MIT plans to conduct research in conjunction with Satbayev University

Collaboration of Satbayev University with one of the most prestigious technical universities in the world, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA), will allow creating the innovations aimed at ensuring the scientific and technological development of Kazakhstan’s economy.

During the visit of Satbayev University delegation to MIT, the university leaders discussed ways of cooperation in education and science sphere. Organization of joint research projects, the exchange of students and teachers, open up new opportunities for evolving the education and science in Kazakhstan and technology transfer.

Enjin Deng, senior program manager at MIT Center for Quantum Engineering (CQE), shared the prospects for cooperation in the field of quantum engineering and scientific projects. Tom Girty, Director of Communications and Initiatives, presented MIT's laboratory capabilities for collaborative research in nanotechnology sphere.

Also, an agreement was signed within the walls of MIT on the accession of Satbayev University to the Fab Lab Network, an international network of laboratories that brings together research engineers and practitioners from all over the world using digital technologies. The agreement, signed by Sherry Lassiter, founder and head of Fab Foundation, and Satbayev University Board Chairman-Rector Meiram Begentayev will provide the talented youth and scientists with access to tools, knowledge and financial resources for learning, innovation and inventions.

"Cooperation with the world's leading universities allows Satbayev University to fully implement "learning through research" principle, as well as advance the practical skills of future engineers, combine the efforts of inventors and researchers to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all," says Satbayev University’s Rector Meiram Begentayev.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the most prestigious technical educational institutions in the United States, a university and research center with the world's largest research infrastructure. It occupies 1^st place in the global ranking of universities of QS World University Rankings.