Today, tourism is one of the most actively developing sectors of the economy in the world. Despite the fact that over the past few decades, several countries have managed to raise their economies to a much higher level as a result of intensive reforms related to attracting foreign tourists. If we look at the quantitative and statistical data, we can clearly see that the tourism industry has a significant weight in comparison with other sectors with significant incomes. According to experts, since 2005, the tourism sector has taken the first place in terms of revenue generation, leaving behind the export of cars and oil. The influential place and importance of tourism in the country's economy was widely discussed at the international scientific and practical online conference, which took place on February 10-11 at the Kazakhstan University of engineering and technology. This scientific meeting on the topic" tourism as a factor of sustainable development of the region " was held at the Kazakhstan engineering and Technological University, Altai Republic .

At the opening of the plenary session of the conference, rector of the Kazakhstan University of engineering and technology Gulnar Sarsenbekova focused on the role of higher education in the field of international tourism,spoke about the current trends in the development of the world, including in Kazakhstan and Russia, and shared topical issues in the development of regional and international tourism. "We live and work in Almaty, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with a high level of international tourism. There is a mountain ice rink" Medeu", ski resort" Shymbulak " and other attractions that tourists from all over the world visit. Kazakhstan engineering and Technology University, located in a favorable zone of tourism, is open for cooperation and is ready to become a regional innovation and educational cluster in the field of tourism industry," he said. During the conference, topical topics were touched upon by domestic and foreign specialists, and rational thoughts were expressed.