NAC Expert Participated in an International Conference in East Kazakhstan Region

Rassul Kospanov, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Regional Analysis of the National Analytical Center (NAC), took part in the XXIV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Ethnodemographic Processes in the Eurasian Space: Transformations and Challenges of Sustainable Development,” dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.

The event took place on October 20–21, 2025, in Oskemen, bringing together leading scholars from Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. The conference was organized by the International Research Center “DIGITAL SOCIAL RESEARCH” of the D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University (EKTU) with the support of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.

Within the framework of the session “The City as a Space of Socio-Demographic Transformations,” Rassul Kospanov presented a report titled “Generational Differences in the Religious Identity of Urban Residents in Kazakhstan.”

In his presentation, the researcher emphasized that despite generational differences, the continuity of religious traditions remains strong in Kazakhstani society, while urbanization and digitalization are reinforcing the pluralistic and secular nature of urban culture.