The 8th meeting of the Kazakh-Chinese Subcommittee for scientific and technical cooperation of the Committee for cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China was held in Beijing on May 13th, 2019, at which the agenda for the next two years was agreed with our Chinese colleagues.
The Kazakh delegation was headed by the Vice-Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Fatima Zhakypova.
Huang Wei, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, co-chaired the meeting on behalf of China.
The event was also attended by representatives of the Academies of Sciences of the two countries, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstans higher education institutions, as well as employees of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
The Kazakh delegation provided information regarding the policy, status and prospects for the development of science in Kazakhstan. The Chinese delegation provided up to date information in the field of scientific and technological innovation and development, and details regarding the role of the Ministry of Science and Technology in China.
The status of Kazakh-Chinese scientific and technical cooperation was given special attention and Chinese and Kazakh participants attending the meeting presented the results of joint projects in a wide range of areas.
Whist recognising the success which has been achieved, the parties decided to focus their mutual efforts on the priority areas for both countries in the field of science and technology and to introduce, more effective communication between the biannual Subcommittee meetings.
Following the meeting, the parties signed a Protocol and agreed to hold the ninth meeting of the Subcommittee in Kazakhstan in 2021.