On April 19-20, a master class on operative and diagnostic endoscopy was held in Shymkent on the basis of the city cancer center with the participation of Kazakhstani and Russian experts. Operations with translation from the operating room were performed, and lectures on topical topics in endoscopy were also given. The event was sponsored by Olympus representative office in Kazakhstan, Proma and Sona-Pharmexim, with the support of the Kazakh Endoscopic Society. The format of participation was online and offline.