Eagle huntress N.Aisholpan receives offers from Harvard and Oxford

Oyundelger 2017-11-10 08:11

Art & Culture

Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh received Aisholpan Nurgaiv, better known as an eagle huntress girl.

Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh received Aisholpan Nurgaiv, better known as an eagle huntress girl. N.Aisholpan studies in the 11th grade at the Zayed Secondary School of Ulgii soum, Bayan-Ulgii aimag. She recently received the Asia Game Changer Award with her movie ‘The Eagle Huntress’, which tells a story of a girl who has trained and hunted with eagles since the age of 10. The Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation to the parents of Aisholpan for bringing up such a gallant daughter. N.Aisholpan told the Prime Minister that her dream is to become a physician. She has received offers from the Harvard University and the University of Oxford following the release of the movie. “Although acting in a movie is fun, I still want to be a physician,” she told the Prime Minister. Present at the meeting were G.Soltan, MP, and Kh.Badelkhan, Member of Cabinet, who emphasized the increasing popularity of annual Golden Eagle Festival among tourists and interest of more Kazakh households to teach their daughters the tradition of hunting with eagles.