N. Nazarbayev awarded workers of culture and art with presidential and state scholarships
ALMATY. February 7. KAZINFORM The Presidential Scholarship Awarding Ceremony for the workers of culture and art under the auspices of the National Fund for Culture, Education and Social Programs Support was held today at the President's Almaty Residence. State scholarships in the field of culture 2010 were given too.
In whole, one hundred workers of culture and art were awarded scholarships for the contribution to national culture development. Such outstanding figures as Roza Baglanova, Yermek Serkebayev, Bibigul Tulegenova, etc are among the awardees. Besides, the state support was rendered to young talents as well.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the scholarship holders and expressed appreciation for their contribution to Kazakh cultural development.
Issues of the national culture development as well as the role of the state and creative intelligentsia in improvement of spiritual and cultural potential of the nation were discussed at the meeting. The participants expressed gratitude to the President for his attention to the problems of culture and support of the workers of culture and art.