English (UK)
On November 12, 2025, the fifth meeting of the Industrial Committee of the School of Materials Science and Green Technologies (SMaGT) was held at KBTU, with the participation of representatives from leading industrial enterprises and scientific centers.
Chairman of the Industrial Committee, Zhomart Mominbayev, emphasized the importance of developing practice-oriented competencies among students and presented initiatives for creating R&D consortia, introducing industrial tracks, and enhancing cooperation in the fields of renewable energy, materials science, and green technologies. Special attention was given to the need to increase the technological complexity of Kazakhstan’s economy and to improve the country's position in the ECI (Economic Complexity Index) ranking.
Dean of SMaGT, Nurzhan Beysenkhanov, presented the school’s achievements and areas of academic training. Industrial partners — Kazatomprom, UMP, Alageum Electric, Uranenergo, AZhK and others — outlined current workforce needs and confirmed their readiness to expand internships and joint research initiatives.
The meeting confirmed the strong interest of businesses in training a new generation of engineers and in developing joint scientific and technological projects. The decisions taken will form the foundation for a new model of industrial-academic partnership and will accelerate technological progress in Kazakhstan.
