Sustainable Regional Development in Central Asia»
(Ryskulov Readings - 2023)
This year, on May 11 and 12, Narxoz University, together with The Regional Science Association International, is holding an international conference on sustainable development in Central Asia "The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Regional Development in Central Asia" (Ryskulov Readings - 2023).
RSAI is the publisher of the Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP) - Q2 journal in the Scopus database. According to our agreement, all abstracts approved for presentation by the scientific committee of the conference will be considered by the editors of the journal for publication in the format of an article absolutely free of charge. All other papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
The conference is also dedicated to a significant date - the 60th anniversary of Narxoz University. The university, founded in 1963, has trained more than 140,000 graduates for the economy of Kazakhstan, and in 2023 Narxoz draws a jubilee line under its past and reveals grandiose plans for the future.
March 15
Deadline for Abstracts Submission
April 1
Notification of the abstract decision
May 11 – 12
Conference dates
June 30
Deadline for full paper submission
Speakers
- Eduardo HaddadRSAI ex-President; University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Tomás P. DentinhoRSPP Editor-in-Chief; CEEAplA, University of Azores, Portugal
- Chinara AdamkulovaRector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic named after K. Dikambaeva
- Brendan DupreyDirector of the Sustainable Kazakhstan Research Institute, Narxoz University, Kazakhstan
- Isabel Freitas
Head of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture of the University Portucalense, Portugal
- Abror Juraev
Vice-rector for Int. Cooperation Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan
- Abdul Shaban
School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Private non-profit university founded in Kazakhstan in 1963. The university currently houses five schools and four research centers, including the Research Institute for Sustainable Development of Kazakhstan.
How to submit a publication to the conference?
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly invited to contribute to and help to shape the conference through submissions of their research works (abstract or paper). High-quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, or theoretical work in all areas of Sustainable Regional Development are encouraged for presentation at the conference.
Abstract Requirements
● abstract should be sent to conference2023@narxoz.kz
● information about the author(s) is presented in 3 languages
● no more than 500 words (1 page)
● list of references at the discretion of the author (no more than 5 sources)
Key Topics:
● Sustainable development
● Regional development theory and practice
● Urban and regional development
● Resilience and sustainability
● Institutions and development
● Legal framework for Sustainable Development
● Economic geography
● Regional policy analysis
● Political economics
● Spatial economics and planning
● Ecological and environmental analysis
● Transportation networks
● Spatial data analysis
● Economics and Finance for regional development
● Technology in regional development
Conference Proceedings
All the accepted abstracts and papers can be presented in the conference. Authors can submit full of the paper or extended abstract (English/Russian/Kazakh versions) in order to be considered to publish in the conference proceedings published by the Narxoz university.
For publication in RSPP (Regional Science Policy and Practice) , only papers based on abstracts accepted for oral presentation at the conference will be considered. All participants will be notified of the results of the review. The full version of the article must be submitted by June 30, 2023.
Articles will go through a mandatory peer review process, and if accepted, they will be published in a special issue of the RSPP, indexed in Scopus and other scientific databases. You can look at previous published materials.
The working languages of the conference are Kazakh, Russian and English. Abstracts can be submitted in any of the languages, but only papers submitted in English will be considered for publication in the RSPP.
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Link to the program
Private non-profit university founded in Kazakhstan in 1963. The university currently houses five schools and four research centers, including the Research Institute for Sustainable Development of Kazakhstan.
Eduardo Haddad – Immediate Past President of Regional Science Association International, Brazil
Tomaz Ponce Dentinho - Editor of RSPP (The scientific journal Regional Science Policy and Practice) Portugal
Aigerim Raimzhanova – Director of Department of International Development and Partnership, Narxoz University, Kazakhstan
Brendan Duprey – Director of Narxoz Sustainable Kazakhstan Research Institute, Narxoz University, Kazakhstan
Elena Abenova – Head of education program in Tourism, Narxoz University, Kazakhstan
Makhabbat Ramazanova – Assistant professor and Researcher, University of Portucalense, Portugal
Meerim Sydykova – Researcher, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Almaz Kadyraliev – Rector, Economic University, Kyrgyzstan
Andrea Caragliu – Politecnico di Milano, ABC Department, RSAI Executive Director, Italy
Andres Rodrigues – Pose–Professor, London School of economics, United Kingdom
Andrey Shenin – Vice-Provost for Research, Narxoz University, Kazakhstan
Anuarbek Kakabayev – Ualikhanov University, Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Bobur Sobirov – Researcher, Samarkand branch of Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan
Brendan Duprey – Director of Narxoz Sustainable Kazakhstan Research Institute, Kazakhstan
Eduardo Haddad – President of Regional Science Association International, Brazil
Elena Abenova – Head of education program in Tourism, Narxoz University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Gulnur Saspugayeva – Associate Professor, Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Hans Westlund – President of Regional Science Association International, Sweden
Isabel Freitas – Director of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, University of Portucalense, Portugal
Makhabbat Ramazanova - Assistant professor and Researcher, University of Portucalense, Portugal
Meerim Sydykova – Researcher, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Paul Snow – Professor, University of Beijing, China
Peter Nijkamp – Professor, Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sumana Banerjee – Professor, University de Kolkata, India
Tomas Dentinho – Professor, University of Azores, Portugal
Conference mail: conference2023@narxoz.kz
University website: narxoz.edu.kz
Almaty, Kazakhstan
