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UN REPRESENTATIVE VLASTEMIL SAMEK VISITED KAZNU

3/11/2021

Al-Farabi KazNU hosted a meeting between the representative of the UN Department of Global Communications in Kazakhstan Vlastemil Samek and the rector Zhanseit Tuimebayev, during which they discussed the participation of the country's leading university as a Global Hub of the UN Program "Academic Impact" (UNAI) on sustainable development in events dedicated to The 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan, as well as plans for further cooperation.

As Rector Zhanseit Tuimebayev noted, Al-Farabi KazNU, one of the first universities in Central Asia, joined the UN Academic Impact program aimed at supporting ten globally recognized UN principles related to human rights, literacy, sustainable development and conflict resolution.

“This fact is evidence of the high international recognition of the successful activities of the leading Kazakhstani university, which makes a great contribution to the implementation of sustainable development goals,” said the head of the university, Zhanseit Tuimebayev. The Academic Impact program serves as a dialogue platform for the exchange of views, ideas and experiences between countries around the world. We are ready to continue working on joint projects based on your extensive experience. In this direction, we need to meet more often to discuss specific projects and events. International cooperation issues are especially relevant for us, ”said the head of the university Zhanseit Tuimebayev.

Having headed the Global Hub in 2014, KazNU became the first and only university in the CIS that coordinates and actively involves the world academic community in the implementation of 17 goals of sustainable development of mankind aimed at preserving the planet's resources, ensuring the availability of quality education and well-being, developing innovations, preserving ecosystems.

During the discussion of plans for joint activities, attention was focused on issues of international cooperation, since the university intends to expand the boundaries of its activities to implement the UN sustainable development goals and international projects. The great importance of joint events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence was also noted.

In turn, the representative of the UN Department of Global Communications in Kazakhstan Vlastemil Samek thanked the rector of KazNU for the warm welcome and expressed his boundless respect for teachers and students who actively cooperate and implement the basic principles of the UN. Mr. V. Samek emphasized that the activities of KazNU at the head of the Hub were highly appreciated and recognized by the UN.

“Kazakhstan is a member of the UN. Having established itself in many positions in the international arena, the republic is, according to the First President - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, the locomotive of Central Asia. In this regard, your university contributes to the strengthening of our cooperation. Thanks to the active work of the UN, the international model "New Silk Road" has become popular not only in the region, but throughout the world. The KazNU is a great service in this. I am sure that the UN initiative to create a UNAI hub in KazNU will promote the idea of the First President-Elbasy on strengthening the role of Kazakhstan in the international process of solving global problems and turning the city of Almaty into a regional hub for multilateral diplomacy, ”V. Samek said in his speech.

In conclusion, the rector thanked the guest for the visit and invited him to speak online in front of the students and talk about global issues and UN projects. Zhanseit Kanseituly also said that KazNU is launching a series of lectures by famous foreign scientists and prominent figures for university students.