In the framework of the international conference QS World Wide - 2019, a working meeting of the Ban Ki-moon Institute for Sustainable Development at Al-Farabi KazNU with the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment at Yonsei University (IGEE) was held.
In his welcoming speech, the First Vice-Rector of KazNU and the current Director of the Ban Ki-moon Institute for Sustainable Development, Professor Mukhambetkali Burkitbayev acquainted the guests with the activities of the Institute in the field of education, science and international partnership.
In turn, Professor Song Dong Wu, the leader of the IGEE team and Mr. Chang Hong Lee, the coordinator of the Ban Ki-moon Center for Sustainable Development and the Center for Social Inclusion at Yonsei University, spoke about the activities of international departments.
During the discussion, representatives of the Institute made a proposal to jointly organize a plenary session at the annual international event «GEEF Seoul 2020».
Following the results of the working meeting, agreements were reached for the further implementation of joint programs. Including the publication of the second book of collections of scientific articles on the work of the SDGs with the participation of the faculty of IGEE.