On April 22, 2026, the Kyrgyz National University held the I International Student Symposium titled “National Spirit Through the Centuries: The First Enlighteners,” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First Turkological Congress (1926).
The large-scale event brought together about 140 students from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, as well as from local higher education institutions. The symposium was organized and conducted in five sections.
The event was attended by the State Secretary of the Kyrgyz Republic, Arslan Koichiev, Academician Syrtbay Musaev, Advisor to the Secretary-General of the international organization TURKSOY Sabyrbek Boryubaev, as well as the Rector of KNU, Professor Dogdurbek Chontoev, students, and faculty members of the university.
The Honorary Certificate of the international organization TURKSOY was awarded to the Head of the Department of State Language and Language Policy, Zaiyrkulova Rima Jenishovna, and 5th-year student (10th semester) Minhil Hammad.
The symposium contributed to the exchange of experience among students, as well as to a deeper understanding of the scientific foundations of the Turkic world.
The large-scale event brought together about 140 students from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, as well as from local higher education institutions. The symposium was organized and conducted in five sections.
The event was attended by the State Secretary of the Kyrgyz Republic, Arslan Koichiev, Academician Syrtbay Musaev, Advisor to the Secretary-General of the international organization TURKSOY Sabyrbek Boryubaev, as well as the Rector of KNU, Professor Dogdurbek Chontoev, students, and faculty members of the university.
The Honorary Certificate of the international organization TURKSOY was awarded to the Head of the Department of State Language and Language Policy, Zaiyrkulova Rima Jenishovna, and 5th-year student (10th semester) Minhil Hammad.
The symposium contributed to the exchange of experience among students, as well as to a deeper understanding of the scientific foundations of the Turkic world.