The International Scientific-Practical Conference «The Domestic System of Mass Communication: Challenges, Trends, Opportunities» dedicated to the 75th anniversary of a public personality and statesman, writer, journalist, President of the Academy of Journalists, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Sagymbay Kabashevich Kozybaev was held at the Faculty of Journalism of KazNU.
Government and public figures, poets and writers, scientists and Media representatives attended the event.
As it was noted, Professor Sagymbay Kabashuly Kozybaev is one of the founders of Kazakhstani scientific journalism, a well-known publicist, scientist and teacher in the field of Journalism of several generations.
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Journalism, and Sagymbay Kozybaev has been working for 45 years within its walls.
Sagymbay Kozybaev’s activity began in 1974 at the Faculty of Journalism of KazNU. Over the years, Saken Seyfullin, Sabit Mukanov, Sanjar Aspandiyarov, Kaiyrzhan Bekkhozhin, Zeynolla Kabdolov, Tauman Amandosov, Temirbek Kozhakeev, Abilpeyiz Idrisov, Abdul-Khamid Markhabaev, Marat Barmankulov and others taught there.
He studied and practiced with the real masters of the word, and learned a lot from them. Thanks to his huge amount of knowledge, S. Kozybaev created his own scientific school at the Faculty. Today at all Universities at the Faculties of Journalism, the course «Workshop of Creativity» has been introduced, where the activities of S. Kozybaev are studied. He brought up more than one generation of journalists who came to congratulate their mentor and colleague.
Sagymbay Kozybaev is the winner of the Baubek Bulkyshev Prize, six times was the winner of the Prize of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, and is also an academician of the Academy of Political Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
To date, fellow writers have published a large number of articles and books about the life and work of Sagymbay Kabashovich. Moreover, they still have a lot to do to reveal the multifaceted personality and unique writing talent of S. Kozybaev.
«Books and textbooks that have come out of the pen of a master will always be faithful guides not only for students, but also for the future generation of young people», - emphasized his colleagues.
