Country: Russian Federation
Location: Kazan, Tatarstan
Program: Kazan Global Youth Summit
Dates: 26-30 August 2026
Theme: “Education in an Era of Global Changes: Human Resources for Sustainable Development”
Application: Open.
The Kazan Global Youth Summit 2026 brings together education, youth policy, and international dialogue in one expert platform. It is framed around major issues in youth development, while also giving attention to education, science, digitalisation, and artificial intelligence.
What the Summit Covers
The summit will discuss best practices in youth policy at local, regional, and international levels. Moreover, it will address key challenges and trends in the youth environment.
It will also include panel sessions on the development of education, science, and youth policy, along with modern approaches to creating conditions for youth self-realisation.
Participant Profile
The summit lists these participant groups on its official page:
• World-renowned scientists
• Heads of higher education institutions, educational foundations, and centers
• Ministers of education and science, youth affairs, culture, labor, digitalisation, and media from participating countries
• Diplomats and representatives of international organisations
• Opinion leaders and leaders of youth organisations, bloggers, and media representatives
• Leaders in educational technology from BRICS, OIC, and Asia-Pacific region countries
Summit Results and Past Editions
As part of the 2026 summit, the Global Youth Leadership Awards ceremony will be held in partnership with international organisations. In addition, the summit will feature a study on key trends and challenges affecting young people. The event will end with a joint declaration and an action plan that will support joint children’s and youth initiatives and long-term cooperation programmes across the Islamic world, BRICS, and the Asia-Pacific region.
The official site also records the previous editions. The 2025 summit gathered 200 delegates from 46 countries and focused on education of personality in the era of global changes: values-based career development. The 2024 edition gathered 110 delegates from 42 countries and focused on digitalization and modern tools of youth policy. The 2023 summit hosted 140 delegates from 30 countries and discussed the role of traditional values in the education of children and youth in the modern world.
