International Cooperation and Partnership for Sustainable Development
Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University views international, cross-sectoral, and regional cooperation as a key instrument for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The university fosters partnerships with foreign universities, research organizations, government institutions, business enterprises, and representatives of civil society.
These collaborations are aimed at implementing joint educational and research projects, exchanging knowledge, developing professional competencies, and addressing pressing challenges related to regional development.
An important area of focus is participation in international Erasmus+ projects, including the DIANA project—"Empowering Women in Rural Tourism"—which aims to expand opportunities for women and foster the development of sustainable rural tourism in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
At the regional level, the university is developing collaborations in fields such as environmental research, agro-industrial development, digitalization, sustainable tourism, and the training of specialists for the economy of the Akmola Region.
A specific example of engagement with the professional community is the environmental certification of university infrastructure under the "ӨМІР" national standard, developed by the Kazakhstan Green Building Council (KazGBC). This collaboration facilitates the implementation of external assessments of the environmental performance of buildings and promotes the development of sustainable infrastructure management practices.
Thus, SDG 17 serves as a cross-cutting theme for the university’s activities, integrating educational, scientific, environmental, social, and economic initiatives into a unified system of partnership-based engagement.