Under the framework of INSPIRE project British Council has been encouraging the creation of three-year university partnerships in the areas of Biotechnology, Education with a focus on education policy & planning, and Environment and Climate Change between universities in Kazakhstan and the UK. Each partnership should aim to deliver outputs in one or two areas of targeted activities, such as research co-operation, teacher exchange, curriculum development, student exchange or collaborative programme development.
Since 2008 the British Council has allocated 135 thousand pounds or 32,4 million tenge and has helped to form four successful partnerships:
| Project Cycle |
University in Kazakhstan |
University in UK |
Area of Collaboration |
| April 2009 – March 2012 |
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University |
University of Nottingham |
Joint Research and Dual PhD Supervision in Land Degradation and Climate Change |
| April 2009 – March 2012 |
Auezov South Kazakhstan State University |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
Curriculum Development in Textile and Fashion Design |
| April 2010 – March 2013 |
Kainar University |
University of Reading |
Environmental Attitudes and Impacts on Local Content Policy Formation |
| April 2010 – March 2013 |
Kazakh-British Technical University |
University of Birmingham |
Innovative Teaching and Research through Academic Partnership |
Strategic Partnerships Highlights and Achievements:
Kazakh National University field trip to Western Kazakhstan to study Climate Change Impact
Representatives of Kainar University visited University of Reading as part of the British Council Project
Delegation from South Kazakhstan Visited Manchester Metropolitan
We recognized that many UK and Kazakhstan institutions have a limited awareness of their counterparts. To assist institutions to develop new links we have offered 20 grants of up to £2,000 each to support strategic partnership discussions between Kazakhstan institutions and potential partner institution located in the UK, and visa versa.
| 2010-2011 |
2009-2010 |
2008-2009 |
| 1.S. Amanzholov East Kazakhstan State University |
1.International Academy of Business |
1.University of Central Lancashire |
| 2.Coventry University |
2.East Kazakhstan State Technical University (2 grants) |
2.Middlesex University |
| 3.Academy of Public Administration |
3.East Kazakhstan State University |
3.University College London |
| 4.Karaganda State Technical University |
4.Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) |
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| 5.Dunie University, Aktobe |
5.University of Reading |
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| 6.Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research |
6.University of the West of England |
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| 7.Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism |
7.Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi |
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| 8.Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunication |
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| 9.Rudny Industrial Institute |
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On May 24, 2011 the British Council organised a seminar for 2010-11 Exploratory Grants holders from nine Kazakhstani and one British university which joined by videoconference in order to share best practice in finding partners among universities in both countries. Learn more
NB: Starting autumn 2011 the British Council Kazakhstan will move away from a grant funding scheme such as strategic partnerships and exploratory grants. Instead we will offer expertise, consultancy and professional advice to institutions in Kazakhstan and the UK, and support their proposed activities given they are in line with our goal to encourage university collaboration.
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