Dear colleagues,

On December 8-9, 2023, Mingachevir State University will host the 2nd International Scientific Conference "Sustainable Development Strategy: Global Trends, National Practices and New Goals".

The aim of the conference: to present the main results of research in the field of global trends of sustainable economic development, environmental sustainability, compliance of social and economic development goals with the Sustainable Development Goals, realities of the fourth industrial revolution, balanced development of regions, sustainable energy supply, modern trends in the post-conflict period, national and international practices in the field of quality education, high well-being society, etc.

The idea of the conference: to facilitate the implementation of the tasks arising from the document "Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" adopted by the United Nations, as well as "Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic Development", "Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022-2026", and other national and international strategic documents.

Conference organizers: Mingachevir State University (Azerbaijan), Gazi University (Türkiye, TBC), Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University (Türkiye), Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), Kyiv National University of Technology and Design (Ukraine, TBC), Kyrgyz Economic University (Kyrgyz Republic), Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay (Kazakhstan, TBC).

Conference partners: Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan (TBC), Mingachevir City Executive Authority Office, International Association of Universities (TBC).

Working languages of the conference: Azerbaijani, Turkish, English, Russian.

Form of the conference: hybrid (traditional and virtual)

Main topics of the conference:

Strategy for sustainable economic development

Sustainable development and high economic growth

Sustainable development trends in the non-energy sector

Sustainable regional development

The growing role of tourism in sustainable economic development

New trends in cross-country economic cooperation

Quality education

Innovative education

Modern learning technologies

New trends in higher education

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Digitalization and innovation society

Information security

Artificial Intelligence

Smart city concept

Green energy

Modern energy technologies

Renewable energy

Green energy zones in post-conflict areas

The growing role of Azerbaijan in European energy security

Clean environment

Ecological balance

Environmentally friendly technologies

Green chemistry concept

Global environmental protection efforts

Post-conflict development challenges

Karabakh Victory and success model of Azerbaijan

Concept of Great Return and sustainable settlement of the territories liberated from occupation

Zangezur Corridor: New opportunities in international transportation

Tourism potential of Karabakh

New trends in humanities

Significance of social-humanitarian sciences for modern society

Modern philosophical views and concepts of sustainable development

Role of interdisciplinary scientific research in sustainable development

Multiculturalism, intercultural dialogue

Modern linguistic picture of the world: Socio-linguistic problems

Turkish world

General picture of the modern Turkish world

Organization of Turkic States

Possibilities of multi-vector cooperation between Turkish-speaking countries

Rules and requirements for the conference materials

The text is typed in A4 format (210x297 mm) using Times New Roman font in MS Word (font size - 12; line spacing - 1.5; all margins - 2 cm);

the text of conference materials (paper or abstract) should be 3-4 pages in length;

the title of the conference material must be placed in the center (in bold); full name of the author(s); academic degree, academic title; country; name of the place of work and study (for doctoral students and dissertationists) (in italics); e-mail address; phone number;

the list of references is given at the end of the text in alphabetical order and in accordance with the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission (the number of the cited literature is indicated inside the text: for example, [3, p.48-57], [2]).

Inclusion of the paper (abstract) in the Conference Proceedings will be determined by the relevant sections. If necessary, it will be proposed to resubmit the paper (abstract) based on the comments and notes of the section. A paper (abstract) will not be included in the Conference Proceedings if the comments and notes of the section are not accepted, edited and resubmitted in time.

Materials will be checked by the anti-plagiarism program. The Conference Proceedings will be published as a collection.

Submitted papers and abstracts are non-returnable.

Only one conference material will be accepted from one author or team of authors.

Conference materials (papers and abstracts) should be submitted by e-mail by November 20, 2023 to: [email protected].

Contact person:

Vugar Mustafayev (Executive Secretary)

Tel: (+994 55) 289 12 66