The Forum of Young Scientists of the CIS Member States is implemented in accordance with the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for International Youth Cooperation of the CIS Member States. The main objectives of the event are to promote the development of research potential in the Commonwealth, the assistance in the promotion and implementation of joint research projects in the Commonwealth, popularization of science, technology and technology in the CIS.
At the opening of the forum the participants were welcomed by the Acting Director of the Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Alexander Vedekhin, the Head of the Department for Cooperation in the Field of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth of the Department of Humanitarian Cooperation, General Political and Social Problems of the CIS Executive Committee Tatyana Kovaleva, the Head of Department of Education and Science of Rossotrudnichestvo Vadim Zaichikov, the Advisor to the Association of Technical Universities, the Director of the Intersectoral Educational and Scientific Centre for Technological Development and Eurasian Integration of the named after Bauman Moscow State Technical University Valery Baltyan. The Member of the Coordination Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Council for Science and Education under the President of the Russian Federation Andrey Baikov, the Vice-Rector for Research at MGIMO (University) of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Dean of the Faculty of Social Communication, Professor of Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University Irina Shilina also welcomed the participants.
Within the framework of the forum the panel session "The CIS: points of contact for scientific youth" was held, the session "Scientific article: from idea to implementation", the master class on fundraising, work in groups in humanitarian and technical areas, visits to scientific and laboratory sites, visiting the pavilion "Cosmos" at VDNH, the workshop session, the excursion program, creative master class, etc. were conducted.
Participants: representatives of youth public organizations, leaders of youth movements, representatives of government agencies implementing youth policy (the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan) became the forum’s delegates. The total number of the participants (delegates from countries, experts, speakers, organizers) – more than 94 people.
Key results: The Forum has become the unique platform brought together representatives of eight CIS Member States (active young scientists and students including the Chairmen of the Councils of Young Scientists of the CIS Member States) who made a number of proposals for the further cooperation, promotion and implementation of joint research projects, popularization of science in the CIS.
Within the framework of the forum’s program the participants were able to obtain an expert assessment on the issues of interaction between scientific communities in the CIS space, learn information about the activities of countries in the development of Councils of young scientists, learn more about measures to support young scientists, exchange experience in implementing scientific and educational projects in countries, develop proposals for implementation of further cooperation.
As a result of the event the participants contributed their ideas and proposals to the draft resolution of the forum.
According to the proposals received in the resolution of the forum and in accordance with the Action Plan for 2023–2024 for the implementation of the Strategy for International Youth Cooperation of the CIS Member States for 2021–2030, the next forum is planned for conduction in 2023 in the Russian Federation.
