The problems of theoretical and practical training of specialists in special education university programs were addressed at the International Scientifi c Conference “Special Education and Sociocultural Integration – 2023” (October 27–28, 2023, Saratov State University). These issues bear the relevance to this research. The aim of the article is to provide an analytical review of the scientifi c problems raised at the International Scientifi c Conference “Special Education and Sociocultural Integration – 2023: Theory and Practice of Training Specialists in University Programs in Special Education”. The article describes the main commitments of the conference and the forms of their fulfi llment; the article also summarizes the discussions at the plenary and panel sessions, the content of master classes, and the results of the student competition of research papers.