5th Kazan International Linguistic Summit held at KFU
The forum took up 29 to 31 October.
The opening ceremony featured Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Leila Fazleeva, President of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature and the Russian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature Vladimir Tolstoy, Rector of Kazan University Lenar Safin, Consuls General of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Iran in Kazan and representatives of the academic community – distinguished philologists and linguists from around the world.
Addressing the summit participants, the Rector stressed that linguistics is not just a science of languages, but also a bridge connecting cultures, peoples and civilizations.
“Language is an integral part of our identity, our heritage, our history. It enables us to express our thoughts, feelings, dreams, and to understand and accept other people. Language is a means of communication that makes us closer to each other despite distances and borders,” Lenar Safin said.
He thanked the guests and organizers of the event, noting its importance for the university, “We are proud to contribute to the development of linguistic science and education, to promote intercultural dialog and cooperation. Our university is always open for cooperation with other scientific and educational institutions. We hope that this summit will be another step towards strengthening these ties.”
In conclusion, the Rector wished all the participants productive work and expressed confidence that the summit will provide not only a unique opportunity for the best minds in linguistics to present their scientific research, but also a chance for young scientists and students to learn about the latest achievements in linguistics, gain new experience and make useful contacts.
This year’s Kazan International Linguistic Summit was dedicated to the 220th anniversary of Kazan University. The headline invited speaker of the scientific conference on the challenges and trends of modern linguistics was Tatyana Chernigovskaya, Doctor of Biological and Philological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Studies of St. Petersburg State University. She spoke on the problems of linguistics and the development of human brain.
In general, about 700 delegates took part in the event. Those were researchers from 20 CIS and non-CIS countries – from Belarus and Turkmenistan to Austria, Ecuador, and Spain. In addition, the summit brought 1,500 teachers of Russian, native and foreign languages, education managers, leading scholars, innovative teachers, and representatives of various teachers’ associations and unions.