In order to perpetuate the memory of the great Kazakh poet, thinker and founder of modern written literature, Abay Kunanbayev, as well as enrich student life and develop cultural exchange, the Faculty of Oriental Studies of KazUIR&WL and the Confucius Institute jointly organized a competition among students “Expressive reading of poems and words of Abai’s edification.” The best students from colleges and higher educational institutions in Almaty are invited to participate in the competition.