Members of the Scientific and Practical Center for Mashkhur Studies of S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University in cooperation with General Education School No. 30 held a Workshop on Mashkhur Zhusip’s Works: Kazakh People’s Present and Future.

Over 200 teachers from colleges and schools, training specialists and educators from all over the region took part in the workshop. PSU academics and leading experts in Mashkhur-studies, namely, Yestay Zhusupov, Mashkhur Zhusip’s great-grandson, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of the History of Kazakhstan, Ayman Zeynullina, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Professor, Full Member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Department of the Kazakh Language, and Naylya Anafina, a research fellow at the Scientific and Practical Center of Mashkhur Studies, delivered lectures during the event.

Saltanat Kabysheva, a training specialist from B. Akhmetov College, Serik Nurmuratov, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty) made reports during the workshop. Azhar Tekzhanova, Director of General Education School No. 30, told about Mashkhur’s role in perception formation and education of the younger generation. Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Nagima Sagandykova (R. Suleymenov Institute of Oriental Studies, MES RK, Almaty) told about translations of Mashkhur Zhusip's works into Russian.

Then there was an exhibition of paintings by famous artists O. Shoranov, G. Karzhasov, A. Igembayev, S. Tilenbayev, and A. Bayandin. The exhibition included Bayanaul landscapes, Mashkhur Zhusip's portraits and pictures of his mausoleum. One of the main exhibits was Mashkhur's bronze bust made by the Head of the Department of Metallurgy of S. Toraighyrov PSU, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, Professor Merkhat Suyundikov and Head of the Laboratory Nurbolat Kulumbayev.

There was also a master class on the use of Mashkhur's poems in mathematics. It is truly amazing how exact sciences can be connected with literature. Zhursilya Abildinova, a librarian of S. Toraighyrov PSU library, presented a book exhibition devoted to the poet. Russian singer and composer Sasha Morozova performed for the participants of the workshop in a duet with Oleg Skripchenko (Moscow). Members of the Zhas Urpak student club, namely, Naylya Anafina, Bauyrzhan Yesim, Azamat Tusupov and Madina Bulatova, also took an active part in the organization of the event.

According to Naylya Anafina, General Education School No. 30 plans to open a museum entirely devoted to our great fellow countryman. “All participants of the workshop and its moderator Saule Toleubay (General Education School No. 30) have done a lot to introduce teachers and students to the legacy of our illustrious countryman Mashkhur Zhusip Kopeyev. Nowadays, the mission of higher education institutions can't be restricted to professional training - it is also important to pay attention to teaching spiritual and moral values. Mashkhur Zhusip's rich legacy, the uniqueness of his style and topicality of social and philosophical problems raised in his works require in-depth study.”