KazNU established close ties with Chinese universitie
Within the framework of the official visit of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the People's Republic of China in order to develop partnership in the field of science and education, Chairman of the Board-Rector of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebaev met with the heads of universities in China.
Based on interstate agreements, KazNU and Beijing Petroleum University will jointly train scientific personnel in the field of energy. The purpose of the agreement is to establish the "One Belt, One Road" association for joint industry development and scientific research in the energy sector.
Also within the framework of the agreement Al-Farabi KazNU and Beijing Foreign Studies University will intensify the work on the exchange of teachers and students in the framework of academic mobility.
There is an active academic mobility between KazNU and universities of China. For 2019-2023 academic years, 79 students of KazNU (on doctoral, master's, bachelor's degree programs) studied on academic mobility, underwent scientific internships and participated in summer schools in Chinese universities, as well as 37 faculty members visited the PRC for professional development and participation in scientific conferences.
To date, 409 Chinese students are studying in KazNU, among them 94 under the state educational grant, 315 students under the contract.
In KazNU there is the Department of Chinese Studies, which successfully carries out training of specialists-Chinese Studies on 3-level system: bachelor's-master's-doctorate (PhD).
The University successfully operates the Department of Chinese Studies and Confucius Institute.
KazNU in partnership with universities of the People's Republic of China opened two centers: Kazakhstan Center at Beijing Foreign Languages University and "Kazakhstan Center" at Shanghai University.
The main scientific activities of these Centers are aimed at studying the Kazakh language, jointly with partners to compile teaching materials for the study of the Kazakh language. The Center also works on adaptation of ready textbooks of Al-Farabi KazNU for reprinting in China.
We would like to remind you that recently a branch of North-West Polytechnic University was opened on the basis of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Qualified specialists of technical direction are trained in this branch. Also, the Central Asian-Chinese forum of cooperation in the field of higher education, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the initiative "One Belt - One Road" was held in the educational institution.
Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
