Kazakhstan Science Workers' Day
April 12 · Level 5 · #1314 of 2238
Science Workers' Day in Kazakhstan is marked on 12 April. It is a holiday for researchers, university lecturers and everyone who works to push knowledge forward.
How it is celebrated: institutes and universities host conferences, open lectures and meetings with scientists, and standout staff receive certificates and thanks. Schoolchildren and students are often invited to see laboratories and research projects.
The national Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan traces its history to 1946. Its first president was the geologist Kanysh Satpayev, whose name is still carried by institutes and streets.