On July 27, 2017 a media tour to Assy-Turgen observatory was organized, with more than 30 journalists participating. The tour aimed at acquainting the public with the observatory and its telescopes, including AZT-20, the largest telescope in Kazakhstan that was recently put into operation.

The National Center for Space Research and Technologies informs about conducting the 5th Fesenkov readings "Space Science in Kazakhstan: Current Status and Prospects", to be held during the International Forum "Kazakhstan's Way to Space: Realities and Prospects-2017" in Astana, October 12-13, 2017.

After 25 years of conservation AZT-20, the largest telescope in Kazakhstan, has undergone reconstruction and is put into operation. The telescope is fully robotized and equipped with the state-of-the-art light detectors.

On Aprill 19, at 11 a.m., we have a seminar by Olga Zakhozhay from the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, with the talk about peculiarities of radiation flows out of circumstellar discs of various masses and ages.

Kazakhstan-Japan astronomy mini workshop has been held in Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute today, March 29, 2017. It included a wide range of topics -- observational techniques, computational astrophysics, gravitational waves, cataclysmic variables, and more.

8th Kazakhstan-China-Korea (KCK-8) workshop on stellar dynamics and related fields (star clusters, stellar evolution, gravitational waves, black holes in galaxies) was held in Kunming (China), Dec 19-21.

Dr. Na Wang will visit FAPHI on December 02, where at 11 a.m., she will give a talk about the research held at XinJiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.