Dear Colleagues! We cordially invite you to participate in the Republican Scientific and Practical Conference entitled: “The Evolution of Social Policy in Kazakhstan: Historical Transformations, the Legacy of the Soviet Period, and Post-Soviet Reforms (1920s–1980s)” Date: July 14, 2026Time: 11:00 a.m.Venue: Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, Gylym Ordasy Building, 28 Shevchenko Street,…

Dear colleagues! On June 17, 2026, the department of history of Kazakhstan and neighboring countries in ancient and medieval times of the Institute of History and Ethnology named after Sh.Sh. Ualikhanov will hold a scientific seminar on the topic “Relations between the Ulus of Jochi (Golden Horde) and the Yuan Dynasty of the XIII-XIV centuries…

DEAR COLLEAGUES! The Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology of the Committee on Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, invites you to participate in the international scientific-practical conference: «History of Kazakhstan’s regions: archival sources, oral history and folkloric heritage» The conference is held within the framework of the…

DEAR COLLEAGUES! The Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology on October 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. holds an international scientific and practical conference on the topic: “Demographic Trends in Kazakhstan: History and Contemporary Issues in the Research of Young Scholars” The main thematic areas of the conference:               Venue: Institute of History and Ethnology…

KAZAKH ETHNOGRAPHIC SCHOOL 2nd International Scientific Conference (Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the prominent ethnographer E.A. Massanov) The Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology is holding a series of international scientific conferences dedicated to the history of ethnographic scholarship in Kazakhstan and current issues in national ethnology under the general…

DEAR COLLEAGUES! The Institute of History and Ethnology named after Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov, through the Department of the History of Kazakhstan and Adjacent Countries in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, will hold a scientific seminar on April 28, 2026, entitled: “Ancient Historical Sources Related to Tamga Studies” The purpose of the seminar is to provide…

Dear Colleagues! On April 21, 2026 the Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology will hold a Republican Scientific and Practical Conference on the topic:“The Kazakh Ural Region: Historical Dynamics and Institutions of Interaction (16th – Early 20th Centuries)”. The conference is planned within the framework of the grant-funded research project “The Specifics of Kazakh-Russian…

Dear Colleagues! The Ch.Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology will hold an international scientific and practical conference on April 7, 2026, entitled “Kayum Mukhamedkhanov in the History of 20th-Century Kazakhstan and His Scientific and Cultural Heritage.” Kayum Mukhamedkhanov (1916–2004) was a scholar, author of the lyrics to the National Anthem of the Kazakh SSR…

Dear colleagues! On February 25, 2026, the Ch.Ch. Valikhanov institute of history and ethnology will hold a scientific seminar “The geopolitical situation during the Turgesh Khaganate and its study,” organized by the Department of Ancient and Medieval History of Kazakhstan and Neighboring Countries. The purpose of the scientific seminar is to familiarize with the results…

Dear Colleagues! On 20 March 2026, the Ch. Ch. Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology will hold an International Scientific and Practical Conference entitled“Contemporary Trends in the Development of Kazakhstani Historical Scholarship,” dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Zakish Tulehanovna Sadvokasova. Professor Z. T. Sadvokasova is a renowned Kazakhstani historian,…