On September 14, 2019, teachers and students of the Faculty of International Relations attended the annual scientific and practical Conference organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Kazakhstan in cooperation with the Central Asian Studies Center (CASC) KIMEP. The theme of the conference: "One Belt, One Road - geopolitical reality". Together with guests from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, students and teachers of IRF had the opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the One Belt, One Road Initiative.