AMANZHOLOV UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS UNDERTAKE ACADEMIC MOBILITY AT KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY UNDER THE ORHUN PROGRAMME

From October 5 to 16, 2026, faculty members of Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University are undertaking academic mobility at Kastamonu University in the Republic of Türkiye as part of the international ORHUN exchange programme.

The Amanzholov University delegation includes representatives of three Higher Schools:

Higher School of Pedagogy:
Anel Taranova – Department of Culture, Sports and Basic Military Training;
Svetlana Sakhariyeva – Department of Pedagogical Education and Management;
Natalia Radchenko – Department of Pedagogical Education and Management;
Gulzhibek Kusmanova – Department of Pedagogical Education and Management.

Higher School of IT and Natural Sciences:
Mergul Mustafina – Department of Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies;
Zukhra Satpayeva – Department of Mathematics.

Higher School of Humanities:
Beibitgul Shurshitbay – Department of History of Kazakhstan and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines.

ORHUN is an international academic mobility programme implemented within the Turkic Universities Union (TURKUNIB). It is aimed at developing academic exchange among universities of Turkic states, strengthening interuniversity cooperation, expanding scientific and educational ties, and exchanging modern practices in teaching and research.

The main purpose of the visit by Amanzholov University representatives to Kastamonu University is to study international experience in organizing the educational process, exchange professional and academic practices with Turkish colleagues, develop research contacts, and identify prospects for further cooperation between the two universities.

During the academic mobility programme, faculty members will become familiar with the educational and research activities of Kastamonu University, exchange experience with representatives of relevant faculties and departments, discuss modern teaching approaches, and explore opportunities for implementing joint academic and research initiatives.

The participation of representatives from various fields, including pedagogy, information technologies, artificial intelligence, mathematics, history, and social and humanitarian disciplines, will help expand professional contacts between the relevant units of the two universities and create additional opportunities for further cooperation.

The international experience gained will contribute to improving educational and research practices, developing the professional competencies of faculty members, and further expanding the international academic cooperation of Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University.

The implementation of the ORHUN programme is one of the important areas of Amanzholov University’s integration into the international educational environment and contributes to strengthening academic ties between universities in Kazakhstan and Türkiye.