24/02/2026
KSUAE International Students celebrated International Mother Language Day
February 21st is celebrated annually as International Mother Language Day, an important event for the culture of every nationality. This holiday was established by UNESCO in 1999. On this day, it is important to renew the importance of preserving linguistic diversity and cultural identity.
At the initiative of the International Relations Office, a celebratory event was organized at KSUAE. International students from Ecuador, Turkey, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Peru, Colombia, and Côte d'Ivoire, as well as students of the English-language preparatory program and their teachers, actively participated. A group of first-year Russian students from the KSUAE Institute of Construction also actively participated in the event.
The students congratulated all KSUAE students and teachers in their mother languages on Mother Language Day. The event participants prepared presentations on history, learned interesting facts about the languages and literary heritage of the peoples of Russia, talked about the holidays of their native peoples, cultures, and countries, and shared beautiful poems and songs in Russian, English, Arabic, Turkish, and Spanish.
The program of the meeting created a friendly atmosphere and enriched cultural horizons. International students actively practiced their Russian conversational skills, overcame the language barrier, and expanded their vocabulary.
At the end of the meeting, all participants enjoyed the event and were awarded certificates of appreciation for their active participation.
The News is submitted by International Relations Dept of the University.