Youth and safety: KRSU will discuss the challenges of destructive ideologies

The International Youth Conference «Central Asia: preventing the spread of dangerous destructive ideologies among young people: challenges and responsibilities» will be held at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University on April 24, 2026.The event is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and will be held in a hybrid format with the possibility of face-to-face and remote participation.The organizers are the Institute for the Prevention of Destructiveness and Extremism among Youth KRSU together with the Academy of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic named after Lieutenant General A.K. Bakaev and the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic named after Major General E. Aliyev.The conference will become a platform for discussing current challenges associated with the spread of extremism, terrorism and corruption among the youth of Central Asian countries, as well as for exchanging best practices in preventing such threats.Key topics include — modern mechanisms for countering destructive ideologies, issues of information security in the digital environment, the development of interstate and interdepartmental interaction, as well as the role of higher education in the formation of an anti-corruption, anti-terrorist and anti-extremist culture of youth.Students, undergraduates, graduate students and cadets of higher educational institutions of Central Asian countries are invited to participate.Working language of the conference: RussianForm of participation: offline - online (connection link will be sent to registered participants additionally).Date: April 24, 2026.Time: 10.00 – 14.00 (Kyrgyzstan time)Registration of participants: 9.30 – 10.00 (Kyrgyzstan time)Venue: Bishkek, Kyiv st., 44, main building KRSU, room 212To participate, you must submit an application by email ipdem1305@mail.ru before April 17, 2026.The conference is aimed at developing youth dialogue and increasing the effectiveness of preventive measures in the field of national and regional security.