Holidays of Kazakhstan - Day of Science Workers

On April 12, citizens of Kazakhstan celebrate the Day of Science Workers, because thanks to their selfless work, big and not so important scientific discoveries occur every day. The tradition of congratulating eminent and just beginning scientists appeared only in 2012, after the corresponding instructions from President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The head of state considers the development of science at the national level to be one of the priorities, therefore the first celebration of Science Day in Kazakhstan coincided with the implementation of the law “On Science”. In accordance with this law, an increase in funding for scientific activities is provided. On this day, in 1899, the famous Kazakh scientist Kanysh Imantaevich Satpayev, famous throughout the Soviet Union, was born. Having devoted his entire life to science, in particular geology, K.I. Satpayev made an important discovery on an all-Union scale. In 1946, he not only headed the Academy of Sciences of the KSSR, but became its first president. In memory of this great man, who was not only a great scientific figure of that time, but also an honest, fair leader. In 1951, Kanysh Imantaevich fell into disgrace because he refused to fire some scientists pointed out by the party. The result of this reckless act was the dismissal of Satpayev from the post of president of the Academy of Sciences. Our scientists are the strategic potential of the country and one of the government’s tasks is to prevent their outflow outside Kazakhstan. To do this, scientific activity needs to be made prestigious and better paid. On April 12, the current president of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan congratulates his colleagues, and especially distinguished scientists are presented with awards and prizes. The most prestigious is the State Prize in the field of science and technology; in addition, there are awards named after. K.I. Satpayev and other outstanding Kazakh scientists.