Republican Seminar-Meeting “Language Strategy in Science: Problems and Solutions”

On May 22, 2025, Astana International University, in collaboration with the Language Policy Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the International “Kazakh Language” Society, and the National Academy of Sciences under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, held a republican seminar-meeting entitled “Language Strategy in Science: Problems and Solutions.”
The purpose of the seminar was to expand the use of the state language in the scientific sphere.

The seminar was attended by officials responsible for the development of the state language in higher educational institutions, research institutes, and centers, as well as representatives of the Committees for quality assurance in postgraduate education, science, and higher education, and the Association of Universities. The participants discussed ways to improve the administrative and organizational processes related to the use of the state language in scientific articles, dissertations, scientific and technical projects, and documentation.

The seminar opened with a welcoming speech by the Chairman of the Language Policy Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Candidate of Philological Sciences Yerbol Yerdembekuly Tileshov. The session continued with presentations by the Vice-President of the International “Kazakh Language” Society, Doctor of Philology, Professor, and academician of the NAS RK Sherubai Kurmanbaiuly on “Topical Issues of Improving and Standardizing Scientific Terminology,” and the Vice-President of Astana International University Kairat Amangeldyuly Abdrakhmanov on “Compliance with Language Legislation in Educational Documentation,” among others.

Particular attention was drawn to the report by Berikhan Iisbekuly, Doctor of Science and Chief Expert of the Department for Ensuring Compliance with Language Legislation under the Language Policy Committee, titled “Language Situation in Science: Achievements and Challenges,” which analyzed the use of Kazakh in scientific publications and official documentation at universities across the country.

According to the leadership of the Language Policy Committee, from now on, documentation and activities related to the Kazakh language in universities will be strictly monitored. It is hoped that this renewed focus on the Kazakh language will yield positive results.