KazNU discussed new scientific directions of Abai's legacy research

In honor of the birthday of the great Kazakh poet Abai Kunanbayuly, an international scientific and practical meeting on the topic "Abai is a world-class thinker" was held at the al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

The scientific meeting was organized with the aim of comprehensively studying the spiritual heritage of the great poet, determining the place of Abai's teachings in world civilization, as well as popularizing his work in the modern scientific and educational space.

The event was organized by the Abai Research Institute at KazNU and the Farabi Library. The international meeting was attended by Margulan Ibraimov, Member of the Board, Vice–Rector for Research and Innovation at KazNU, Zhangara Dadebayev, Director of the Abai Research Institute, Kanseit Abdezuly, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Islam Zhemeney, Director of the Turan-Iran Scientific Research Center, Abai scholars, as well as scientists and researchers from Azerbaijan, Iran and other countries.

Opening the meeting, Vice Rector Margulan Ibraimov noted the special importance of studying Abai's legacy for the development of university science. "All the scientific results and intellectual products obtained at the Abai Institute are a source of pride not only for our university, but also for the humanities as a whole. Abai's reflections on morality, education, science, work and spiritual development have not lost their relevance today. In the era of rapid development of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, in our opinion, Abai's teaching and creative legacy can be used as effectively as possible in the field of education and science. The study, systematization, digitalization and wide popularization of the works of the great thinker with the help of modern technologies are one of the important areas that open up new opportunities for the national scientific space",- said the vice–rector.

In turn, Director of the Abai Research Institute Zhangara Dadebayev spoke about the extensive work carried out by the institute this year and presented the scientific results. He paid special attention to the "Taxonomy of Abai", developed on the basis of the views of the great thinker on the education system. According to the scientist, in the educational concept of Abai, human cognitive activity is structured in a certain system and sequence. The introduction of this system into the modern educational process is an important mechanism for integrating the pedagogical and philosophical heritage of the great thinker.

"The preservation and implementation of a hierarchical system of cognitive activity in the educational and learning process, grounded in the educational concept of Abai, is of great social importance. We call this hierarchical system of Abaya the "Taxonomy of Abaya". Cognitive actions such as demand, perception, knowledge, understanding, memorization and subsequent application are interconnected and form an integral system of knowledge acquisition",- the professor noted.

During the international meeting, domestic and foreign scientists presented relevant scientific concepts dedicated to the work of Abai, as well as exchanged views on current trends in the development of Abai studies. Special attention was paid to Abai's contribution to the development of universal human thinking, the universal values reflected in his works, the continuity of Eastern and Western civilizations, as well as the place of the great poet's legacy in the world scientific space.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University