On December 2, 2023, the VIII Kazakhstan Youth section of the XXIX International Symposium "Psychological problems of the meaning of life and Acme" was held online at the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University in Almaty. The organizers of the event were Saule Issaliyeva, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Tatyana Popova, candidate of psychological sciences, senior researcher at the Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of education (Moscow), with the support of the City Scientific and Methodological Center for New Technologies in Education of the Education Department of Almaty, the I.Panfilov Kazakh-Russian Specialized School-Lyceum No 54 in Almaty.

The jury was attended by Ekaterina Fedosenko, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Psychology at Samarkand State University, Alisa Kildishova, Psychologust, Art therapist, Teacher at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Akzhan Barmanasheva (I.Panfilov Kazakh-Russian Specialized School-Lyceum No 54 in Almaty).

The technical moderators of the symposium are Dinara Burkitova, Rumilya Zhakhanova, Ramilya Mashurova, 3-4 year students of specialty 6B01101 - Pedagogy and Psychology of Abai KazNPU.

The Symposium was attended by students and teachers of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, A.Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Sh.Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, M.Kozybaev North Kazakhstan University, students of schools, gymnasiums, lyceums and colleges in Almaty, Ayagoz, Almaty region.

According to the results of the symposium, the winners and laureates in the nominations of schoolchildren and students were: First degree diploma - Ekaterina Stolyarova (Secondary school No 135 in Almaty), Ramilya Kunakht (Gуmnasium No 60 in Almaty), Elizaveta Borovskikh (UO TEFMSh in Almaty); Second degree diploma - Khandor Mun (School-gymnasium No 54 in Almaty); Third degree diploma - Assem Amerzhanova (Pedagogical College of Foreign Languages, Almaty), Ilnara Ergalieva (ASPM school, Almaty), Khatima Salibayeva (Basis secondary school No 7, Auagoz, Abay region), Guzelya Autova (Shokan Ualikhanov Secondary school, Kainazar v.), Ayana Edilbayeva (Secondary school No 96 in Almaty); Laureate diploma - Aiym Tursynbek, Mikhail Koltakov (Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University), Ruslan Shchelchkov (A.Saginov Karagandy Technical University).

For group work on the interactive, the participants received nominal team diplomas of the first or third degree. The most active participants were awarded certificates.