In 2020, the Republic of Kazakhstan will celebrate the 1150th anniversary of the scientist and great thinker of the East, Abu Nasr al-Farabi. In order to ensure the celebration at a high organizational and substantive level, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on the establishment of a State Commission for the preparation and conduct of the anniversary. The 1150th anniversary of al-Farabi in 2020 will be celebrated internationally under the auspices of UNESCO

Outstanding personalities of Kazakhstan are the pride of the people. These are individuals whose deeds are recorded in the annals of national history. Their names are the business card of Kazakhstan. Thanks to their efforts, the country’s statehood and independence were established. Every citizen of Kazakhstan should know these names and achievements.

As part of the celebration of the 1150th anniversary of the world-famous philosopher Abu Nasir al – Farabi, a number of events were held by the teaching staff and employees of the Karaganda state industrial university.

In the reading room of our university in the period from 20.01.2020 to 26.02.2020, a thematic exhibition dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the birth of the great scientist and philosopher of the middle ages, Abu Nasir al-Farabi, was organized.

With the aim of preserving and promoting the rich literary and scientific heritage of the great Kazakh thinker, formation at youth of patriotism, of belonging to the history of his people, in KSIU 10 February 2020 was held a round table on the topic «Abu Nasr al – Farabi and his scientific legacy», in which the speakers briefed the participants of the event based with a multi-faceted work and life of the scientific heritage of al-Farabi. During the event, students actively answered questions, tried to creatively perform the tasks of the teacher, thereby enriching their knowledge in the humanitarian sphere. At the end of the meeting, the participants noted the importance of holding such meetings on a regular basis.

On February 13, 2020, the university held a panel discussion on the topic: «al-Farabi is a great philosopher in the history of mankind».

On February 26, 2020, the Department for educational work and youth policy, together with the scientific library, organized a small reader’s conference on the theme «Abu Nasir al – Farabi and modernity», dedicated to the celebration of the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasir al-Farabi.

The aim of the conference is to define the role of the past on the emerging world of the era of global changes, updating heritage of al-Farabi in the spiritual and moral formation of the person of the new age and spiritually-moral potential of the teachings of al-Farabi in a context of world civilization.

The work of the conference is carried out in two directions:
1. Al-Farabi’s scientific legacy.
2. Al-Farabi’s influence on world culture: history and modernity.
Events planned to celebrate the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasir al-Farabi by the Karaganda state industrial university will continue.

The press service of KSIU

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