BILAL ERDOGAN VISITED THE AL FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

The delegation of Ibn Khaldun University (Turkey) paid an official visit to Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

The Turkish delegation, which consisted of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ibn Khaldun University Professor Irfan Gunduz, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Nejmeddin Bilal Erdogan, Rector of Ibn Khaldun University Professor Atilla Arkan, Director of the Haydar Aliyev Eurasia Studies Research and Application Center Professor Yashar Sary, Director of International Relations Enes Yalman visited the Al-Farabi Library.

During negotiations with the leadership of KazNU, Deputy Chairman Nejmeddin Bilal Erdogan congratulated the staff of al-Farabi KazNU on the high achievement in the QS WUR rating. He noted that KazNU improved its performance in one year and immediately rose 25 lines up and entered the top 150 best universities in the world.

“Al-Farabi as an outstanding scientist of the Middle Ages left a great spiritual heritage to the Turkic nation. I reckon that KazNU is worthy to bear his name. As a trustee of Ibn Khaldun University, I would like two universities to reach such great achievements in the field of science and education, as two thinkers did in their time. Ibn Khaldun University has bright prospects and our university is ready to adopt your experience in entering the world ranking. I am very glad that the rector of KazNU Zhanseit Tuimebayev has agreed to cooperate with our university. Kazakhstan is a country of great opportunities. At official meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Kazakhstan K.K. Tokayev noted the importance of Turkish investments. Turkey intends to contribute to the development of bilateral relations. As a result, 15 agreements were signed, among them special attention was paid to the field of education. We as representatives of education and science must also make our contribution. I would like to emphasize that Ibn Khaldun and Al-Farabi Universities will implement exchange programs between both teaching staff and students. In Turkey the Orhun and Mevlana educational programs operate in the framework of this program. I am very happy about the prospect and infrastructure of your university” - Nejmeddin Bilal Erdogan mentioned in his speech.

In turn, Chairman of the Board-Rector Zhanseit Tuimebayev informed the delegation about the activities and achievements of the university. Today KazNU successfully cooperates with more than 500 universities around the world, including 21 universities in Turkey. Currently 32 students from the Republic of Turkey are studying at KazNU. Within the framework of scientific and educational programs, 49 professors from different universities of Turkey worked at KazNU, provided scientific supervision to PhD students.

"In May this year, as part of the state visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Turkey and the Kyrgyz Republic, we established branches of KazNU in Istanbul and Bishkek. And we believe that the results of cooperation will make a definite contribution to the transformation of KazNU into a world-class research university. Further development will be aimed at the improvement the quality of education and increasing the contribution of science to the socio-economic development of the country," emphasized the rector of the KazNU.

It was noted that this partnership is a significant step in the development of bilateral relations, which ensures the implementation of projects within the framework of academic mobility, exchange of teachers and students, joint scientific research.

During the meeting parties discussed the prospects of the development of science and education. At the end of the meeting, an Agreement on Academic and Educational Cooperation was signed between Ibn Khaldun Universities and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Press Service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University