Samat Salimbek uulu, a fourth-year student at the Institute of History and Law of Osh State University, has been named the winner of the “MediaKoon” Youth Forum.
He won the final stage of the iTalks Caravan, organized as part of Global Media and Information Literacy Week.
The iTalks Caravan covered four regions of Kyrgyzstan, with events held in Tokmok, Karakol, Jalal-Abad and Osh. During the programme, participants' media literacy, ability to critically assess information, think analytically and express well-grounded opinions on social issues were evaluated.
The forum was held within the framework of the project “Strengthening Interconnectedness for Social Cohesion through Youth Empowerment”, implemented by UNESCO with the support of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund.
Samat Salimbek uulu has previously achieved success in several national and international competitions. In the academic and intellectual field, he received a first-degree diploma in the “Best Student of Central Asia” competition. He also won first place in a national competition organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, second place at an international student research conference organized by the Russian Customs Academy, and a third-degree diploma in the international competition “Law of BRICS Countries: Youth Perspective”.
In addition, he became the champion of Osh within the Young Voice programme under UNESCO and IDEA initiatives. He also conducts training sessions for young people on human rights, legal literacy and civic responsibility as part of the “Jashтар Zhelkeni” project.