On April 16, 2019, a curatorial hour was held at KSIU within the framework of the “Ruhani Zhangyru” program and the Year of Youth, dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the outstanding scientist, geological engineer, statesman, founder and First President of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences Kanysh Satpayev. The organizers of the event were the teacher of the department “M&M” Tuyskhan Kurmetbek Tuyskhanuly, the teachers of the department “TMP” Abishkenov Maksat Zharylgasynovich and Saydrahimov Nurbolat Bakhtiyarovich.

Students of groups MS-17k, MS&NT-16k and TMP-16k-1 told about the life of Satpayev (childhood and the way of getting education), the outstanding scientist (scientific works and works) and the state and public figure (patriot and minister of their country).

Satpayev Kanysh Imantayevich – engineer-geologist, scientist, doctor of geological and mineralogical sciences, professor, academician. Founder and first president of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences, since 1964 Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences, since 1951 – Honorary Academician of the Tajik Academy of Sciences, First Academician of the Kazakh SSR. Kanysh Satpayev is related not only to the geological industry, but also to literature. This is evidenced by his works “Yer Edige”, “Ubagan”, “On the National Theater of Kazakhstan”, “The Evening of Nations in Tom” and others.

At this event, students told interesting facts that occurred in the life of the first Kazakh geologist, the founder of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan.

The event was very informative, and the students were very impressed with the information received, and all questions relating to K. Satpayev gave exhaustive answers.

Press service of KSIU