KAZNU LAUNCHES THE YEAR OF AL-FARABI

Al-Farabi KazNU celebrates the “The Year of al-Farabi” as a Global Hub of the United Nations Academic Impact on Sustainability. It is symbolic that one of the leading universities in Kazakhstan bears the name of  al-Farabi and KazNU in its activities pays attention to the problems of cognition, promotes the development of the desire to reveal the possibilities and abilities of man. The celebration of the 1150th anniversary of Al-Farabi will give a powerful impetus to the study of the great scientist’s heritage, his understanding of the development of world civilization both in our country and abroad.

Within the framework of the anniversary of al-Farabi, scientific symposia are planned at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, Nur Sultan and the Turkestan region, in which leading Farabi scholars from more than 40 countries will take part, and there will be organised international expeditions, historical cultural objects will be reconstructed , scientific works of the scientist will be published and translated, a cycle of documentaries will be created, ans Al-Farabi centers will be opened abroad, etc.

dated January 29, 2020