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Kazakhstan and CERN advance framework for Kazakh scientists to join research
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Kazakhstan and CERN advance framework for Kazakh scientists to join research

From The Astana Times · () English

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News Official statement New plan
  • Kazakhstan and CERN are developing a protocol that would allow Kazakh researchers to participate in CERN experiments and research programs.
  • The framework would support scientific internships through Kazakhstan’s Bolashak scholarship program and focus on high-energy physics, fundamental science and technical training.
  • Officials said the partnership could expand Kazakhstan’s international research links and strengthen domestic scientific and engineering expertise.

Kazakh scientists could soon gain a formal route into research at CERN, one of the world’s leading particle-physics centers. Kazakhstan and CERN are advancing a draft protocol that would turn their existing cooperation into a practical framework for participation in experiments, research programs and scientific internships.

The proposal emerged during a meeting between acting Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek and CERN Director-General Mark Thomson. Their discussions focused on high-energy physics, fundamental science and the training of highly qualified scientific and engineering personnel.

The planned mechanism would connect CERN opportunities with the Bolashak International Scholarship Center’s Scientific Internships program. Kazakh researchers would be able to undertake internships and work alongside scientists at CERN, potentially strengthening expertise that can be applied at home.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has set the task of training domestic engineering and technical personnel in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, taking into account the prospects for Kazakhstan’s nuclear industry.

— Sayasat NurbekThe acting minister described the cooperation in relation to Kazakhstan’s plans to train specialists for the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Kazakhstan and CERN have worked under an international cooperation agreement signed in 2018. The new protocol would give that partnership a more operational form, as Kazakhstan seeks to link its universities and researchers with global scientific networks. Nurbek has said international and Kazakh academics are increasingly collaborating on joint research, international grant competitions and new laboratories.

The minister has also linked the cooperation to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instruction to train domestic engineering and technical specialists in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. “President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has set the task of training domestic engineering and technical personnel in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, taking into account the prospects for Kazakhstan’s nuclear industry,” Nurbek said. He added that cooperation with CERN was especially important as Kazakhstan reshapes its science system around applying research results and their contribution to the economy.

Against this backdrop, cooperation with CERN is of particular importance.

— Sayasat NurbekNurbek emphasized CERN’s role among Kazakhstan’s expanding international science and higher-education partnerships.
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