«The future of humanity and our planet
depend on young people.
However, it also depends on whether
they will have the skills
needed to solve today’s problems
and shape a more peaceful future».
UN Secretary-General António Guterres

July 15th is a special day for youth: in 2014, the UN General Assembly declared July 15th as World Youth Skills Day, celebrated annually since then. The idea of establishing the Day belongs to Sri Lankan representatives at the UN, who expressed concern over the growth and scale of youth unemployment during a regular session of the General Assembly.

On April 2, 2024, the online conference «Towards Inclusive Excellence in TVET» was held. Organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC and BIBB, the conference featured participation from T.A. Nigmatullina, head of the UNEVOC Center at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies (branch) of the EUP VO «Academy of Labor and Social Relations», and A.Y. Bakirova, coordinator of the UNEVOC Center.

Students of the Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies were among the audience of a vibrant and lively Trade Union KVN Festival for Working Youth of Bashkortostan. Organized by the Federation of Trade Unions of Bashkortostan with the support of the State Committee for Youth Affairs of Bashkortostan and the Council of the local public organization «Club of the Funny and Resourceful» of Ufa, the event took place on April 21, 2024, at the city’s main venue, the «Toratau» Congress Hall.

On April 20, 2024, the Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies (branch) of the EUP VO «Academy of Labor and Social Relations» participated in the «Rebooting Educational Experience» conference, organized by the Institute of International Education of Moscow Pedagogical State University.

This was a unique platform for exchanging experiences and discussing pressing issues related to artificial intelligence, digitalization, a business approach, and adapting to new challenges in teaching and education.