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During the state visit of Kazakhstan’s President K. Tokayev to Singapore, the National University of Singapore (NUS), representing the Asia Research Institute (ARI), and the Center for International Programs JSC (CIP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation. The signing ceremony was attended by Professor Tim Bunnell, Director of ARI, and Abai Rakhmet, Deputy Chairman of the CIP.

The primary goal of this agreement is to strengthen cooperation in research and development in the fields of humanities and social sciences, as well as to study interactions between Central and Southeast A...

Today, the Center for International Programs hosted a meeting with a representative from the University of Illinois (Chicago, USA). The delegation included Dr. Amuei Torkmahalleh Mehdi, Associate Professor at the School of Public Health, specializing in Environmental Health and Occupational Hygiene.

Acting Chairman of the Center for International Programs, Arman Ashkin, welcomed the foreign scholar and expressed readiness to strengthen cooperation across all programs. The parties also discussed expanding collaboration in the fields of public health, chemical, and biological engineering. Additi...

Bakhytnur Works at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, PhD, Acting Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanics

In 2013, Bakhytnur completed a Kazakh-French double degree program at KazNU and the University of Lorraine. After her master's degree, she worked as a junior research fellow at Nazarbayev University.

«My research focuses on studying the adsorption process. I am involved in quantitative modeling of carbon dioxide adsorption on compacted activated carbon. The adsorption process is used in various fields, including medicine, clean gas production, water filtration, energy, and co...

Starting May 20, 2024, applications will be accepted for studying at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Tajikistan under the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Applications are accepted online through the «Electronic Government» portal – eGov.kz or in person at the Center for International Programs (CIP) office in Astana from 9:00 AM on May 20, 2024, to 6:30 PM on June 13, 2024.

100 grants are allocated for Kazakh citizens:

• Technical specialties: 50 places (bachelor's – 40, master's – 10).
• Medical s...

Today, the Center for International Programs hosted a meeting with a delegation from Constructor University, located in Fegesack, Bremen, Germany. The delegation included the University’s Managing Director, Thomas Auf der Heyde, who is also the Vice President for International Affairs and Public Relations, and Irada Hageg, the Director of International Public Relations.

The parties discussed expanding cooperation in the areas of the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships and the «Bolashak» program. Currently, 13 individuals are undergoing research internships at the university.

The Cha...

The Center for International Programs, the administrator of the «Bolashak» presidential scholarship and the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internships, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Erasmus MC, a leading medical center of Erasmus University in the Netherlands. The signing ceremony took place in Astana with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kazakhstan and JSC «NC KAZAKH INVEST».

Under the memorandum, Kazakhstanis will have the opportunity to undertake research internships through the «500 visiting scholars» program and receive academic training th...

In response to numerous requests from researchers, the Center for International Programs is implementing assistance in establishing contacts with leading universities and research institutes around the world.

Experts from the Center for International Programs will officially and free of charge assist in establishing connections and obtaining invitations from foreign universities and research institutes for the «500 visiting scholars» scientific internship program.

The «500 visiting scholars» project provides an opportunity for hundreds of researchers from various cities in Kazakhstan to undert...

Under the chairmanship of the Vice Minister of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan, Dinara Shcheglova, a meeting of the Final Commission for intergovernmental grants was held.

By the decision of the Final Commission, 11 Kazakhstanis have been recommended for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs at leading universities in Poland.

The final decision on awarding the educational grants will be made by the Polish side.

The grant covers the costs of academic education, and students in the doctoral program will receive a monthly stipend. Education will be conducted in Polish.

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