Satbayev University and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State, USA) have signed a cooperation agreement.
The given document has launched a new stage of academic and scientific partnership between the two universities, which closely cooperate in petroleum engineering sphere. The agreement was signed by Penn State President Nili Bendapudi and Satbayev University Board Chairman-Rector Meiram Begentayev.
The deepening of cooperation between the two universities was the result of the work of RK Science and Higher Education Ministry within the framework of implementing the international agreements, as well as working trips to the USA by Science and Higher Education Minister Sayassat Nurbek, during which new agreements were reached on evolving the strategic partnership between the two countries in higher education sphere.
Based on the agreement, collaboration program between the two universities will be expanded in such areas as materials science, cybersecurity and geology. Universities are going to continue to implement double-degree education programs in the format 3+1+1 (Bachelor + Master’s), as well as the exchange of teaching staff, students, conducting the joint scientific research.
This year, the recruitment of entrants, undergraduates, as well as 3rd year students who want to study at Penn State from September 2024 will begin.
Satbayev University delegation worked out all the details of future degree programs with the leadership of Penn State, departments’ representatives: Material Sciences and Geology, and also met with the representative of Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Dr. Guido Cervone.
It should be noted that Pennsylvania State University is a public research university in the United States, located in State College city, Pennsylvania. It is one of the top 15 public universities in the USA, with almost 90 thousand students that makes it one of the largest in the USA and the world.