KAZNU DEVELOPS SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA

Chairman of the Board – Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebayev held a meeting with a delegation headed by the Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Almaty Jiang Wei. At the meeting, the achievements of the university were presented and information concerning the established cooperation with higher educational institutions of China was announced.

In his speech, the rector stressed the need to implement joint innovative projects with China: "Al-Farabi Kazakh National University closely cooperates with higher educational institutions of China. We will continue this activity. We must pay special attention to science. In this context, I propose jointly with China to open a research and innovation center or a technology park on the territory of the university," Zhanseit Tuimebayev said.

Today, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University cooperates with 43 the most prestigious Chinese universities. These are such universities as: Shanghai University of Foreign Languages, Peking University, Wuhan University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Xinjiang University, Beijing University of Foreign Languages, etc. In the 2019-2022 academic year, 79 students of KazNU completed an internship at universities in China via academic mobility. Also, 37 KazNU’s academic staff visited China to participate in conferences, where they improved their qualifications. Currently, 386 Chinese students study at KazNU. The university has a Department of Chinese Studies and Confucius Institute.

Chinese Consul General in Almaty, Jiang Wei noted that the partnership between Kazakhstan and China is developing dynamically. “Now it is important to develop science. We lost three years because of the pandemic. Now we need to do a double work. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is a leading university in Kazakhstan. We intend to develop a partnership with you in the scientific direction. I am ready to raise the work in this direction to a new level and take an active part in the implementation of joint innovative projects,” the Consul General announced.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to systematically implement these initiatives.

Press Service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University