Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the UNAI global hub on sustainability, in partnership with Kazakhstan Society of Engineering Education held III Asian Universities Forum, «Eurasian Diversity and Role of Universities for Sustainable Development,» within the framework of VII Astana Economic Forum on 21-22 May, 2014 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The main idea of the Forum was to bring together Eurasian key players not only from academic communities but also from international organizations concerned about issues of knowledge-based economy to look into insights of the current state of green economy and sustainable development.
The Forum served for the participants as a unique platform for intelligent dialogue on the new developments regarding the following issues:
• Consolidation of scientific and educational potential of higher educational institutions in addressing main challenges of the present period;
• Internationalization in the condition of Eurasian diversity to increase awareness and competitiveness of Asian universities in the world;
• The role of Universities in creating conditions for sustainable development and energetic security;
• Establishment of joint projects on sustainable development and modernization of higher education universities of Eurasia.
KazNU, as the UNAI hub on sustainability, has developed a Model Plan for Sustainable Development of Universities. The Model Plan focuses on combining collaborative efforts and mobilizing intellectual potential of universities in the world to implement the Millennium Development Goals and plans for sustainable development at the university, city and country levels.
Participants of the III Asian Universities Forum have agreed to unite their efforts with the purpose of creating effective international academic and scientific programs in the field of sustainable development.