On April 10, 2025, the city of Shymkent hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Auezov Readings – 23: The Phenomenon of Abai and New Cognitive Horizons,” dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the great thinker Hakim Abai. The event was organized by M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University.

As part of the conference, Serik Esentaevich Nurmuratov, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, and Director of the Center for Philosophy of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered a meaningful presentation titled: “The Problem of the Human in Kazakh Philosophy and the Philosophy of Abai.”

The conference featured contemporary philosophical reflections and academic perspectives on Abai’s legacy through new research approaches. The event was held at an international level, with participation from scholars from Uzbekistan, Turkey, Russia, and other countries, who also gave welcome speeches.

Speakers at the Opening Ceremony:

•          Darhan Zhumakhanovich Akhmed-Zaki – Chairman of the Board – Rector of M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University

•          Dariya Perneshevna Kozhamzharova – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

•          Albina Balgabayevna Elshieva – Member of the Shymkent City Maslikhat, Member of the “Amanat” Party Faction

•          Saidasror Saidakhmedovich Gulyamov – Doctor of Economics, Professor, Tashkent State Agrarian University, Uzbekistan

•          Sevil Karaman – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor, Ankara University, Turkey

•          Nailya Gumerovna Bagautdinova – Doctor of Economics, Professor, Kazan Federal University, Russia

•          Azizbek Abdulazizovich Bakhodirov – Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Belarus-Uzbek Intersectoral Institute of Technical Qualifications, Uzbekistan

This conference served as a significant platform for rethinking Abai’s philosophical legacy in the context of modern challenges and for promoting spiritual and philosophical values in a new cognitive dimension.

Center for Philosophy