Rector of KazNU took part in the Central Asian Education Forum
Chairman of the Board – Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebayev took part in the international conference "Central Asia as the next center of higher education", which was held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
The large-scale event brought together statesmen, university rectors, outstanding scientists and well-known experts in the field of higher education of Central Asian countries in the capital of Uzbekistan.
The moderator at the opening ceremony of the forum was the First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan Komiljon Karimov. Welcoming words were addressed to the participants: Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ibrohim Abdurakhmanov, Head of the UNESCO Office in Tashkent in Uzbekistan Sarah Noshadi, Director of the British Council Denise Waddingham.
The speech of the Chairman of the Board – Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebayev was dedicated to the development of higher education in Kazakhstan, which this year marks 95 years. There are 118 organizations of higher and postgraduate education in the republic, where 609 thousand people study, including 228 thousand people by state order.
Taking into account the forecast of changes in the labor market, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan has created an Atlas of new professions. Kazakhstan's universities are moving in accordance with global trends in their development: massification, digitalization, internationalization, development of corporate governance and academic freedom, increasing requirements for the quality of educational services, etc.
"Among the Kazakh universities included in the Times Higher Education University impact Rankings 2023, KazNU occupies a leading position in all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). KazNU actively strengthens global cooperation and cooperation with leading universities of the world. To date, KazNU has concluded more than 550 contracts with universities from 53 countries. Special attention is paid to the implementation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and negotiations are underway to establish a partnership for sustainable development with the TOP 300 universities in the world. A strategy of internationalization of universities is being implemented in Kazakhstan, international universities are functioning and branches of foreign universities are opening. In order to implement academic and cultural exchange of experience, best practices, the task is to create an Alliance of Universities and an Alliance of Students from Central Asian countries," the head of the leading university of Kazakhstan said.
Within the framework of mutually beneficial partnership, KazNU has cooperation agreements with universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan – 18, the Kyrgyz Republic – 9, the Republic of Tajikistan – 5 and the Republic of Turkmenistan – 2.
"Central Asia not only can, but should strive to become a hub of higher education. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, for its part, is open to all proposals and is ready to provide all possible assistance to our partners to achieve the goals of international cooperation to expand mutually beneficial cooperation," the Rector of KazNU concluded his speech.
Within the framework of the plenary session and panel sections, the forum participants will discuss topical issues of the development of higher education in Central Asian countries.They also stressed the need to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, especially in the areas of "Quality of education", "Industry, innovation and infrastructure", as well as in the development of "Partnerships to achieve these goals".
Press Service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
