The Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University, in collaboration with the Shoqan Valikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, hosted an international scientific and practical conference as part of the traditional "Nurpeis Readings" in honor of the prominent scientist, academician, Doctor of historical sciences, professor, honored worker of science and technology of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR, and academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, Kenes Nurpeis.

 The purpose of the event was to comprehensively discuss new directions and research in the field of humanities in independent Kazakhstan among domestic and foreign scholars.

Beibitkul Karimova, Chair of the Managing Board – Rector, participated and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the conference titled "Kazakhstan in the Period of Independence: Quests and New Directions in the Humanities." In her speech, the head of the university highlighted the academician's contribution to national historical science and emphasized the importance of new paradigms and innovative models in modern humanitarian education.

During the conference, domestic and international scientists, doctoral students, and school teachers discussed the development prospects of Kazakhstan's humanities, issues of historical consciousness and national identity, as well as the role of artificial intelligence in research.