Leadership lecture on the occasion of the birthday of the nation's teacher, Akhmet Baitursynuly

On September 5, 2026, a leadership lecture titled “The Alash Figures and the Issue of the National Language" was held for students of the Faculty of Philology at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The lecture was organized by Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Tymbol Altynay Orazbekkyzy in honor of the birthday of the nation's teacher, Akhmet Baitursynuly.

The lecture highlighted the scientific and methodological heritage and the invaluable contributions to the Alash nation made by the reformer scientist Akhmet Baitursynuly, who laid the foundation of national education and science.

It covered the outstanding accomplishments of the early 20th-century Alash intelligentsia – including A. Bokeikhanov, A. Baitursynuly, M. Dulatuly, T. Shonanuly, K. Kemengeruly, Kh. Dosmukhameduly, Zh. Aymauytov, and M. Zhumabayev – in preserving and developing the national language, the first native textbooks they published, and “Qazaq”, the first national newspaper published during that era. Furthermore, the professor noted that the scientific concepts of the Alash intellectuals remain relevant today, describing them in connection with the modern education system.