2020, February 27
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At the start of the competition, Gultas Kurmanbai, the director of the Rukhani Zhangyru Cultural Center, told the students and guests about the rules and conditions of the competition. The audience made up of poetry lovers wished the students success and victories before settling in to enjoy an unforgettable evening.
The contest “Abay readings” was divided into three parts. First, contestants were judged on their expressiveness of reading the verses of Abay by heart. The second category included performances of Abay’s songs. Lastly, in the third part of the competition, the contestants’ translations of Abay’s poems into other languages was assessed.
About fifty students of NU took part in the “Abay readings” contest. To ensure the most objective refereeing, Altynai Nugerbek – theatre and film actress, State Prize and Kazakhstan Youth League “Serper” Prize laureate, Asker Piriyev, a member of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, chairman of the Turkish cultural center “Akhyska” in Nur-Sultan, and Nazerke Zhumabay, a journalist of the republican newspaper “Egemen Kazakhstan” took part in the jury.
As a result, the prizes in these nominations were:
1st place:
Anel Yerkinbek, a 3rd-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities
Medet Yerkin, a 2nd-year student of the School of Mining and Geosciences
Moldir Bizhanova, a 2nd-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities.
2nd place:
Nazerke Les, a 3rd-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities
Aimedet Taufik, Foundation student
Marlen Kosakov, 2nd-year student of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Daniyar Niyetkaliev, a 3rd-year student of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Moldir Atenova, a 3rd-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities.
The 3rd place prize was distributed as follows:
Seydanova Ayazhan, 2nd-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities
Zholdas Bekzhan, a 2nd-year student of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Asylgazy Aybek, a 2nd-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities
Zhumabayeva Elmira, a 4th-year student of the School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Katrenov Sayan, a 4th-year student of the School of Sciences and Humanities
Otkel Madina, a 3rd-year student of School of Sciences and Humanities
Zere Kabdygalieva, a 2nd-year student of the School of Mining and Geosciences.
“The contest “Abay readings”, dedicated to the memory of the great Abay, was held in a very warm and friendly atmosphere, the contest’s participants performed Abay’s songs, Kazakh folk songs, adding even more solemnity to the evening. I think that the event we organized has achieved its goal, and both the participants and the listeners enjoyed this evening a lot”, Gultas Kurmanbay noted.
On behalf of the International Turkic Academy, supporting the spiritual development of youth, valuable books were presented to the winners of the competition.
The event was organized by the NU Cultural Center Rukhani Zhangyru, whose representatives express their gratitude to the administration of the NU, professors of the Department of Kazakh Language and Turkology and all participants of the contest “Abay readings”.
