International Expert in Medicine Joins Kozybayev University

Kozybayev University is confidently moving along the path of internationalization. More and more foreign specialists are being attracted to our university. They contribute to the development of educational programs and scientific research.

Today, Professor, Doctor of Medicine, and Clinical Research Director Sandro Vento arrived at the university. He graduated from the University of Bologna, Italy. He is a practicing physician and a specialist in infectious diseases. He has extensive international work experience in universities and clinics in the USA, Botswana, Italy, the UK, Cambodia, and Kazakhstan. In our country, he founded the Department of Internal Medicine at Nazarbayev University, where he worked for 3 years. The professor joins us from the University of Puthisastra

Sandro Vento is involved in developing new medical schools and modern educational programs. He promotes global health initiatives and provides expert consultations. He conducts influential and highly cited clinical research (he is recognized in the Stanford/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings in the field of internal medicine).

In Petropavlovsk, he will give a series of lectures for the university's partners – doctors from hospitals and clinics in the region and the Faculty of Medicine faculty. He will cover current problems and opportunities in medical education in different countries, global issues of violence against healthcare workers, and other important topics. At Kozybayev University, he will also provide consultations on conducting medical research.

At a meeting with the university administration and medical institutions of the North Kazakhstan region, Dr. Sandro Vento said he is ready to share his experience in using robotics and artificial intelligence in medicine. He is also focused on further cooperation. A start has already been made. This year, our university won a large scientific project with program-targeted funding. The project is for the development and implementation of high-tech solutions for monitoring, cleaning, and rational use of water resources in the North Kazakhstan region to ensure public health. Professor Vento is part of the pool of international experts for this project. He will provide consultations on epidemiology related to groundwater and surface water.

Next year, Kozybayev University plans to open a double-degree program in medicine together with the University of Arizona. Attracting an international specialist of this level will give new momentum to the development of medical education in the region.