Russian-Kazakh Youth Forum (archive event)

The forum is one of the key annual events of Russian-Kazakh cooperation implemented in order to strengthen friendly ties between youth of two countries, exchange experiences between young people and search for new topics and contacts for joint initiatives.

On December 20 at the opening of the forum the participants were greeted by the Deputy Director of the Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Olga Negrova, the Minister of Education and Science of the Astrakhan Region Yegor Ugarov, the Chairman of the Committee for Youth and Family Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kairat Baimuldinov. The Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astrakhan Ardak Madiev, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Republic of Kazakhstan Alexei Borodavkin, the Chairman of the National Youth Council of Russia Grigory Petushkov and the Rector of Astrakhan State University Konstantin Markelov also welcomed the participants.

As part of the event a plenary session “Modern challenges and prospects for the development of youth innovative entrepreneurship in Russia and Kazakhstan”, parallel tracks “Breakthrough technologies of the 21st century: developments of the future” and “Accessible linguistic environment: the foundations of barrier-free communication”, a discussion platform “Technological platforms  of youth entrepreneurial initiatives”, a master class “The unspoken business rules you need to know to win” were organized. A session “New Economy: The Potential of Youth Entrepreneurship”, a master class “Innovations in Biomechanics”, “Esports Team Building”, a session “B2B: Communication without borders”, a visionary lecture “Metaverse”, an immersive show, a master class “Smart kitchen. Delicious grant application constructor”, a historical and cultural quest “Following Kurmangazy’s footsteps in the lower reaches of the Volga”, a business tinder as well as an excursion and educational program with a visit to the FABRIKA Technopark. Business incubator were also organized.

Participants: young people aged 18 to 35 from Russia and Kazakhstan including students and activists with original startup projects, specialists in the development of youth entrepreneurship at universities, employees of departments implementing youth policy in Russia and Kazakhstan. More than 130 people in total (participants, speakers, experts, organizers, volunteers) participated there.

Key results: The Forum acted as a platform for cooperation between young entrepreneurs, representatives of public organizations and educational institutions of Russia and Kazakhstan.

Following the results of the event the participants made proposals to the resolution such as to organize the next Kazakh-Russian Youth Forum in 2023 on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in full-time format, continue to expand cooperation between youth organizations of the participating countries and relevant state structures of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the development of bilateral projects in the field of youth entrepreneurship, to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of educating young people in the spirit of universal values, tolerance, friendship and a culture of peace, respect for each other’s culture, language, history and traditions, the involvement of young people in the preservation and enhancement of the cultural heritage of our peoples. It was also supposed to promote the exchange of information on the development and implementation of youth projects, events in the participating countries, the exchange of materials on the implementation of youth policy between the state structures of Kazakhstan and Russia, promote the implementation of more bilateral and multilateral events aimed at developing bilateral youth entrepreneurship in Russia and Kazakhstan, organize a special platform (or identify an existing platform) for training and knowledge sharing in the field of youth entrepreneurship of representatives of our countries. Proposals such as to create a single startup platform (online) for young entrepreneurs in Russia and Kazakhstan to promote projects and seek financial support, attract representatives of medium and large businesses to participate in youth activities on entrepreneurial activity, expand the boundaries of youth interaction on topical issues including focusing on youth exchanges were announced.