Key speakers Vadim EREMIN Professor, Moscow State University Chemistry Olympiads in Russia: Traditions and National Peculiarities Raphaël SchneiderProfessor, Université de Lorraine Graphene and carbon-nitride based photocatalysts : applications in water treatment and hydrogen production Konstantin KokhDr., Sobolev Institute of Geology and mineralogy Development of methods for synthesis and crystal growth of chalcogenide compounds Vitaliy KhutoryanskiyProfessor, University of Reading Advances in the Development of Mucoadhesive Polymers for Drug Delivery Valery KULICHIKHIN Professor, Moscow State University Polymer Colloids: Structural Characteristics and Behavior Jie KONGProfessor, Northwestern Polytechnical University Self-healing Polymers for Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Self-Powered Sensors Zhumabay BAKENOVProfessor, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University Advanced Materials and Devices for Energy Storage Mukhambetkali BURKITBAYEV Professor, al-Farabi University The Landscape of High Education in Central Asian countries Sylvain GIRAUDET Professor, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR) Research activities at ENSCR, with a particular focus on environmental technologies