A letter of thanks from the rector of the Kokshetau University named after Abai Myrzakhmetov, Professor, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan Elyubaev S.Z. was sent to the Candidate of Economics, ass.prof. of the Department «Accounting and Finance» Kurmanova G.K. and 4th year student of the OP «Finance» Dzhumaleev A.S. The letter noted a great personal contribution to the organization of the international scientific-practical conference “The first step to Independence: The Declaration «On the State Sovereignty of the Kazakh SSR», dedicated to the celebration of the Republic Day. The topic of the report by G.K. Kurmanova and A.S. Dzhumaleeva «Trends in the development of industry in Kazakhstan».