Cooperation in the field of science on the agenda of Kazakhstan-Israel relations

Tel-Aviv, June 29, 2023 - Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Israel Satybaldy Burshakov met with Bar-Ilan University International School Executive Director Ofer Dahan and International Cooperation Department Director Yael Toledano to discuss a wide range of education and science cooperation issues.

Ambassador Burshakov, noting the potential for mutually beneficial cooperation, informed in detail about the priorities of development of Kazakhstani science, outlined by the President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the first meeting of the National Council on Science and Technology of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In turn, Israeli scientists briefed on the current activities of Bar-Ilan University in areas such as science, technology and innovation. Agreeing with the Ambassador about the prospects of cooperation, Professors Dahan and Toledano said they were ready to visit our country to meet with the leadership of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the National Academy of Sciences and leading universities in Astana and Almaty to expand scholarship for Kazakh students, in particulate for admission of students to doctoral studies.

Executive Director, also noting the successful experience of cooperation with our country, said that recently a graduate of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Madina Telkhozhaeva, who also attended the meeting, received Ph.D. in chemistry from Bar-Ilan University and continues research activities for the Postdoctoral degree.

Ambassador, congratulated the Kazakh scientist on Ph.D. degree and according to the Kazakh traditions put on her national chapan.

Bar-Ilan University (BIU) is a public Israeli non-profit educational institution. BIU was founded in 1955 and is located in the city of Ramat-Gan, Israel. The university was highly ranked by the QS International Ranking of the Best Universities and won the 502nd position in the world. It is among the top universities in the world in engineering and technology, life sciences, arts and humanities. The independent university ranking THE ranks the university 615 in the world.