SDG 17. Partnerships for the Goals International Scientific Relations and Academic Mobility

      From October 25 to October 30, 2026, Head of the Department of Turkology and Language Theory at the Faculty of Philology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor R.A. Avakova and PhD Sh.T. Kudyarova paid an international scientific and academic visit to Berdakh Karakalpak State University in Nukus upon a special invitation from Karakalpak colleagues.

      During the visit, the scholars delivered a series of guest lectures for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, as well as early-career researchers, at the Faculty of Karakalpak Philology and Journalism and the Faculty of Uzbek Philology.

     The lectures, focused on modern Turkology and linguistics, comprehensively covered pressing issues of contemporary linguistics, comparative-historical grammar of Turkic languages, common lexical layers of the Kazakh, Karakalpak, and Uzbek languages, as well as modern research methodologies.

      The sessions were conducted in an interactive dialogue format, allowing students to ask detailed questions and receive expert insights into language history, general linguistics, and modern development trends of Turkic languages.

    Within the framework of UN SDG 17 ("Partnerships for the Goals"), meetings were also organized to foster international scientific and academic mobility and facilitate methodological experience exchange with the faculty of Berdakh Karakalpak State University. The parties discussed future collaborative research projects and long-term partnership prospects dedicated to studying the shared linguistic and cultural heritage of Turkic peoples.

     Organizers: Head of the Department of Turkology and Language Theory, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor R.A. Avakova, PhD Acting Associate Professor Sh.T. Kudyarova.