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Discussed issues of bilateral cooperation

19 December 2019

On December 18, 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Kazakhstan Philippe Martine visited the Karaganda Medical University. Also, the French delegation was presented by the Attache for cooperation Alexandra Tirkuir-mens and the Director of the Karaganda branch of the French Alliance Ekaterina Firsova.

During the talks the parts discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between the French universities and the Karaganda Medical University. Such issues of cooperation as: training of Kazakh obstetricians by French experts, cooperation with the Higher Institute of engineering Franche-Comte in the field of bioengineering, cooperation within the program of academic mobility programs, including the international credit mobility Erasmus+, cooperation within the scholarship program "Abay-Verne", invitation of a volunteer in the French language to the Karaganda Medical University were touched upon.

In general, cooperation between Karaganda Medical University and French universities is one of the strategic directions. Thus, one of the strategic partners of the University is the University of Poitiers, with which a Memorandum of cooperation was signed in 2014. The main areas of cooperation between the parties under this agreement are: personnel exchange, student exchange, cooperation in the fields of education, research and expert research, exchange of University documentation, cultural and intercultural activities for staff and students of both parties. Every year students have the opportunity to study at the University of Poitiers under the academic mobility program. At the moment, the University of Poitiers enrolled 3 PhD students of KMU.

Also, on December 18, 2019, participants of short - and long-term training in France were invited to a meeting with the Ambassador to The French Alliance. The meeting was organized for the subsequent opening of the French-Kazakh club.

Karaganda Medical University expresses its gratitude to the Embassy of France in Kazakhstan for long-term cooperation and comprehensive support in various spheres of educational and research cooperation.

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