Kazakhstan–Belarus Center for Scientific and Technical Cooperation

The Kazakhstan–Belarus Center for Scientific and Technical Cooperation is a structural unit of the Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.”

The establishment of the Center was based on the Protocol of Intentions between the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus and the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed on July 6, 2007, in Minsk, as well as the Cooperation Agreement between the Scientific and Technological Park “Polytechnic” of the Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

On June 7, 2010, by a decision of the extended meeting of the Academic Council of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the Kazakhstan–Belarusian Center for Scientific and Technical Cooperation was established.

Since August 2026, the Center has been headed by Baubek Zhumashuly Somzhurek, Candidate of Historical Sciences and Associate Professor.

• To assist educational institutions, research organizations, and innovative and industrial enterprises that are members of the Consortium in expanding business and scientific cooperation in the fields of research and education between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus.
• To provide information support to higher education institutions and research institutes (hereinafter referred to as RIs) of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan in implementing joint scientific projects and educational programs.
• To strengthen cultural ties and promote Belarusian culture and language.
• To organize competitions, seminars, webinars, and round-table discussions in the fields of culture, science, and education of the two countries.
• To promote mutual understanding and friendship between Belarusian and Kazakhstani students through cultural and educational activities.
• To assist students from Belarus in adapting to the conditions of study and residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 2011, during the visit of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, to L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, an Agreement on the Establishment of the Scientific and Educational Consortium between higher education institutions and research institutes of Kazakhstan and Belarus was signed.

Objective of the Consortium: To exchange and disseminate successful practices in organizing and conducting scientific research, promote academic mobility, and engage researchers, academic staff, and students in the integration process across the scientific, educational, and cultural spheres.

Meetings of the Consortium’s Working Commission are held once every two years, with the host country alternating between Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Meetings of the Consortium’s Working Commission

In 2012, at the initiative of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the Abai Center for Kazakh Language, History and Culture was established at the Belarusian National Technical University. On a reciprocal basis, the Center for Belarusian Language and Culture was established at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

During the 9th meeting of the Consortium’s Working Commission, the Center for Belarusian Language and Culture was named after Yakub Kolas, an outstanding Belarusian literary classic.

On March 2, 2018, at the initiative of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, the Belarusian–Kazakhstan Cultural and Educational Center was established at the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank.

In 2025, during the 10th meeting of the Consortium’s Working Commission, the Center was named after Ybyrai Altynsarin, an outstanding Kazakh educator, teacher, and writer.