A scientific center on sustainable technologies with the participation of foreign scientists is planned to be established in the Karaganda region

On the basis of the Karaganda Industrial University, it was proposed to create a scientific and educational center for sustainable technologies with the participation of foreign partners. The idea was announced at a meeting with leading scientists from South Korea and Kazakhstan. According to its participants, such a structure can become a platform for practical research and development in collaboration with industrial enterprises.

According to the press service of Karaganda Industrial University, the meeting was held as part of the work of the National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was attended by Professor Yun Chul Shin, an international specialist in geotechnics, waste gas production technologies and sustainable construction, as well as Academician of the National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Technical Sciences Askar Zhusupbekov, Director of the Geotechnical Institute of the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University and President of the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Association.

The scientists discussed the possibilities of joint research in the field of waste disposal and gas production as an alternative energy source.

Yun Chul Shin noted that Kazakhstan has great potential in the field of sustainable technologies, and Karaganda Industrial University has a strong technical base and an active scientific community. Askar Zhusupbekov stressed the importance of involving Kazakhstani universities in international research projects and the transfer of advanced technologies.

Following the meeting, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between Karaganda Industrial University and Incheon National University (South Korea).