On October 31, 2019, head of the Department of APK of Karaganda state industrial university Zhanabergenova Dinara Kenesovna took an active part in the International forum of scientists “Unity in diversity: Kazakhstan and international experience”, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Scientific expert Council of the Assembly of peoples of Kazakhstan (Nur – Sultan).

Within the framework of the international forum, an exchange of views between foreign and Kazakh experts, scientists and members of the scientific and expert Council of the APK on issues of unity in diversity, development of public relations in Kazakhstan and in the Central Asian region as a whole took place.

The work of The international forum was carried out in the following areas:

* dialogue and effective communication in a multi-ethnic society;

* the role of youth in a multi-ethnic society;

• ethno-demographic processes of modern times: perspectives and challenges.

Participants of the panel discussion discussed topical issues of inter-ethnic dialogue society in the countries of the region in ensuring peace, stability and reconciliation, the role of ethnic groups of Kazakhstan in the dialogue with the countries of historical origin, migration processes in Kazakhstan, trends in fertility and mortality in Kazakhstan, globalization and ethno-demographic trends in Kazakhstan and discussed the results of the survey: a sense of solidarity in our society, raised the quality of education in rural schools.

In this context acquire special importance for a comprehensive study together with colleagues of the region’s countries, research relating to problems of the impact of global trends on ethnic diversity, ethno-demographic processes in the conditions of the polyethnic and poly-confessional society. The participants of the discussions noted that new civilizational challenges of modern society are being actualized with the growth of digitalization and the washing away of cultural boundaries.

The participants of the International forum noted the following:

* taking into account the role of the Kazakh people as a state-forming nation, it is necessary to continue to strengthen social harmony and unity through the construction of inter-ethnic dialogue and the strengthening of civil identity;

* it is important to study ethnodemographic processes together with researchers from the countries of the region in connection with the growth of labor and educational migration, especially among young people and the actualization of such problems as adaptation and integration of migrants in host societies;

• to preserve the national consensus necessary to strengthen the cooperation in science and education between scientists of countries of the region and members of the Scientific Advisory Council to study issues such as the formation of state-civil, regional and ethnic identity;

* it is necessary to intensify the work of the Scientific and expert Council to find new scientifically based approaches to resolving interethnic conflicts, taking into account current challenges and trends;

• in order to enhance the role of society in promoting harmony among different social and ethnic groups, the scientific and expert community needs to analyze current political processes and propose recommendations for further strengthening unity in diversity;

* need to search .new approaches to work with young people, as new challenges can become drivers of changes in the values and views of the new generation.

The forum participants unanimously recognized the relevance and timeliness of such expert platforms to discuss the range of problems related to issues such as unity and diversity. In this process, the importance of the work of the Scientific and expert Council of the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan, which has been successfully operating for 10 years in the expert and analytical field of the country, is noted.

Combining the efforts of specialists in different fields of knowledge, the scientific and Expert Council of the APK creates platforms to discuss the most significant trends in the development and change of interethnic relations. Taking into account the subtlety and relevance of the subject of the scientific and Expert Council, we Express our readiness to support and develop research projects of the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan.

All participants expressed special gratitude to the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan for organizing and creating favorable conditions for scientific discussion.

The press service of  KSIU.