On November 25, 2025, a guest lecture was held at the Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University, organized by the Institute of Social and Humanitarian Sciences and Arts and the Department of History. The speaker was Dinara Saparova, PhD, Head of the Department of Postgraduate Education and Academic Mobility at Astana International University.
The lecture was devoted to the topic: “Digital Identity and Cultural Roots: How Youth Build a Connection with the Past in the Online Space.”
Students of the educational programs “History–Social Sciences (IP)” and “History–Religious Studies” took part in the event.
During the lecture, the speaker discussed how modern youth form a connection with national and cultural values in the digital space, how individual and collective historical memory is renewed in online formats, as well as the influence of digital technologies on historical cognition. The lecture was held in an interactive format, giving students the opportunity to express their opinions and ask questions.
This guest lecture provided future historians and religious scholars with a unique opportunity to explore new academic directions in the era of digitalization and to master modern research methods.
