The international conference on «Disinformation and extremist attacks in social networks» was held at DKU

International conference of the GIZ regional program «Prevention of Violent Extremism in Central Asia» on the topic «Disinformation and extremist attacks in social networks — what protects society and the state?» It took place within the walls of the Kazakh-German University.

GIZ Country Director Mr. Joerg Pudelka, President of the Kazakh-German University Mr. Wolrad Rommel and Deputy Head of the Almaty Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs named after M. Esbulatov Ms. Zhanat Dilbarkhanova delivered a welcoming speech.

The conference was attended by representatives of ministries, scientific and research institutes, as well as higher educational institutions for the training of specialists from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Germany.

During the meeting, the issues of cybersecurity, the implementation of measures to counter extremism on the Internet and so on were touched upon.

It is worth noting that DKU teachers also took part in the conference and made presentations:

Sebastian Mayer, DAAD Long-term Associate Professor of International Relations, DKU Faculty of World Politics
Presentation on the topic: «OSCE strategies to combat extremism in the European Union»

Irina Chernykh, Member of the Representative Office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Central Asia, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor at DKU
Speech on the topic: «Rehabilitation and reintegration of Muslim women returned from the conflict zone in Syria and Iraq: difficulties, problems, risks»

Rustam Burnashev, Professor, DKU Faculty of World Politics
Presentation on the topic: «Difficult integration of Muslim women returning from war zones»

Serik Beymenbetov, Vice-Rector for Science and Technology Transfer at DKU
Presentation on the topic: «How susceptible are young people to extremist ideas?»

DKU expresses its gratitude to the participants, speakers and To the GIZ Representative Office for interesting discussions and contribution to the development of this topic.