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On April 28, 2026, at the Faculty of Philology, Department of "Foreign Philology and Translation Studies", a curatorial hour on the topic "Kazakhs and Kyrgyz are Born of One Root" was conducted with the 3rd-year students of the specialty "Foreign Philology" by A.I. Musa, a master's degree student of the specialty "Foreign Philology (Western Languages)". During the curatorial hour, the common historical roots, linguistic similarities, and cultural heritage of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples were widely discussed.

The aim of the curatorial hour was to form a deep understanding among students of the historical, linguistic, and cultural kinship between the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples; to awaken a sense of respect for the common Turkic roots, spiritual values, and national traditions of the two brotherly nations; to develop students' culture of interethnic tolerance and intercultural communication; to educate the younger generation in a patriotic spirit, fostering love for their native language, national identity, and the unity of the Turkic world; as well as to enhance students' linguistic competence, comparative analysis skills, and critical thinking abilities.

Together with the students, it was thoroughly analyzed how both peoples originated from a single Turkic source since ancient times, share a similar nomadic culture, identical customs, and common spiritual values. The similarities between the Kazakh words "ana" (mother), "nan" (bread), "köz" (eye), and "zhylqy" (horse) and their Kyrgyz equivalents were demonstrated, providing evidence of linguistic kinship. During the event, a thematic video was shown, and valuable information was presented about the common traditions of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples — the yurt (boz üy), hospitality, the culture of dastarkhan (festive table), the art of eagle hunting, and traditional cuisine. The spiritual connection between the epics "Manas", "Kobylandy", and "Alpamys" was particularly noted. PhD G.N. Iskakova, who was specially invited to the curatorial hour, emphasized in her speech that the historical destiny and cultural heritage of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples stem from a single origin, and she particularly highlighted the importance of preserving and developing the spiritual unity of the Turkic peoples in today's era of globalization.

The students completed specially prepared engaging tasks: matching Kazakh and Kyrgyz words, the "True or False?" exercise, sentence completion, and a paired discussion task. The students participated actively, shared their opinions, and contributed to revealing the similarities between the two brotherly peoples. The event contributed to fostering awareness of the spiritual closeness of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples, enhancing students' linguistic competence, and strengthening intercultural communication.

The curatorial hour fully achieved its intended goal. The event instilled in the students a sense of pride in the unity and spiritual closeness of the Turkic peoples, strengthened their national identity, patriotic spirit, and culture of intercultural communication. The event is assessed as having been conducted at a high ideological and educational level.