UN SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Great Altai – The Ancestral Home of the Turks"

On September 25–26, 2026, in Burabay (Rixos Borovoe), the 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Great Altai – The Ancestral Home of the Turks" was held in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goal 17: "Partnerships for the Goals." The large-scale academic forum brought together world-renowned Turkologists, serving as an exemplary model of international scientific integration aimed at preserving and digitally updating shared cultural heritage. 

     The conference was attended by over 100 distinguished scholars representing 12 countries, including Kazakhstan, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Bulgaria, Belgium, and the USA. The plenary session was moderated by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek, and featured congratulatory letters from heads of state.

A significant contribution to strengthening international academic partnership was made by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Chairman of the Board – Rector of Al-Farabi KazNU, Professor Zhanseit Tuimebayev, moderated the section "Turkic Languages in the Eurasian Space," while ENU Rector, Professor Erlan Sydykov, Professor Nurila Shaimerdinova, Dr. PhD Zhadyra Aidarbekova, and ENU Turkologist scholars led organizational efforts to unite the global scientific community.

       Dr. Raushangul A. Avakova, Head of the Department of Turkology and Language Theory at Al-Farabi KazNU, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, presented a key report titled "Altai – The Source of Turkic Spiritual Heritage: Ancient Turkic Linguistic Worldview and Modern Digital Turkology." In her presentation, Professor R.A. Avakova highlighted collaborative outcomes between international (Türkiye, Germany) and national (KazNU, A. Baitursynuly Institute of Linguistics, ENU) research institutions. The report emphasized integrating modern global IT tools (CLDR, corpus linguistics, AI, 3D scanning) to advance "Digital Turkology."

The event successfully reinforced academic networks among global research institutions and universities, demonstrating a concrete implementation of SDG 17 in higher education and science.

      Organizers and Key Partners: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Faculty of Philology, Department of Turkology and Language Theory), international and national research centers.