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The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Africa to Kazakhstan noted ENU’s special role in the development of cooperation between the two countries
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The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan Keitumetsi Seipelo Thandeka Matthews paid an official visit to the L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University. During the meeting, prospects and opportunities for cooperation in the field of education, science and culture were discussed.
Welcoming the guests, ENU Rector Yerlan Sydykov noted that the university is ready to cooperate with the Embassy of South Africa in Kazakhstan in order to expand the educational space. According to him, it is planned to open a cultural center at ENU in the near future, where students will be provided with all information about the history of the Republic of South Africa, the culture and customs of the country, its inhabitants, national resources, and nature.
“Our mission is not only to train highly qualified specialists, but also to educate a versatile and harmoniously developed personality, a tolerant person with the right life values,” the rector concluded.
Ye.Sydykov also stressed that ENU will continue to pay serious attention to establishing direct working contacts with representatives of African universities, as well as exchanging views and discussing cooperation in the field of education and science.
In turn, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan Keitumetsi Seipelo Thandeka Matthews noted that ENU plays a key role in the development and expansion of close cooperation with South Africa in the field of education, science and culture.
Speaking about the opening of the center, the Ambassador noted that the ENU lecture room will be decorated in an African style, expressing hope that it will become a truly cultural and educational center.
“For me, the most important thing is the promotion of knowledge, so, of course, we will definitely provide the center with books. During meetings with Kazakhstanis, I always feel a sincere interest in Africa, in its history, and I think this lecture room at ENU will become a kind of source of information about our country, and, I am sure, a wonderful place where students can get all the interesting information about South Africa from African speakers themselves, get acquainted with culture and traditions and the customs of our continent,” the South African diplomat said.
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