presented that include the most significant works for the period of his activity and are of great interest for the wide range of readers.

On the eve of the Capital City Day of the country and as part of the implementation of five social initiatives, the construction of a new Student House for 1250 seats of higher comfort has been launched at Al-Farabi KazNU.

Topical issues of admissions of the students to the educational programs of Bachelor, Master and Doctoral studies, as well as the procedure for the competition for vacant positions of faculty have been discussed at a meeting of the Academic Council of Al-Farabi KazNU.

On June 30, 2020, the Al-Farabi Center and the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics of the Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences organized and conducted a round table «Harmony of the subsoil through the eyes of al-Mashani», dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasr al-Farabi in online format.