Elena S. Shmakova, PhD of the Department of Russian Language and Literature at M.Kh. Dulati Taraz Regional University, took part in the III International Linguoculturological Forum "Linguoculturology in the System of Modern Communications: Values, Images, Guidelines, Trends, and Artificial Intelligence." This large-scale scientific event took place from October 1 to October 3, 2026, at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) named after Patrice Lumumba in Moscow.

The forum's program brought together leading philologists, linguists, and researchers from Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Belarus, Slovakia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The participants focused on the most pressing challenges of modern science: ranging from traditional issues of intercultural communication and theolinguoculturology to the integration of large language models and neural networks into humanitarian research.

Within the framework of the forum, E.S. Shmakova attended plenary sessions featuring presentations by the founders of linguoculturological schools, thematic sections dedicated to the applied aspects of language interference and young scientists' perspectives on the development of philology, specialized masterclasses, as well as roundtables and scientific seminars discussing the vectors of linguistics development in the Web 2.0 era.

The Department of Russian Language and Literature continues to actively strengthen international scientific ties, confirming the high status of our university in the global educational arena.