INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL BRIDGE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 4

The international community has adopted an ambitious Agenda for Sustainable Development until 2030. At the same time, education and training are of central importance for achieving the goals set in this agenda. Thus, the idea of quality education is fully reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) - "To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all." The Education-2030 agenda pays significant attention to literacy and adult learning, including within the framework of target 4.6 and the corresponding indicative strategies. The Sustainable Development Goals in the field of education are a kind of call to action from all countries - developing, rich and medium-developed. It is aimed at improving well-being and providing universal access to high-quality development systems.
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Al-Farabi contributes to the implementation of the UN program by holding joint events at the national and international levels, and thus making the maximum contribution to the formation of the country's human (intellectual) potential and ensuring quality education. Thus, on December 2, 2024, graduate students and postgraduate students of the Higher School of Economics and Business of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University under the guidance of PhD, associate Professor G.K. Kulzhanbekova, together with 1st-year  Master degree students of the Gazakh branch of Baku State University (Azerbaijan) Nuray Hasanli, Gulnar Maharramova, Nigar Hajiyeva, and teachers Samadova Sanura, Hajiyeva Vasila, with the participation of a teacher-researcher Bakasova A.K. as well as with foreign students of KazNU from China and Afghanistan held an international digital bridge dedicated to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 in the field of quality education. The digital bridge was organized in a hybrid format, which has become common in the post-pandemic period.
When covering the topic of quality education, the digital bridge participants drew the audience's attention to the fact that in order to eliminate inequalities in education for vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations, it is necessary to continue active work in the countries from which the participants of the international digital bridge were coming.
All reports and messages emphasized that in order to achieve sustainable development, it is necessary to combine the efforts of three sectors. These are the economic, socio-political and environmental sectors in the broadest sense. It was noted that to date, the world has made some progress in improving access to key objectives within the framework of SDG 4.
All reports stated that the political and socio-economic transformations carried out in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China and Afghanistan are aimed at building an education system that takes into account the interests of children, the special needs of persons with disabilities and gender aspects, as well as ensuring a safe, violence-free and socially barrier-free and effective learning environment for all. At the end of the digital bridge, a photo session was organized, and all participants expressed a great desire to continue cooperation within the framework of new joint projects.

Teachers of the Foreign Languages Department
Kulzhanbekova G.K., Tleugabylova Z.A., Bekalayeva A.O., Murumbaeva G.A.,  Orazbekova I.G., Khalenova A.R.