INSPIRE – International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education is a British Council funded project that aims to significantly strengthen the academic and research partnerships between the UK and a strategic selection of countries in Central South Asia, including: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.
The principal aim of INSPIRE is to support a transformational increase in the number and scope of Higher Education partnerships between the UK and Kazakhstani universities.
Applications are invited for grant funding from Kazakhstani and UK Higher Education Institutions for a range of activities.
- Exploratory Grants
- Strategic Partnership Awards
Opportunities for funding are available in the following areas:
- Biotechnology
- Education with a focus on policy and planning
- Environment and Climate Change
Strategic Partnership Awards are available to support high level strategic relationships between high education universities in the UK and Kazakhstan. Funding will help institutions develop partnerships based on a number of different areas. These could be a mix of the following activities: research co-operation, faculty exchange, curriculum development, student exchange or collaborative programme development. Application deadline is 8 October 2009 for 2009 – 2010 year.
Exploratory Grants ssupport strategic partnership discussions between institutions. They help institutions learn about potential partners and provide active support in helping them to develop strategic relationships. Application deadline is 19 November 2009 for 2009 – 2010 year.
Completed application forms should be submitted to: inspire@britishcouncil.org
For institutions in Kazakhstan British Council in Almaty can offer:
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Information about UK education system and institutions on British Council’s Education UK website and other internet resources |
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Proposal writing workshops to provide HEIs with information and guidance on how to develop a high quality proposal with the partner. Dates to be posted later |
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Announcement of partnership interest among UK HEIs with the help of British Council’s EducationUK mailing list |
For UK institutions British Council in Almaty can offer:
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Information about education system and developments in higher education in Kazakhstan, and institutions’ contact details |
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Meetings with representatives of UK universities coming to Kazakhstan on independent visits or as part of exploratory grant activity |
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Announcement of partnership interest among HEIs in Kazakhstan with the help of the mass mailing list |
Further information about the project can be found at www.britishcouncil.org/inspire
Please forward your questions about INSPIRE project to Ulzhan Kanzhigalina by phone +7 (727) 2720 207 or e-mail ulpash.kanzhigalina@kz.britishcouncil.org.
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