“Small Grants Programme for the Development of a Strategy for the Development of Transnational Education between Universities in the UK and Kazakhstan”

Leader: Yedilkhan Didar, Zhakiyev Nurkhat

Funding source: British Council

Project objective: Develop a TNE product created on the basis of collaboration between BCU and AITU, focused on specializations in engineering, computing and entrepreneurship

Years of implementation: 2023-2024

Partner: Birmingham City University

Funding amount: £10,000​

• Bilateral visits and seminars were held to familiarize the universities with their educational and scientific activities, as well as to create a basis for further cooperation, including joint research projects, academic exchanges and the development of joint educational programs.​
• As a result of the collaboration, an application was submitted for a grant of £25,000 to develop a joint educational program of dual education in the specialty “Cybersecurity”. Funding was approved by the British Council for 2025-2026.​