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Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
May 22, 2015 - The Kazakh-Swiss Institute of Tourism and Hotel Business was opened (on the basis of the Almaty Technological University and the Swiss Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management HTMi).
Branches of the Geneva Business School operate in Nur-Sultan and Almaty.
November 6, 2015 - The Scientific work "Manuscripts and Artifacts on the History and Culture of Kazakhstan from the Henri Moser Foundation", created under the chairmanship of the Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies named after A. R. Suleimenov of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Abuseitova.
May 2018 - Within the framework of the national program "Rukhani Zhagyru", a concert of the folklore and ethnographic ensemble "Sazgen Sazy" was held at the Leman theatre in Geneva with the participation of popular opera and pop performers from Kazakhstan.
2019:
19-20 March 2019 (Bern) - Round table on reforms in Kazakhstan with the participation of Swiss experts and politicians.
May 8 (Bern) - Screening of the documentary "Ecus: The Story of a Horse".
October 25 (Zurich) / December 8 (Bern) - Round tables dedicated to the Address of President K. Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan and timed to the Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy N. Nazarbayev with the participation of students from Kazakhstan and representatives of the Kazakh diaspora: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/43117?lang=en
2020:
February - Jubilee postage stamps dedicated to the 175th anniversary of A. Kunanbayev and the 1150th anniversary of Abu Nasyr al-Farabi were issued, separate sections with photo and video materials were opened on the website of the Embassy: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/42168?lang=en
April 7 - With the support of the Embassy, musicians S. Tokanova and I. Gribaus held the first live-stream concert in Zurich to mark the 175th anniversary of Abai: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/53232?lang=en
April - The Embassy, together with the Otandastar Foundation, launched an online project to study the Kazakh language for the diaspora in Switzerland.
May 30 - With the assistance of the Embassy, the Kazakh-Swiss association "Birlik" was established. In August, the association provided humanitarian aid worth over 10,000 CHF to one of the infectious diseases hospitals and the maternity hospital in Semey and launched the "United for Health" scholarship project for young doctors from Kazakhstan.
July 27 - The Dombra Day with the participation of musicians from Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria. Along with it, the Abay Readings were held with the participation of Swiss admirers-reciters of Abai's creativity, teachers of the University of Zurich, the diaspora: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/103087?lang=ru https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/113100?lang=en
August - The cooperation were established with the University of Zurich: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/116898?lang=en
September 6 (Zurich) - Musical challenge dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the composer Sh.Kaldayakov with the participation of the Kazakh diaspora and musicians: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/media/details/6324?lang=en
During the year - During the coronavirus pandemic, Swiss companies provided humanitarian assistance to Kazakhstan, incl. Roche, Novartis, Philipp Morris Intl., Glencore (Kazzinc).
2021:
January 12 - Online briefing on the results of the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan for journalists from the leading Swiss media houses (Tamedia, NZZ, SRF, Weltwoche, Handelszeitung, and others).
March 22 - On the holiday "Nauryz-2021" there was a video greeting in the Kazakh language by Professor Peter Finke, the Head of the Department of Social Anthropology and Culturology of the University of Zurich for broadcast on Kazakh channels: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/media/details/12243?lang=en
May 31 - A round table with the Kazakh-Swiss association "Birlik" was held in Bern: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/209885?lang=en
April 5 - Online Photo Exhibition dedicated to the most important milestones in the development of Independent Kazakhstan was published on the official website of the Embassy and its Facebook: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/activities/11998?lang=en
August 23 - As part of the 30th Anniversary of the Closure of the Semipalatinsk test site in Bern, a screening of Andry Singer's film "Where the Wind Blew" and an Exhibition of paintings by Karipbek Kuyukov "Blue Glow" took place in Casino Bern: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/245875?lang=en
August 26 - A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Information Center on Historical Sources at the R.B. Suilemenov Institute of Oriental Studies and the Heinrich and Henri Moser Foundation.
September 6 - Within the framework of the official visit of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi to Switzerland, agreements on cooperation in the field of studying the "Heritage of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia in Switzerland" for the period 2022-2025 were signed between the Bern Historical Museum and the Information Center on Historical Sources at the R.B. Suilemenov Institute of Oriental Studies: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/252285?lang=en
The Kazakh delegation also visited a special Exhibition at the Berne Historical Museum dedicated to unique archival materials from the history of Kazakh statehood, where special attention was paid to the silky wall tapestry (tysklem), which indicates the places of honor of the political elite of the Kazakh society of that period, by analogy with the modern diplomatic protocol. This tapestry has no analogs either in the world or in Kazakhstan.
September 25 - In honor of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence, a screening of the feature film "Tar Zaman" dedicated to "Alash Orda" was held in Bern, and an open discussion was organized among the participants of the event: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/261499?lang=en
November 10 - A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Kazakh National University of Arts in Nur-Sultan and the Zurich University of the Arts.
November 13 - A concert of world-famous musicians - violinist Ayman Mussakhajayeva and pianist Bruno Canino took place in Zurich, timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-bern/press/news/details/285398?lang=en
