On 12 November 2026, the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts hosted a meeting with Professor Milija Gluhovic of the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. The event brought together the Academy’s faculty members, doctoral students and master’s students.

The meeting focused on the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) Summer School entitled “Staging and Curating Connected Histories along the Silk Roads: India, Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and Europe — Empires, Migrations and Intercultural Dialogues.”

The project is being implemented through international cooperation among the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, Jawaharlal Nehru University, the University of Warwick, the University of Arts in Belgrade and Anadolu University. The organisers are Milija Gluhovic, Kabyl Khalykov and Bishnupriya Dutt.

The participants discussed the programme’s research areas and organisational matters, as well as the concept of holding the IFTR Conference in 2029 in Almaty at the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts.

The meeting contributed to strengthening international academic cooperation, advancing joint research and expanding opportunities for early-career researchers to engage with the international academic community.