Victor Koksharov: "Students from Kazakhstan Are Our Pride"

12:30, February 7, 2023

The rector of the university told about joint projects, cooperation between universities of Kazakhstan and about Kazakh students

Diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Russia marked 30 years. As part of the celebrations, a delegation of the Ural Federal University visited Kazakhstan. In an interview with Sputnik Kazakhstan, Victor Koksharov, the rector of the university, spoke about joint projects, cooperation between the universities of the two countries and Kazakh students.

- What is the place of Kazakhstan in the system of international relations of the Ural Federal University?

- Maintaining and developing partnership relations with educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a priority task of the Ural Federal University. Our partners include more than 30 gymnasiums, lyceums, institutes, universities and academies located in Kazakhstan.

Among them are leading universities in the country, such as the Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satbayev University, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University and several others.

In addition, we have academic exchange and research agreements with Almaty Management University, Karaganda Economic University, and Rudny Industrial Institute.

The final stage of the International Olympiad "Izumrud" is held in the cities of Kazakhstan. The winners and laureates of the Olympiad have the opportunity to enter the Ural Federal University without entrance exams.

- What joint projects are being undertaken as part of the collaboration?

- Together with the Kostanay Socio Technical University, developments in the field of information technology and robotics are carried out, mobile applications for the "smart" environment.

For several years, the Gumilyov Eurasian National University and the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan have been conducting joint research with the UrFU Institute of Fundamental Education on the development of composite materials.

The international scientific and educational consortium "Green Academy" unites the Satbayev University, the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences and the Ural Federal University. The task of the consortium is to carry out educational and scientific projects related to the problems of climate change, the formation of a green, energy-efficient economy.

Kazakh and Ural scientists present the results of their research at international conferences. In the last five years alone, they have published about 400 joint articles. The main areas of mutual scientific interest are Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

- How many students from Kazakhstan are studying at the Ural Federal University? What are their remarkable achievements during their studies?

- Kazakh students are our pride. More than 1,250 citizens of the republic study at the university - Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral students.

Students are active in studies, science, sports, creativity and public life of the university. Last year's UrFU Student of the Year became Nikita Isupov from Kazakhstan. He is developing an online application for people suffering from panic attacks.

Each year, the best children receive a scholarship from the proceeds of the Kazakhstan Endowment Fund. It was created on the initiative of the Alumni Association's representative office.

- What are the tasks of the UrFU Alumni Association Representative Office in Kazakhstan?

- The Kazakhstan Association is one of the most representative, active and experienced. It is our main channel of cooperation. It was established in May 2014. The Association is headed by Nurtai Abykaev, President of the National Academy of Natural Sciences of Kazakhstan.

The Association and Nurtai Abykaev personally have a great influence on the development of the university in terms of cooperation with partner universities in Kazakhstan. They also contributed to the creation of the Green Academy. Among their merits is the participation in the life of the Ural Federal University of major Kazakh companies and enterprises such as Kazatomprom, Basis A, BI Group and others.

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the First President of Kazakhstan, is also an Honorary Doctor of the Ural Federal University.

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office.
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