KazNU and Shanghai Political-Legal University signed a cooperation agreement

On the eve of the Forum of the Association of Law Universities of the SCO countries (PRC) Chairman of the Board-Rector of KazNU named after Al-Farabi Zhanseit Tuimebaev met with the Rector of Shanghai Political Law University (PRC) Ms. Liu Xiaohong.

Rector of KazNU expressed his gratitude to Ms. Liu Xiaohun for the organization of the Forum and spoke about the activities and plans of the university, as well as focused on the strategic importance of further strengthening cooperation with universities of the PRC. Today KazNU cooperates with fifty higher educational institutions and organizations of the PRC. Signed a number of strategic documents such as: an agreement on cooperation to open a branch of Northwestern Polytechnic University on the basis of KazNU; Agreement on joint establishment with the Institute of Geography and Ecology XUAR Chinese-Kazakhstan joint laboratory of remote sensing technologies and their application; Agreement on joint establishment of the Center for Talent Training in the field of e-commerce "One Belt, One Road" between Northwestern Polytechnic University and KazNU named after Al-Farabi. A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed with Shenzhen University and many others.

It was noted that for 2019-2022 academic years 79 students of KazNU studied on academic mobility, underwent scientific internships and participated in summer schools in Chinese universities.

Today there are 401 Chinese students studying at KazNU. The University has a Department of Chinese Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Confucius Institute.

 At the meeting the parties touched upon the issues of joint development of a roadmap to strengthen cooperation, which are aimed at deepening legal research between the two countries, launching double-diploma educational programs in public international law, humanitarian and technical areas, organizing joint scientific seminars between scientific schools of the two universities in the field of legal research and many others.

At the end of the meeting there was signed a memorandum of cooperation between KazNU and Shanghai Political-Legal University (PRC).