Darkhan Kaletayev visited Nur-Mubarak University

Today in Almaty, the Minister of Religious Affairs and Civil Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Darkhan Kaletayev and the mayor of Almaty, Bauyrzhan Baibek, visited the Nur-Mubarak Egyptian University of Islamic Culture.

During the visit, Minister D. Kaletayev met with the President of the University, Zhuda Basyuni, examined the conference hall, classrooms, library, and also got acquainted with the work of the mosque and the dormitories, which are part of the university’s building complex.

Darkhan Kaletaev and President Zhuda Basyuni discussed questions of the strategy of the University’s development and further cooperation in the field of training qualified professionals in the field of religion.

Note that the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture "Nur-Mubarak" was established in 2001 on the basis of an agreement between the governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The faculty of the university has 80 people, of which 15 teachers are citizens of Egypt. The main specialties are Islamic studies, religious studies, the Arabic language and literature. Currently, 1300 undergraduates, graduate, and doctoral students are studying at the university.