“Human being is a child of his time. If he is a bad person, this is a guilt of his contemporaries”
Abay Kunanbayev
“Our days pass in communication, but art to communicate — destiny of the few…”
Mikhail Lomonosov
Format: frank talk about values common to humanity.
Aim: creating an informal forum between teachers and students for an open dialogue on topical issues of ethics, national history, politics and the role of young people in today’s world.
Objectives:
– to show that the national values formed during several centuries (impeccable reputation, honesty, responsibility for the fate of loved ones) are relevant to the present day;
– to attract students’ attention to the richness and depth of the Kazakh culture;
– to form student’s understanding of a search of a moral ideal, where he/she may rely not only on western fashion trends, but primarily focus on traditional national values and principles;
– to bring a sense of belonging to the historical past and present;
– to create conditions for tandem and open talk between teacher and student;
– to promote a congenial environment for the youth.
Frequency: once a month
Topics for discussion:
– Do we respect our environment?
– The way to a manicorn.
– My international studies and me.
– Why are we losing our traditional values?
In addition to the main topics planned:
– Meeting with the fellows (teachers and students) of international programs and courses for the exchange of experience and impressions;
– Interesting cases from student years and experiences of teachers;
– One of the meetings will be devoted to a discussion of the results of historical trips (1-3d year students), pleasant memories and behavior lessons.
Organizers:
Higher School of General Education and Language Studies
Department of History of Kazakhstan and General Education
Patriotic club
Student board “Byiler Kenesi”
Student association “UNISON”
To participate: online registration of participants and speakers on KAZGUU University website;
Dear students, you can offer your interesting topics for discussion.
Everyone can be a participant of our meetings: undergraduates, master and doctoral students, and faculty.