The trends among the youth of Kazakhstan include high mobility and a healthy lifestyle

Deputies of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, representatives of public authorities, leading researchers, as well as heads of youth organizations and resource centers of Kazakhstan took part in an expert meeting on the draft National report "Youth of Kazakhstan – 2021". The peculiarity of this year is that the National Report was prepared in the context of the 30th anniversary of the country's Independence, in which a portrait of the Independence generation was compiled.

Thus, it presents a comparative analysis of the dynamics of the development of the youth environment in the context of 10-20-30 years. For qualitative analysis, 4 sociological studies were conducted, as well as public consultations with the expert and scientific community.

The participants noted the practical significance of scientific work, where there is a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of young people in Kazakhstan.

One of the scientific authors of the report, Dana Ashimkhanova, spoke about current trends in the youth environment. So, today the most popular trends are high mobility, digitalization, the use of modern technologies, a dynamic pace and a healthy lifestyle.

During the expert discussion, the participants touched upon such important issues as the perception of their own role in the socio-political system, accessibility and quality of education in the context of the gap between urban and rural schools, trends in the profession market, opportunities and prospects for young people in science.

An important part was the presented chronology of the development of the state youth policy over 30 years. It was noted that this year a new stage of implementation of the state youth policy has begun, which includes new legislative initiatives, the introduction of the Youth Development Index, the implementation of a Comprehensive plan to support youth for 2021-2025.

Chairman of the Committee on Youth and Family Affairs of the MISD of the Republic of Kazakhstan Shakhmardan Baymanov, summing up the work of the expert meeting, stressed the importance of interaction between the state and the scientific and expert community in solving urgent problems of Kazakh youth. "It is the joint efforts within the framework of the implementation of the "The Hearing State" that make it possible to respond in a timely manner to modern challenges in the effective development of youth policy in the country," he said.

Recall that on the initiative of Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Scientific Research Center "Youth" has been publishing the National Report "Youth of Kazakhstan" annually since 2013. By the end of this year, the National Report prepared by the order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be officially presented and made publicly available to the general public.