The leadership of the Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University held a meeting with Sona Ahmadi, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty, and Mohammad Masoud Sadeghi, Cultural Affairs Attaché.
During the meeting, Beibitkul Sarssemkhanovna Karimova, Chair of the Board and Rector of the University, briefed the guests on QyzPU’s ongoing work in the field of international cooperation and outlined plans for further developing partnerships in education, science, and culture.
The Rector emphasized the importance of the historical and cultural ties between the two countries and noted that the meeting would open up new opportunities for taking bilateral cooperation to a new level. “Today’s meeting is an important step towards strengthening our friendly and partnership relations. I am confident that we can further develop our cooperation in areas such as academic and methodological support, research internships, and academic mobility, and take it to a new level,” said Beibitkul Karimova.
In turn, Sona Ahmadi, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty, highly appreciated the university’s initiatives in education and science and expressed readiness to further develop mutual cooperation. “It is a great honor for us to cooperate with the Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University. Iran and Kazakhstan share deep historical and spiritual ties. We fully support the university’s initiatives in teaching the Persian language and Iranian culture and are ready to provide comprehensive support,” the Consul General noted.
Currently, 46 QyzPU master’s students are studying Persian as a second foreign language. Of these, 26 are second-year students, while 20 first-year master’s students are also studying Persian. During the meeting, the parties discussed professional development opportunities for faculty members, the joint implementation of cultural and educational projects, the development of academic mobility, and the signing of a bilateral memorandum of cooperation.
In particular, the parties agreed to strengthen cooperation in such areas as implementing academic mobility programmes in philology and the humanities, supporting Persian language courses and cultural projects, conducting joint research with Iranian universities, and organizing international conferences and academic and cultural events.
It is worth noting that the Cultural Representation – Iran Cultural Center, operating under the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty, actively promotes Iranian culture, supports initiatives related to Persian language education, and contributes to the development of academic exchanges and the organization of scientific and cultural events in cooperation with leading higher education institutions in Kazakhstan.
