On May 22, 2025, Astana
International University, in collaboration with the Language Policy Committee
of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
the International “Kazakh Language” Society, and the National Academy of
Sciences under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, held a republican
seminar-meeting entitled “Language Strategy in Science: Problems and
Solutions.”
The purpose of the seminar was to expand the use of the state language in the
scientific sphere.
The seminar was attended by
officials responsible for the development of the state language in higher
educational institutions, research institutes, and centers, as well as
representatives of the Committees for quality assurance in postgraduate
education, science, and higher education, and the Association of Universities.
The participants discussed ways to improve the administrative and
organizational processes related to the use of the state language in scientific
articles, dissertations, scientific and technical projects, and documentation.
The seminar opened with a
welcoming speech by the Chairman of the Language Policy Committee of the
Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Candidate of Philological Sciences
Yerbol Yerdembekuly Tileshov. The session continued with presentations by the Vice-President
of the International “Kazakh Language” Society, Doctor of Philology, Professor,
and academician of the NAS RK Sherubai Kurmanbaiuly on “Topical Issues of
Improving and Standardizing Scientific Terminology,” and the Vice-President of
Astana International University Kairat Amangeldyuly Abdrakhmanov on “Compliance
with Language Legislation in Educational Documentation,” among others.
Particular attention was drawn
to the report by Berikhan Iisbekuly, Doctor of Science and Chief Expert of the
Department for Ensuring Compliance with Language Legislation under the Language
Policy Committee, titled “Language Situation in Science: Achievements and
Challenges,” which analyzed the use of Kazakh in scientific publications and
official documentation at universities across the country.
According to the leadership of
the Language Policy Committee, from now on, documentation and activities
related to the Kazakh language in universities will be strictly monitored. It
is hoped that this renewed focus on the Kazakh language will yield positive
results.