Satbayev University has expanded its network of academic mobility partners by collaborating with Glasgow University
Samgat Yermekbayev, First Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Strategic Development at Satbayev University, met with Ramona Blanes, Head of Teaching and Learning Department at Adam Smith Business School of Glasgow University.
Satbayev University has signed the cooperation agreement with Glasgow University in 2024, now the parties are working on the nuances of implementing the 1+1 double-degree program in Mechanical Engineering and Management, and also considered the possibility of collaboration in the field of academic mobility for students and teaching staff under “Visiting Professor” program.
"Our global engagement team strives to expand partnership with universities in Kazakhstan," Ramona Blanes said at the meeting. “However, the policy of Glasgow University is that we have only three partners per country. Now we are cooperating with KIMEP University, Satbayev University is our second partner.”
Hence, after launching the two-degree Master's degree program "Mechanical Engineering and Management", which is currently being worked on, Satbayev University will begin to provide a rare opportunity to study at Scotland's oldest university in the program that will combine engineering and management and give students the prospect of becoming experts in both fields. Alongside, Satbayev University teachers will be able to gain teaching experience at Glasgow University as part of “Visiting Professor” program.
Glasgow University is the largest university in Scotland, one of the top 1% of the world's universities, founded in 1451. It is part of a prestigious group of leading research universities in the UK, and has one of the oldest and largest libraries in Europe. In QS World University Rankings, the university is ranked 11th in the UK and 76th in the world. Several Nobel laureates, three British prime ministers, Adam Smith, the father of economics, and James Wilson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, studied here. Adam Smith Business School is one of the strongest schools in the university, one of the few educational institutions with triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.
