Protocol Signed Between PAU and Shakarim University
The cooperation protocol between Pamukkale University (PAU) and Shakarim University was signed by PAU Rector Prof. Dr. Mahmud Güngör and Shakarim University Rector Prof. Dr. Duman Orynbekov.
The protocol aims to introduce the staff and students of both universities to different cultures and languages and broaden their perspectives on the world. It covers educational and scientific cooperation in areas to be determined jointly by Pamukkale University and Shakarim University.
The signing ceremony, held at the Rectorate, was attended by Pamukkale University Rector Prof. Dr. Mahmud Güngör and Shakarim University Rector Prof. Dr. Duman Orynbekov, along with Prof. Dr. Nergis Biray, Head of the Department of Modern Turkish Dialects and Literatures – Northwestern (Kipchak) Turkish Dialects and Literatures at PAU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Instructor Ali Güven, PAU International Relations Coordinator; Prof. Dr. Janar Kalibekkızı, Vice Rector for Scientific Research at Shakarim University; Assem Assaubaeva, Director of Financial Affairs; Almagül Nurgazezova, Academic Secretary; Zhuldyzai Kişkenbay, Project Advisor; Ainur Orynbekova and Aydos Kayrat, Project Researchers; Madiyar Knyazev, Chief Specialist at the Public Procurement Department; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asem Kasımova, Head of the Educational Monitoring Department; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karlygash Aubakirova; Eldos Toktarbay, Project Researcher; Akmaral Smagulova, Head of the Abay and National Spiritual Heritage Center; Botabek Tokishkadirov, Head of the Department of History and Art; Aynaş Ospanova, Director of Registration Affairs; Shyryn Massalimova, Head of the International Relations Center; Elzhan Assan, Social Media Specialist and Videographer; Nursultan Rakhimov, Director of the Infrastructure Management Department; Amirhanov Şıngıs Amirhanulı, Head of the Department of Bioengineering Systems; Rail Sovetbayev, Head of the Department of Automation and Information Technologies; Ilyas Zhumadilo, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering; Shyngys Suleimenov, Advisor to the Rector; Merey Yerbolovich Shamenov, Director of the Agricultural Technology Park; Kuanysh Dulatuly Akhmetov, Economist; and Setbekov Aybolat Aybekulı.
The signed protocol covers a range of cooperation activities, including short-term visits by senior staff for consultation, conferences, and project planning; long-term visits by research and technical staff to participate in education, postgraduate education, and joint research projects; exchanges of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students for education, practical training, and participation in international programs, as well as the recognition of the equivalence of academic work completed by students abroad; mutual support in planning and conducting visits to the countries where the universities are located; joint research and pilot projects; the organization of joint seminars, conferences, workshops, and similar meetings; the exchange of scientific publications and other materials for educational and research purposes; cooperation in research and development; and the mutual exchange of works of art and exhibitions.