THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE «AL-FARABI AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY

We are pleased to announce that, as part of the Al-Farabi International Symposium 2026 «Philosophy. Virtue. Future», dedicated to the philosophical and scientific legacy of Abu Nasr al-Farabi and to be held on November 6–7, 2026, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and ISESCO will jointly hold the Second International Conference «AL-FARABI AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY»

Abu Nasr al-Farabi was a great thinker who holds a unique place in the history of world philosophy and science. His encyclopedic legacy, spanning philosophy, logic, mathematics, music, astronomy, medicine, sociology, and political theory, had a significant influence on the development of scientific and philosophical thought in both the East and the West. Today, Al-Farabi’s legacy remains one of the key intellectual foundations for exploring issues of intercultural dialogue, virtue, prudent governance, education, and morality.

The aim of the conference is to comprehensively study the philosophical and cultural legacy of Abu Nasr al-Farabi and to determine the place of his scientific and spiritual teaching in the development of world civilization. The conference also seeks to demonstrate the relevance of the thinker’s ideas to contemporary education, intercultural dialogue, and the advancement of humanistic values.

Main Conference Sections

1. Al-Farabi’s Legacy and Global Challenges:

   • Morality, leadership, and statehood: Al-Farabi’s lessons for governance in the 21st century;

   • Al-Farabi’s philosophy of the virtuous society amid the crisis of the world order;

   • Al-Farabi’s legacy and the UN global agenda;

   • Language and intercultural dialogue in Al-Farabi’s legacy.

2. Al-Farabi and the Philosophy of the Future:

   • Al-Farabi’s philosophy and artificial intelligence: a moral balance between humans and technology;

   • The future of the global order and ethical principles;

   • Education, identity, and future models of statehood in light of Al-Farabi’s ideas.

3. Al-Farabi and the Education of Responsible Citizens:

   • Virtue as the foundation of citizenship in Kazakhstani society;

   • Service ethics, integrity, and prudence in governance culture;

   • Al-Farabi’s legacy and the transformation of education.

4.  The Kazakhstani Experience of Farabi Studies

• The formation and development of the Kazakhstani school of Farabi studies: continuity of Al-Farabi’s intellectual legacy;

  • Translations and interpretations of Al-Farabi’s legacy in Kazakhstani scholarship;

  • The contribution of Kazakhstani scholars to global Farabi studies.

The conference invites Kazakhstani and international scholars, university professors, heads of research centers, early-career researchers, doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers working in philosophy, history, political theory, religious studies, cultural studies, oriental studies, Turkic studies, linguistics, and other social, humanitarian, and interdisciplinary fields.

Working languages of the conference: Kazakh, Russian, and English.

Conference Publications

Conference papers will be published in electronic format in the volume “Al-Farabi and His Contribution to the History of Humanity.”

In addition, selected papers will be recommended for publication in the scientific journal “New Research of Tuva”, jointly published by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and its partners and indexed in Scopus (Q1), as well as in the following journals included in the list of publications recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “KazNU Bulletin, Series of Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Political Science”, “KazNU Bulletin, Series of Religious Studies”, “KazNU Bulletin, Series of Pedagogical Sciences”, and “KazNU Bulletin, Series of Psychology and Sociology.”

Papers that meet the official requirements of the above journals will be accepted for publication upon payment of the corresponding fee: USD 300 for “New Research of Tuva” and KZT 60,000 for the KazNU Bulletin journals.

Deadline: Paper titles, to be formatted in accordance with the requirements of the respective journals, must be submitted by October 15, 2026.

Date and venue:

November 6, 2026, starting at 14:30.

«Al-Farabi» Scientific Library (Conference Hall No. 408), Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71 Al-Farabi Avenue, Almaty.

Organizing Committee:

Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies, and the «Al-Farabi» Center of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Contact information:

Ainur Kurmanalieva, Head of the Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Professor, e-mail: Ainura.Kurmanalieva@kaznu.edu.kz

Mira Baltymova, Acting Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, tel.: +7 705 378 9221 (WhatsApp), e-mail: Mira.Baltymova@kaznu.edu.kz

Kudaiberdi Bagasharov, Acting Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, tel.: +7 778 357 57 14 (WhatsApp), e-mail: Kudaiberdy.Bagasharov@kaznu.edu.kz