On 31 October 2019 ISTC took part in an International Forum of Scientists and Experts entitled “Unity in Diversity: Kazakhstan and International Experience”, convened in Nur-Sultan and dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.

The Forum was inaugurated by Mr. Zhanseit Tuimebayev, Deputy Chairman, Head of the APK Secretariat, Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Other speakers included: Mr. Yerlan Abil, Rector, Academy of Public Administration; Prof. Dr. Zarema Shaukenova, Director, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, Dr. Aigul Sadvokassova, Chairman of the SAC, Head of the Research Center in the Central Asian Region; and many other officials and members of the academia. Panel Discussions were dedicated to various aspects of the effective communication,  to the role of youth and other topics.

Kamen Velichkov, SPM and DA, greeted the participants on behalf of ISTC during the Plenary session.