KazNU develops automation industry with Chinese partners

Delegation of the Institute of Automation of the Academy of Sciences of Shandong Province (SDIA) headed by the director - Professor Yang Ziqiang visited Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. During the visit the delegation met with the Chairman of the Board - Rector of KazNU Zhanseit Tuimebaev.

The guests of honor were familiarized with the campus and the museum of the university. Chairman of the Board - Rector of Al-Farabi KazNU Zhanseit Tuimebaev expressed his gratitude for the visit and interest in establishing cooperation between the two sides in the field of automation, intelligent transportation system, automotive electronics and advanced manufacturing.

Rector noted that Shandong Province is the third trade partner of Kazakhstan among all regions of China, after XUAR and Beijing. KazNU actively cooperates with universities of China. To date, 53 agreements have been signed, within the framework of which academic and research work is carried out, academic exchange of students and teachers. Thus, in 2022/23 academic year 62 faculty members, 7 doctoral students, 2 master's students, 6 undergraduate students were sent to universities of the People's Republic of China for training and scientific internships. From 2022 to the present time KazNU has attracted 3 professors from the PRC to give lectures.  Currently, 962 students from the PRC are studying at the university, of which 298 - under the scholarship program and 664 - on a contractual basis.

"In October 2023, two important events took place - the opening of the branch of the Northwestern Polytechnic University (PRC) on the basis of KazNU and the forum of universities of Central Asia and the People's Republic of China. And in December there was an exhibition "Higher Education of the People's Republic of China" with the participation of 44 universities of the People's Republic of China on the basis of KazNU, - emphasized Zhanseit Kanseitovich. - We are interested in increasing mutually beneficial cooperation and intend to intensify activities in this direction".

In turn, the director of the Institute of Automation Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Shandong Province, Professor Yang Zijiang highly appreciated the success of KazNU as a leading university of the country, which received the status of a research university. He also spoke about SDIA - a comprehensive institute, which is engaged in the development of automotive electronics and intelligent transportation systems, in conclusion assuring the participants of the meeting in the interest of establishing strong ties between universities.

Then the parties discussed issues of joint training - scientific internship for masters and doctoral students of KazNU in the laboratories of the Institute of Automation of the Academy of Sciences of Shandong Province.

At the end of the meeting, the parties signed a cooperation agreement that defined the main directions of interaction in the field of science, education and realization of joint projects.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University