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The strategic partnership between Kozybayev University and the University of Arizona is evolving from an academic project into a large-scale driver of research and industrial development for the region and the country as a whole. This was the focus of a meeting between Yerbol Issakayev, Chairman of the Executive Board – Rector of Kozybayev Univers…

An autumn track and field race titled “Sport Against Drugs” was held at the Culture and Recreation Park in Petropavlovsk as part of the “Law and Order” initiative. A total of 148 Kozybayev University students and graduate students took part in the competition. Participants competed in different distances: 1,000 meters for women and 2,000 meters fo…

Kozybayev University hosted the Welcome Day Dual Degree Students 2026 ceremony for first-year students enrolled in the dual degree programs. It was a day when students took their first step on an international educational journey and became part of the larger academic community of two universities. The ceremony opened with a vibrant student flash …

The Kozybayev University team and a delegation from Nazarbayev University, led by President Waqar Ahmad, visited the S.M. Kirov Plant. The main objective of the visit was to learn more about the company’s operations and identify potential areas for cooperation. The plant was established in 1928. Over the years, it has become one of the largest ind…

A meeting was held at the Akimat of the North Kazakhstan Region between Akim of the North Kazakhstan Region Gauyez Nurmukhambetov, President of Nazarbayev University Waqar Ahmad, and the leadership of Kozybayev University. North Kazakhstan became the first region visited by the NU delegation as part of its working trip across the country to develop…

Kozybayev University has joined the nationwide “Оқитын ұлт” (“Reading Nation”) project, which features a six-month book marathon taking place across the country. Participants can register and complete all stages of the marathon on the project’s digital platform. At our university, the project will engage the entire academic community in a culture …

The first extended visit of a Nazarbayev University delegation, headed by President Waqar Ahmad, to Kozybayev University is taking place in Petropavlovsk. The main focus is what the two universities can do together for Northern Kazakhstan. The key areas include AI, smart agriculture, agrogenomics, water resources, new materials, climate monitorin…

Today, the university honored our respected professor and Candidate of Philological Sciences, Zhumagali Ashimov. Zhumagali Mukashevich has devoted more than 30 years to higher education and has been working at M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University since 1994. Over the years, he served as chair of the university trade union committee, headed acad…

Kozybayev University places great emphasis on developing international cooperation. An official meeting was held between university leadership, representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, and Leo Babb, a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA). The meeting provided an important platform for discussing the further development of academic …

Kozybayev University places great emphasis on fostering an anti-corruption mindset among young people in North Kazakhstan. As part of preventive efforts, the university conducts various activities through the «Саналы ұрпақ» project office. One such activity was a training seminar for the university’s faculty and staff on the topic “Building an Ant…

Kozybayev University hosted the international round table “Northern Kazakhstan in the System of Steppe Communications of the Golden Horde.” The event brought together scholars, archaeologists, historians, source studies specialists, and young researchers from Kazakhstan, Russia, the United States, and Türkiye. President of the Republic of Kazakhst…

This week, as part of a project of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, Kozybayev University implemented a large-scale international project entitled “Institutionalizing Adaptation Planning and Integrating Climate Risks into Kazakhstan’s…

A delegation led by Daniyar Nurlanovich Mauletov, Chairman of the Management Board of Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP, visited Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University. The delegation also included Altynai Sharipova, Deputy Director of the Business Development and Science Department at Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu LLP, and Askar Ismailov, Advisor to the Preside…

In a new interview with Xinhua News Agency, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined one of the key directions of Kazakhstan–China cooperation — moving from traditional trade relations toward joint technological and industrial projects. According to the Head of State, it is important for Kazakhstan to move from a predominantly resour…

Kozybayev University hosted a meeting with Sergey Khristolyubov, Regional Director of the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) ranking agency, dedicated to the University’s participation in the QS 2028 international ranking cycle. The event was attended by Members of the University’s Executive Board, deans of faculties, directors of departments, and heads of…

The working program of the visit to the North Kazakhstan Region by Japanese scientists from the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) and Hirosaki University extended beyond meetings at Kozybayev University. The joint delegation traveled to districts of the North Kazakhstan Region and visited local farms. Leading specialists i…

The university hosted a scientific seminar titled “Water Quality, Microbiological Safety and Water Resource Reuse: Current Challenges and Solutions”, featuring Professor Charles Gerba from the University of Arizona. The event brought together young researchers and members of the academic community for a professional dialogue on one of the most pre…

Professor Charles Gerba from the University of Arizona (USA) delivered a guest lecture at the university for students enrolled in the double-degree educational program in Biotechnology. Professor Gerba shared his academic and professional experience with the students, presenting current areas of research in biotechnology and related scientific dis…

As part of a visit by a delegation from Japan to our university, Dr. Katsunori Tanaka, Associate Professor at Hirosaki University (Japan) and a specialist in biodiversity and the breeding of plants from the Cucurbitaceae family, delivered a guest lecture. His lecture focused on research conducted under the PGRAsia project in the Republic of Kazakh…

In Atyrau, a series of working meetings was held between a delegation from Kozybayev University and the University of Arizona and the leadership of the Atyrau Region, representatives of leading universities, and the industrial sector. The main focus was the development in Kazakhstan of technologies for the deep processing of elemental sulfur, movin…

The parties discussed joint research, technology exchange and the training of young specialists. One of the key areas of cooperation is the study and conservation of plant genetic resources. Japanese scientists are conducting expeditions in the North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions, collecting samples of local crops and wild-growing plants. Onions a…

By order of the Chair of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the academic title of Associate Professor (Docent) in the scientific field 6D0200 “Language and Literature” has been awarded to Elena Sabieva, Director of the Institute of Langua…