{"id":117384,"date":"2026-01-30T13:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117384\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:51:28","slug":"kazakhstans-narxoz-university-partners-with-queens-university-belfast-to-offer-dual-degree-program-edtech-innovation-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/117384\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan&#8217;s Narxoz University partners with Queen\u2019s University Belfast to offer dual-degree program \u2014 EdTech Innovation Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sqsrte-large\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/sayasatnurbek_why-kazakhstan-is-aiming-to-become-a-higher-activity-7421500000011976704-xxNb?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAEti0uMBOkf_1e3GcJ5rs3gVjC2OeLkmKMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, Sayasat Nurbek, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, welcomed a recent partnership between Narxoz and Queens, which aims to provide students in the country with access to a \u201cglobal gold standard of education\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cBuilding a world-class higher education system requires more than just local growth; it demands deep, strategic integration with the world\u2019s leading academic institutions,\u201d Nurbek shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cThe recent partnership between Narxoz University and Queen&#8217;s University Belfast is a perfect example of this vision in action. By establishing a dual-degree program with a member of the prestigious Russell Group of Universities, we are not just providing our students with a global education -we are bringing the global gold standard of education directly to Kazakhstan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Minister visited Queen\u2019s on campus to mark the new deal, alongside leadership from Narxoz and the Almaty Development Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/sayasatnurbek_join-us-this-sunday-for-our-brand-new-seminar-activity-7414876531266584576-qRhX?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAEti0uMBOkf_1e3GcJ5rs3gVjC2OeLkmKMw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cardiff University opened its first overseas branch in Astana<\/a>, making it the first Russell Group campus in Central Asia. The campus offers four-year courses on STEM and business subjects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">In November 2025, Freedom Holding Corp, an investment bank, and the government of Kazakhstan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtechinnovationhub.com\/news\/openai-partners-with-government-of-kazakhstan-giving-165000-educators-access-to-chatgpt-edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed a deal with OpenAI<\/a>, giving 165,000 educators in the country access to ChatGPT Edu.\u00a0The deal saw Kazakhstan become one of the first countries in the world to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtechinnovationhub.com\/news?tag=ChatGPT for Education\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ChatGPT Edu<\/a> at a national scale as the tool is rolled out to teachers at primary, secondary, tertiary, and faculty level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cMy thanks to the leadership at Narxoz University and our partners at Queen&#8217;s University Belfast for their commitment to this journey. We are no longer just sending our talent abroad; we are building a world-class destination for science and education right here at home,\u201d Nurebk added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Writing on LinkedIn, Sayasat Nurbek, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, welcomed a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-117384","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}