On the 24th of October, the curator of the AJK-121 group, first-year students of the “Information Systems” programme, Altai Akanovich Shaltabayev, held a mentoring session dedicated to Republic Day, celebrated on the 25th of October. The aim of the session was to enrich students’ knowledge about the formation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to foster a sense of citizenship, patriotism, and love for their homeland.