The management, staff, and scientists of Kozybayev University took part in a meeting of the North Kazakhstan Region Science Council

The President of the country, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has repeatedly emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the link between leading universities and the real sector of the economy, to synchronize innovation policy with the scientific and technological priorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which will give impetus to sectoral innovations and unlock the potential of applied science in universities.

Responding to the challenges of the time, Kozybayev University does not merely implement research projects, but builds a scientific ecosystem capable of generating solutions in the fields of water and food security and green energy, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of the region.

Based at the university, 11 research projects are being implemented with grant funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and 4 projects under the “Zhas Galym” competition. An example of successful science–industry partnership, where the university’s competencies find practical application within business, is the project with LLP “SK Protein” on the commercialization of technology for the disposal and processing of cattle and horse hides into a high-protein feed additive.

Another significant result was the establishment of a separate innovative enterprise—LLP “Scientific and Technological Water Center,” which is currently implementing projects on waterbody purification using a developed strain of the microalga Chlorella. This confirms the university’s ability to initiate and bring to implementation technological solutions with high market potential.

In December 2024, a Scientific and Technological Session was held at Kozybayev University with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and JSC “Science Fund,” dedicated to the development of agro-industrial complex enterprises of Northern and Central Kazakhstan. As a result:
• key problems and challenges in the agro-industrial complex were identified;
• priority areas for innovative development were outlined;
• research topics and objectives were formulated that will later be recommended for commercialization.

In accordance with regional priorities, the university submitted scientific and technological assignments within the framework of program-targeted funding for “Digital Solutions in Livestock Farming” and “Protection of Grain Crops from Excessive Moisture.” The proposed implementation period is 2026–2028.

It should be especially noted that there has been steady growth in the volume of funding for scientific projects. In 2025, it increased almost fourfold and amounted to 1 billion 332 million tenge.

The university continues to implement applied projects jointly with regional enterprises in the fields of agricultural technologies, ecology, materials science, and engineering solutions, contributing to the innovative development of economic sectors.

The university is actively working in the field of IT and digitalization: more than 26 projects are under development, a Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation has been established, and the AI-Sana program is being implemented to train qualified personnel in the field of AI for enterprises of the region and the country.

Extensive work, together with an international team of scientists, is being carried out under the program-targeted funding project “Development and Implementation of High-Tech Solutions for Monitoring, Purification, and Rational Use of Water Resources of the North Kazakhstan Region to Ensure Public Health,” the total funding of which amounts to approximately 4 billion tenge.

Among the international projects being implemented are also:
• a sulfur polymerization project related to the creation of new high-value materials from processed sulfur;
• a genomics and bioinformatics project aimed at increasing the resilience of agricultural crop genomes to the climatic conditions of the region;
• the Kazakhstan–China Scientific Agrarian Center has been established. Agro-biological research is being conducted aimed at environmental assessment and adaptation of agricultural crop varieties to the conditions of Northern Kazakhstan;
• a memorandum was signed on the establishment of a Scientific Center for Water Resources with the participation of Kozybayev University, the University of Arizona, and Northwest A&F University (PRC);
• the Akimat of the North Kazakhstan Region allocated 500 hectares of land for a demonstration station for conducting agrotechnical research.

We thank the leadership of local executive bodies for comprehensive support of the university’s scientific projects! We always strive to implement scientific initiatives that contribute to the sustainable development of the region and are inextricably linked with the priorities of the national economic agenda.