On March 1, 2016, Engineering Technical Faculty students of A. Baitursynov Kostanay State University visited the Great Patriotic War veteran Nikolay Panteleyevich Stepurin in honor of celebration "Gratitude Day ". The Great Patriotic War veteran was glad to share the invaluable experience and reminiscence with students. The younger generation talked about modern policy, and then handed food package.

Nikolay Panteleyevich was born on May 1, 1926 in Kostanay, he was called for service and served 7 years. In 43-45 years he was at war in Estonia, Poland, Germany as a part of the Third Baltic front.

Nikolay Panteleyevich kindly photographed with students on the memory. Each student told to the veteran the special, warm, kind words, when they has been leaving him. Everyone thanked him for the blue sky over the head! Students promised to visit him again.