It is a unique educational and expert platform for identifying the main challenges and trends within the youth environment and searching for the best practices in youth policy in education, culture, and media at local, regional, and international levels.

The upcoming Summit 2026 will address the theme of “Education in an Era of Global Changes: Human Resources for Sustainable Development.” In addition, panel sessions of the event will focus on discussing key issues related to the development of education, science, and youth policy, including best practices in the digitalisation of education, advanced experience in the field of artificial intelligence, as well as modern approaches to creating conditions for youth self-realisation.

As part of the Summit, the Global Youth Leadership Awards ceremony will take place in partnership with international organisations. Additionally, the Summit will feature a study on key trends and challenges affecting young people. As a result of the Summit, a joint declaration will be signed and an action plan will be adopted, which will form the basis for the implementation of joint children’s and youth initiatives and long-term cooperation programmes in the countries of the Islamic world, BRICS, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Kazan Global Youth Summit

27-30 August 2026

Kazan, Tatarstan
(Russian Federation)
Summit topics
  • Best Practices in the Digitization of Education
  • Youth Self-Realisation
  • Education, Science, and Youth Policy
  • Artificial Intelligence in Education
Participants
  • 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, media representatives
  • Leaders in educational technology from BRICS, OIC, and Asia-Pacific region countries
Application is open
Youth in Focus:
Global Education Trends 2025
Key insights on education and career trends from youth worldwide
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Declaration of the
IV Kazan Global Youth Summit
Read the Declaration
IV Kazan Global Youth Summit 2025
In 2025, the Summit brought together 200 delegates from 46 countries, with the main agenda focusing on education of personality in the era of global changes: values-based career development.
III Kazan Global Youth Summit 2024
In 2024, the Summit brought together 110 delegates from 42 countries. The main agenda was the discussion of digitalization and modern tools of youth policy.
II Kazan Global Youth Summit 2023

In 2023, the Summit hosted 140 delegates from 30 countries. The Summit’s agenda was dedicated to the discussion of the role of traditional values in the education of children and youth in the modern world

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