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Culture and education

Culture and Education

Here you will find information about the cultural activities that the Netherlands Embassy particpates in as well about education opportunities in The Netherlands.

Cultural Agenda

Every year the Embassy works on a rather intensive cultural agenda. We cooperate with local cultural institutions and organisations in the implementation of intercultural projects, the main objective of which is to enhance a profound and deep cultural exchange between our countries.

While participating in various events initiated by the local community, we try to bring the best and the most interesting representatives of the Dutch contemporary culture in different spheres.

Jazz Festival “Jazz from A to Z”

2006 Dutch Jazz All Stars

2004 Tijs van Leer

2003 Willem Breuker Kollektief

More information about this Festival you will find at www.jazz.kz

The Dutch Week in Kazakhstan

(Almaty, September 23—29, 2005)

During the period from 23 to 29 September 2005 the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has held the following events in Almaty, in the framework of the “Dutch Week in Kazakhstan” under a slogan The Dutch Touch. The idea of the Dutch week in Kazachstan was to promote Dutch culture in cooperation with Dutch companies present in Kazachstan.

The events:

- The Dutch All-Star Soul and R&B show with participation of the Dutch and Kazakh stars (Almaty, September 23, 19:00, Old Square);

- Dutch Film Week-end (Almaty, September 24-26, “Caesar” Cinema, beginning of the films at 19:00 and 21:00);

- The Dutch Touch to Central Asia, exhibition of the contemporary Dutch artist Ronald Kleijer (Almaty, opening September 27, 18:30 hours at “Tengri-Umai” Contemporary Art Gallery);

- “Business football”, a mini-football tournament between the Dutch and Kazakh companies (Almaty, September 28, “Football Land” sports complex);

- Business seminar “Doing Business with the Netherlands” (Almaty, September 29, The Regent Almaty Hotel).

In general, The Dutch company-logo’s was exhibited in the following way:

Posters

Posted on 50 billboards and posts of “Almatygoroformlenie” JSC as well as in 11 universities, at “Caesar” and “Arman” cinema theatres, in the offices of the Dutch companies (Shell, ABN AMRO BANK, Heineken, Kcell).

Leaflets

A total of 4000 leaflets were disseminated by a mobile promoters group (3 persons) at the following venues:

New Square, Kazakh-Amercian University, along Satpayev Str until Seifullin Str., Kainar University, Politechnical University, down Baiturssynov Str., Academy of Sports and Tourism, Down Abylai Khan Ave. (Old Square—Tole Bi-Park—Aiteke Bi—Jubileiny supermarket—Meloman—Caesar movie theatre— ”Arbat” – from “Tsum” to Silk Way

Academy of cinema and television, Arman movie theatre, KIMEP, Agrarian University, University of International business, Zooveterinarian University, Medical University, Academy of transport and communications, college of transport and communications, Tselinny movie theatre, corner of Abai and Jandossov, Law University, Central Asian University, University of International Trade and Business, Kazakh State Academy of Management, Atakent, Karkara, Ramstore gallery, Kazakh State University.

Stage branding

Old Square, back panel of the stage

Pop-up stands

4 in total; placed in the “Caesar” cinema, at the “Tengri Umai” Gallery, on the territory of the «Football Land»”sports complex and at the Regent Hotel

Banner (horizontal)

“Football Land” sports complex, central field

Banner (vertical)

KBTU façade, on the left and on the right from stage

Banner across the road

Dostyk Ave. (corner of Abai Ave.), Abylai Khan Ave. (approximately corner of Zhibek Zholy Ave.)

E-flyer in English and Russian

Direct mailing has been accomplished to the following addresses:

- 40000 e-mail addresses in Almaty (private database)

- database of the Embassy (approx. 600 addresses)

- database of Calipso Holiday agency (approx. 3000 addresses)

- database of Eurobak

- database of the Most-Advertising Agency

- database of the International Academy of Business

Approximate attendance of the events in the framework of the Dutch Week:

Concert in the old Square: 2500—3000 people

Concert at Palladium Jazz Club: 360 people

“Caesar” Cinema: approx. 700 people throughout 3 days

Opening of the exhibition at “Tengri-Umai” Gallery: approx. 200 people

Mini-football tournament: approx. 150 people

Business seminar: 120 people.

Old Square, 30 minutes before the performance

Old Square during the performance

Lucette Snellenburg, Humphrey Campbell, Simone Pormes

Roy Dackus

Humphrey Campbell

Spectators

Pop-up stand Banner on the KBTU façade

Business football: teams line up before the tournament begins

Ambassador Peter van Leeuwen kicks in

Ronald Kleijer is interviewed by Khabar TV at the opening of the exhibition

European Film Week

The Delegation of the European Commission in Kazakhstan annually organises a European Film Week in Kazakhstan, which also travels to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Over the past three years the Embassy has presented the following feature films:

2006 Leef!

2005 Shouf Shouf Habibi!

2004 The Twin Sisters

2003 The Discovery of Heaven

2002 Oeroeg

Other cultural events:

  • Art&Shock International Cultural Meetings 2004

  • First International Flower Festival

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Education

NUFFIC is the Netherlands Organization for Cooperation in Higher Education. It provides assistance to students from all over the world to find information, get enrolled and study in the Netherlands. You will find more information at www.nuffic.nl

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