REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS VISIT KAZNU

A delegation headed by Senior Adviser on Education of the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Jael Shisanya paid a special visit to Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

The honored guests visited the KazNU campus and got acquainted with the al-Farabi Museum. During the visit, representatives of the delegation met with a member of the Board of KazNU – Vice-Rector for Operations Assel Uvalieva.

"Al-Farabi Kazakh National University has risen to the 150^th place in the QS world ranking, and among Asian countries took the 44^th place. The university also ranks first in the "QS Asia University Rankings 2023: Central Asia" rating. This status opens up wide opportunities for international cooperation. Special attention in Kazakhstan is paid to the issues of increasing competitiveness, improving the public administration system, and intensifying work on environmental protection. Currently, about 3 thousand students from 54 countries study at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Among them there are four refugees study at the university," Asel Bekbolatovna said.

The head of the delegation, Ms. Jael Shisania thanked the leadership of KazNU for the warm welcome and informed about the main functions and tasks of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Also in her speech , she noted: "I believe that our meeting will further strengthen the partnership. In this context, I want to make my suggestion. It would be heplful if the university provided special benefits and additional assistance to refugees."

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views and discussed issues on the development of mutually beneficial cooperation.

Press Service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University