35 Kozybayev University students set off to study at a leading agricultural university in China

Our university has been successfully cooperating with the Northwest A&F University (Yangling, China) for 10 years. The partnership is developing within the framework of the international initiative “One Belt, One Road.”

An important area of cooperation has become student academic mobility. Over the years of collaboration, 90 students from China have studied at our university, while 30 Kozybayev University students have studied at the Northwest A&F University as part of exchange programs.

One of the largest academic trips to China is the current visit of 35 Kozybayev University students. For the region’s agricultural education, this is a significant event that opens up new opportunities for training internationally qualified specialists. Future agronomists and livestock specialists now have the opportunity to study at one of China’s leading agricultural universities, work in modern laboratories, and participate in field research.

A total of 33 undergraduate students will study in the fields of agronomy, livestock production technology, as well as plant science and technology.

In addition, starting from this academic year, two master’s students have begun their studies under double-degree programs in “Agronomy” and “Livestock Production Technology” in partnership with the Northwest A&F University. They studied for six months in Petropavlovsk and will complete the remaining 1.5 years of their studies and research in China. Upon completion, the young specialists will receive two diplomas — Kazakhstani and Chinese.

The Northwest A&F University is among China’s key universities, supported by national higher education development programs, and is known for its strong scientific schools in genetics and crop breeding, plant protection, agricultural biotechnology, water resource management, and animal husbandry. Today, it is one of the largest research and educational centers of agricultural science in China.

Cooperation between the universities is long-term and comprehensive. Currently, three young faculty members from the Faculty of Agrotechnology are pursuing doctoral studies at this university (years 1–2), and two lecturers from the Department of Agronomy and Forestry are undertaking scientific internships.

An important aspect of cooperation is practice-oriented training. Every year, within the framework of the partnership, training sessions on modern livestock technologies are held at the Northwest A&F University. These involve not only our university’s faculty members but also farmers and specialists from the Department of Agriculture and Land Relations of the North Kazakhstan Region.

It should also be noted that at the end of April, 7 students from the Northwest A&F University are expected to visit our university, and about 30 more students are expected for the autumn semester.