News and events

Representatives from the University of the People’s Republic of China, led by Professor Shan Wenhua, Deputy President of Xiang Jiaotong University, visited Astana IT University on July 3, 2023. During the meeting, Acting Rector Omirbayev S. M. delivered a presentation on the university and put forward suggestions regarding potential areas of cooperation. Consequently, the parties entered a memorandum of understanding, focusing on facilitating mutual academic mobility for faculty and students....Read More

As part of the Jean Monnet Module, DigCEE ERASMUS-JEAN MONNET MODULE-2022-HEI-TCH-RSCH, a roundtable discussion took place at Astana IT University on Friday, June, 2, 2023. The roundtable was attended by the University department directors and the teaching staff. The participants discussed the Module and the ways it could be implemented within the educational programs’ of AITU. The Module aims at equipping students with knowledge about cultural and communication practices that...Read More

At the end of the academic year, the ‘Let’s Talk’ rubric was closed with a lecture by the UN Resident Coordinator for Kazakhstan Ms. Michaela Friberg-Story. There were discussed sustainable development issues and also was focused on the processes of digitalization: • Enhancing access to basic services; • Fostering economic growth and decent work; • Strengthening environmental monitoring and conservation; • Enhancing Governance and etc. By practicing guest meetings, students...Read More

On June 9, a guest lecture by a PhD student of the Southeast European University Atdhe Buja took place. During the lecture, Mr. Buja spoke about his country, region and higher education institution where he studies. Atdhe also discussed the importance of incident handling in Cybersecurity strategy and types of communication protocols. In conclusion, Mr. Buja shared his scientific interests and research plans with the students.Read More

On June 8, USAID (DECA Team) representatives paid a visit to Astana IT University. Delegation was led by Ms. Susannah Horton, Associate Director of Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment, USAID Digital Frontiers Project and Ms. Raiyan Kabir, Senior DECA Specialist. The parties discussed the involvement of the University in the digital ecosystem, including digital infrastructure and adoption, digital society, rights and governance, and also raised the topic of developing the digital...Read More