Event Program
2 October 2026
14:00 – 14:10
Opening Session
Sapar Toxanov, Rector, Qazaq AI Research University (QAIRU) – host of the meeting
Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, Founder, Rectors’ Club: Central Asia+; Founder and President, Almaty Management University (AlmaU)
Government Perspective
Representative of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan / Ministry of AI
Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, Founder, Rectors’ Club: Central Asia+; Founder and President, Almaty Management University (AlmaU)
Government Perspective
Representative of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan / Ministry of AI
Welcome remarks
14:10 – 14:50
Keynote speech
Professor Alexander Sidorkin, former Chief AI officer and Dean of Education, California State University-Sacramento, United States; co-author of “Universities After AI: Voices from the Global Frontier”
The keynote will provide a forward-looking perspective on how AI may affect the fundamental functions and assumptions of the university: from knowledge production and teaching to credentials, academic work and institutional models.
Q&A Session
The keynote will provide a forward-looking perspective on how AI may affect the fundamental functions and assumptions of the university: from knowledge production and teaching to credentials, academic work and institutional models.
Q&A Session
“WHEN COGNITIVE LABOR CHANGES: FROM AI AUTOMATION TO THE RELATIONAL UNIVERSITY”
14:50 – 15:30
WORKSHOP
Pavel Luksha, Founder of Global Education Futures; Associate Researcher at Learning Planet Institute (France); Member of the World Academy of Art and Science (USA). Expert in international initiatives on future skills and education transformation.
15:30 – 15:50
Coffee Break
15:50 – 16:30
Leadership Panel
Suggested participants:
Pavel Luksha, Global Education Futures / co-editor, Universities After AI
University leader from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan
University leader from Kazakhstan
Representative of AlmaU / Tolyq Adam
International expert on AI, education and the future of learning
Pavel Luksha, Global Education Futures / co-editor, Universities After AI
University leader from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan
University leader from Kazakhstan
Representative of AlmaU / Tolyq Adam
International expert on AI, education and the future of learning
«HUMAN AGENCY, LEARNING AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY AFTER AI»
16:30 – 16:45
Closing Session
The meeting will conclude with a short collective reflection and presentation of the proposed Astana Statement on Universities After AI. The Statement will identify shared priorities for responsible and human-centred AI transformation in higher education and provide a basis for continued work through the Rectors’ Club: Central Asia+.
From Conversation to Action: Astana Statement 2026
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