The opening of the International scientific conference of scholars, master's students, students and schoolchildren "XVII Satpayev readings" was held at S. Toraighyrov PSU.

Vice-rector for Scientific work and innovations of PSU, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Nurlan Yerzhanov delivered a welcoming speech to the participants:

"More than 30 thousand young scientists and talented schoolchildren took part in the annual" Satpayev readings ", conducted by our university during 17 years. The work of the international scientific conference was actively supported by students and representatives of leading universities in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The popularity of readings is growing every year, this year PSU has already published in the collections about 1,700 research papers", says Nurlan Telmanovich.

Also the dean of the Faculty of  Energy Engineering, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor Alexander Kislov and the head of the Department of Kazakh language, Candidate of Philological Sciences, professor Ayman Zeynulina wished creative victories and successes in the beginnings, 

During the grand opening of the conference, flowers were laid to the busts of Kanysh Satpayev and Sultanmakhmut Toraighyrov.

The international conference works in more than 20 areas of science.

This year the most articles were submitted to the section on Kazakh and Russian philology, Biology, Medicine, Mathematics, and Human development.