Research in Kazakhstan: opportunities for international collaboration

Sergey Mikhalovsky

School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, KazakhstanSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University

of Brighton, UK

"Master class on proposal preparation and explanation of the

bidding documentation"

4-5 September 2014, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

International collaboration is the key to success in Research & Development (R&D)

• Science was globalised much earlier than business

• Kazakhstan is a very attractive partner for international

R&D collaboration because it has:

(i) Long-term strategy for educating young generation to the

world leading standards;

(ii)Ambitious R&D strategy to become one of the top 30

countries in the world;

(iii)Rich natural resources

Opportunities for international collaboration

• Horizon 2020 – the main European Union (EU) research

funding

• Erasmus+ - the main EU funding for education

• Funding by individual countries, such as the UK (the

British Council, The Royal Society, Research Councils,

The Wellcome Trust)

• World Bank

• Direct private investment

Funding targets different beneficiaries:

• Research institutions

• Universities

• Private companies

• Governmental organisations

• Individual researchers (human mobility)

We will discuss some of these opportunities in detail later today.

Acknowledgments. Thanks to the National Centre for S&T Expertise for organising this event.

Thank you for your attention!s.mikhalovsky@brighton.ac.uk

smikhalovsky@nu.edu.kz