Implementation of joint projects with Qingdao University

A delegation from Qingdao Agricultural University headed by Vice Rector, Professor Zhang Yumei visited Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. During the visit, a meeting was held with the leadership of KazNU and a discussion of further partnership prospects.

Samgat Yermekbayev, Acting Deputy Chairman of the Board and First Vice–Rector of KazNU, met with representatives of the Chinese university. The negotiations were also attended by scientists from the Faculty of Information Technology and the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. The foreign delegation included representatives of the SCO Regional Research Center, the Information Management Center, the College of Agriculture, and the College of Natural and Information Sciences.

The First Vice-rector of KazNU stressed that cooperation with leading universities in China is an important area of internationalization of education and science. According to him, combining the potential of the two universities will make it possible to develop applied solutions for the agricultural sector and expand academic mobility.

Zhang Yumei spoke about Qingdao Agricultural University, which has 26 academic departments and more than 30,000 students. The university cooperates with more than 100 organizations from 20 countries and regions. The projector of the PRC University expressed interest in launching joint educational and research initiatives and noted that Qingdao Agricultural University is ready to develop student and teacher exchange, as well as participate in international scientific projects.

The parties discussed the prospects for the development of scientific and academic partnership in the field of agriculture. Special attention was paid to the implementation of joint research and the exchange of scientific experience. The participants noted the possibilities of cooperation in the field of sustainable agriculture, food security, information technology, ecology, biotechnology and training of specialists.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University