This year the program of modernization of public consciousness «Ruhani Zhangyru» will be 3 years old
This year, on April 12, 2020, the program of modernization of public consciousness «Ruhani Zhangyru» will be 3 years old. The program was initiated by the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan — Elbasy N. A. Nazarbayev
Over three years, about 93 thousand events were held, in which more than 12 million people took part, and 13 special projects continue to be implemented (more: https://ruh.kz/news/apgreyd-soznaniya-itogi-i-plany-rukhani-zha-yru/).
In turn, the Kazakh-German University took and continues to take an active part in the implementation of the program.
To date, we can identify three key DKU projects related to the modernization of public consciousness and containing the values noted by Elbasy in the article «Looking to the future: modernization of public consciousness».
DKU Business Meetup with Ramil Mukhoryapov, founder and CEO of Choco family holding
29 November 2019
The DKU Business Meetup project has been implemented at the University since 2018. The purpose of the project is to introduce students to prominent representatives of business and professional activities in Kazakhstan. The project also helps students:
- improve business literacy and competence,
- get acquainted with business activities in Kazakhstan;
- learn more about new business niches and new areas of activity;
- build a network with successful professionals and entrepreneurs.
We are sure that the project also helps to discover new personalities and can be useful in the framework of the «100 new faces of Kazakhstan» program. For example, in Business Meetup with Ramil Mukhoryapov such issues were disclosed and discussed :
- features of doing business in Kazakhstan;
- how to deal with unfair competition;
- how to manage your staff effectively;
- what qualities should an effective manager have
- future plans.
This meeting was attended by more than 80 students from such universities as DKU, KIMEP, UIB, KBTU, Turan, KazNU named after al-Farabi.
Competition of public speaking skills in the Kazakh language among students of grades 10−11/12
November 16, 2019
In the programm article, «Rouhani zhangyru» leader of the nation N. A. Nazarbayev stressed the importance of preserving the national language, the universal cult of knowledge and training highly educated Kazakhstanis who are modern and know several languages.
In order to develop the national language and the program of gradual transition to the Latin alphabet, the first competition of public speaking skills in the Kazakh language was held at the Kazakh-German University.
The purpose of the public speaking contest is to develop students ' interest in learning the Kazakh language in the context of multiculturalism and multilingualism, as well as intellectual, creative and aesthetic development of students through the acquisition of public speaking skills.
High school students from Almaty and Kaskelen were invited to participate. The initiative was implemented by the Institute of language training and certification, the Department of the Kazakh language at DKU. A total of 16 students took part in the competition.
According to the terms of the competition, all participants had to prepare a speech of 7 minutes, and 3 minutes for the question and answer session. Topics covered include urban ecology, the economy of Kazakhstan, Modern Kazakh culture, local History, Development of youth initiatives in Kazakhstan, Education and building a future career in Kazakhstan.
All performances were evaluated by the jury members on such criteria as: completeness of disclosure of issues and its relevance, compliance with the topic, style, genre and compliance with the rules, lexical and grammatical design of speech, possession of non-verbal means of communication, emotional component of the speech, interaction with the audience.
According to the results of the competition, the winners were:
- 1st place-Temirlan Nurqaidar, a student of the 10th grade, «Bilim innovation» Liceum, who received a prize — 75% discount on tuition at DKU.
- 2nd place-Mustafa Amandyquly, a student of the 10th grade, «Bilim innovation» Liceum, who received a prize — 50% discount on tuition at DKU.
- 3rd place — Aslan Aslanov, a student of the 11th grade, school named after V. G. Belinskiy, who received a prize-a 25% discount on tuition at DKU.
The winners, as well as all participants of the contest, received valuable prizes and gifts.
Round table «Great names of the great steppe»
October 28, 2019
History is not just about events and dates-it is primarily about people. The history of our country preserves the memory of great thinkers, scientists, writers, and rulers. Who was the first historian of the Turkic world? To whom does the glory of the chronicler belong?
The article of the Leader of the nation N. A. Nazarbayev «Seven facets of the great steppe», dedicated to the history, is aimed at fostering a new Kazakh patriotism, strengthening the national code of the country, forming a sense of unity of the nation. In order to implement the tasks set, the Kazakh-German University held a round table «Great names of the great steppe». It is known that the historical process in the mass consciousness is mainly personalized. Many peoples are deservedly proud of the names of their great ancestors, who became original ambassadors of their countries.
For example, such world-famous personalities of bygone eras as Tutankhamun, Confucius, Alexander the great, Shakespeare, Goethe, Pushkin and George Washington are today an invaluable symbolic capital for their States, contributing to their effective promotion on the international stage.
The great steppe also produced the entire pleiad of outstanding figures.
The round table was another step towards familiarizing young people with their great ancestors and contemporaries. At the round table were presented the personal stories of such figures of Kazakhstan, as:
- Abylai Khan
- Al-Farabi
- Dinmukhamed Kunaev
- Shokan Ualikhanov
- Abai Qunanbaiuly
- Amre Kashaubaev
- Amir Temir
- Aliya Moldagulova
- Tole bi
- Akhmet Baitursinov
- Sarybayuly Kurmangazy
- Bauyrzhan Momishuly
- Abdullah Rozybakiev
- Kanish Satpayev
- Denis Ten
- Gennady Golovkin