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A delegation from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, led by Rector and RAS Academician Andrey Rudskoy, visited Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. A ceremony was held in Almaty to award Andrey Rudskoy the title of Honorary Professor of KazNU—the university's highest award, given for outstanding contributions to the development of international scientific and educational cooperation.
"This is a great honor and a symbol of the brotherhood between our universities. For me, this is not only a personal recognition, but also a sign of respect for the Polytechnic University team and for the strong bonds of friendship and professional collaboration that unite St. Petersburg and Almaty, Russia and Kazakhstan," Andrey Ivanovich noted.
The key event of the visit was the signing of a cooperation agreement between SPbPU and KazNU in the field of supercomputer technologies by the rectors of the two universities, Andrey Rudskoy and Zhanseit Tuymebayev.
The agreement provides for joint work in the fields of high-performance computing, digital modeling, and artificial intelligence. The parties agreed to establish a working group to develop supercomputer centers, exchange experience in operating petaflop-class computing systems, conduct courses on programming and supercomputer applications, and implement joint research projects and grant programs.
KazNU Rector Zhanseit Tuimebayev, an Honorary Doctor of SPbPU and a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, emphasized that this agreement will be an important step toward technological sovereignty and the development of engineering competencies in Kazakhstan.
SPbPU and KazNU have enjoyed a long-standing partnership. The first cooperation agreement was signed in 2015 and renewed in 2023. During this time, dozens of projects in engineering, biotechnology, and the humanities have been implemented.
Joint initiatives include an international project to develop an applied curriculum for space exploration and intelligent robotic systems, an online course on the Coursera platform, "Molecular Biology Methods," a conference, "New Paths to Decarbonizing the Economy," and the participation of KazNU students in the SPbPU Winter University in Engineering Sciences.
In 2025, the universities jointly submitted an application for a grant competition from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and the SCO countries to develop AI-based software for urban transport systems. During their visit to Kazakhstan, the Polytechnic University delegation visited laboratories, innovation clusters, and the KazNU supercomputer center, the Al-Farabi Library, and the university's science museum.
SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy emphasized: "I will make every effort to honorably fulfill the mission of Honorary Professor, promote the development of friendly ties between our universities, and strengthen scientific, educational, and cultural bridges between Russia and Kazakhstan."
Photo: KazNU press service
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