Round table «Promoting Sustainable Development Goals through education and Research»

On February 28, 2024, a round table "Promoting Sustainable Development Goals through education and Research" was held jointly with UNICEF in Kazakhstan, the Institute of Economic Research of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the NGO "National Alliance of Professional Social Workers of Kazakhstan" (NAPSW).

To achieve the goal, the following tasks are defined:
- interaction and cooperation on the development of human capital and ensuring the well-being of the population in achieving the goals of sustainable development of the region;
- Establish a dialogue with state and local executive bodies, non-governmental organizations for a deeper understanding of the role of social work in achieving SDG indicators.

According to the results of the round table, the following are expected:
- Building sustainable partnerships: strengthening the commitment of the SDG roundtable participants to jointly plan and implement initiatives for the sustainable development of the region in the context of educational, educational and socio-economic processes;
- Strengthening human capital: developing the professional competencies of teachers and researchers to integrate the principles of sustainable development into educational programs and research projects;
- Recognizing the importance of social work: raising public awareness of the importance of social work in achieving the SDGs.

The round table was attended online by representatives of the United Nations, UNICEF, WHO, the Office for Relations and Partnerships of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Kazakhstan; Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan А.А.Nadirkulova;  Adviser to the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Director of the ITeachMe Foundation Competence Development Center Z.O.Begalieva; Programme Officer FAO Kazakhstan Zh.T.Bozayeva;  M.B.Nurzhanov, Leading expert of the Secretariat for Sustainable Development Goals of the Institute of Economic Research; A.V.Stativkina, Coordinator of climate change programs of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Kazakhstan; leading specialist of the Federal Methodological Center for Financial Literacy of the Population, Associate Professor of the Department of State and Municipal Finance G.V.Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, PhD in Economics D.I.Stepanova; Deputy General Director of JSC «QazTrade» at the Trade Policy Center of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, international expert N.N.Kulbatyrov; acting Head of the SDG Project Office at Satbayev University A.K.Zhaksalykova; Deputy Director of the NGO National Alliance of Professional Social Workers (NAPSW) A.K.Aubakirova;, Head of the NAPSR Branch in the Almaty region Zh.N.Abdykalykova;, Director of the Department of Science and Innovation of the S.Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University Zh.S.Bulhairov; member of the UN Youth Council in Kazakhstan, Captain of EnactusSeifullin University T.Kulzhanova; Offline participants also included Sh.A.Abiyeva, Head of the Department of Education Development and Payroll Analysis, Monitoring of the Department of Economics and Finance of the Kyzylorda region; specialists from the Representative Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Kyzylorda region;, head of the NAPSW branch for the Kyzylorda region S.Zh.Ismagulova; UNICEF master trainer, specialist in social work at Polyclinic No.1.Kyzylorda M.R.Moldabayeva; faculty and students of Kyzylorda University named after Korkyt Ata.

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