Satbayev University and Astana Motors have opened Hyundai Engineering Lab

As part of commemorating University’s 90^th anniversary, Satbayev University and Astana Motors have opened Hyundai Engineering Lab innovation laboratory, which will become a unique university platform for teaching and research focused on the advanced solutions in electric vehicles and hybrid technologies sphere.

- The opening of Hyundai Engineering Lab will give our students unique opportunities to study modern automotive technologies, - said Bakytzhan Amralinova, head of the laboratory. - We are grateful to Astana Motors and Hyundai Auto Kazakhstan for supporting the given important project.

New Hyundai Engineering laboratory is a piece of real production, opened within the walls of University. It is furnished with real internal combustion engines, a mock-up of an electric car for training, equipped with spare parts, as well as modern equipment for lectures, seminars and practical classes. In the classroom, students will immediately begin to study the real components of cars, assemble cars, while simultaneously conducting their diagnostics, research and testing of innovative solutions.

Along with the training of students, the center will contribute to evolving the research initiatives. University’s teachers and scientists will be able to conduct fundamental and applied research, as well as develop solutions adapted for the Kazakh market in the field of electric vehicles and hybrid technologies. It is expected that this will stimulate innovation and the training of highly qualified specialists for the Kazakh automotive industry.

The opening of the laboratory became possible thanks to the support of Hyundai Auto Kazakhstan, Astana Group and its chairman, the famous Kazakhstani entrepreneur Nurlan Smagulov, whose company effectively cooperates with the university, providing an industrial base for practical training of specialists for the automotive industry of Kazakhstan. Nurlan Erkebulanovich was awarded the Kanysh Satbayev Jubilee Medal for his contribution to higher education as part of the opening of the laboratory and celebration of University’s anniversary.

Creation of Hyundai Engineering Lab will not only help to build the most effective training program in the country, but also strengthen the country's position in the science sphere. Thanks to Hyundai Engineering Lab, Satbayev University has strengthened its role as a leader in engineering education, connecting science and manufacturing and opening the way for future generations of innovators.