Nauryz-2023: favorite holiday at your favorite university

Bright, friendly, hearty, and creative – this is how Nauryz Meiramy was at Kozybayev University. The whole university celebrated the holiday on a large scale on the main square in front of the first corpus. The guests were greeted by traditionally decorated yurts, where each faculty presented festive dishes. Well, what is the celebration without Nauryz kozhe! Everyone could get it and fragrant pilaf for free.

The photo contest for the best national costume was attended by students, teachers, staff, and deans. The winner was determined by the largest number of votes on Instagram. It was Zarina Bekberdina, she received a prize of 50,000 tenge, second place, and 30,000 tenge got Adina Aidarbek, Ilmira Gaisina (20,000 tenge) became third.

There was also a competition among faculties for the best presentation of national Kazakh traditions. The participants showed real theatrical productions with colorful costumes and props. PF students turned out to be the most creative, followed by FL&L and AF. They were also waiting for similar cash prizes from the university.

The winners of sports competitions were not left without gifts either. Dmitry Diner received 23,000 tenge for first place in Kazaksha Kures. The guys also competed in the national games togyzkumalak and bes asyk, found out the strongest in tug of war, power gymnastics, and arm wrestling. It was noisy, gambling and fun.

Musical performances from our talented students gave the audience a good mood. In the central places – veterans of labor, honorary professors of departments. Nauryz Meiramy at Kozybayev University once again showed what a friendly and creative team we have! How strong are the traditions and the continuity of generations! Let peace and harmony continue to reign around! May there be prosperity and happiness in every home! Happy holidays!