Within the program of the International Forum «Digital Almaty 2020», Rector of Al-Farabi KazNU Academician Galym Muthanov has met with the UN Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild, and the Representative of the United Nations Department of Global Communications Vlastimil Samek.
The parties discussed issues of participation of KazNU, as the Global Hub of the UN «Academic Impact» Programme on Sustainable Development, in events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
Fabrizio Hochschild expressed appreciation for the activities of KazNU as the head of the Global Hub, emphasizing the importance of international initiatives and projects of the Kazakhstani University in the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals. He also highlighted the importance of events dedicated to the anniversary of Al-Farabi, and the need to popularize his virtuous ideas, which are relevant for the sustainable development of human civilization.